chance

[tʃɑ:ns]

n.可能性, 机会, 偶然性
v.偶然发生, 碰巧, 冒 ... (的险)

n.

1. 偶然; 运气; 侥幸[U]

Chance led to the finding of the diamond mine.

这座钻石矿完全是偶然发现的。

2. 可能性, 希望[C][U][(+of)][+(that)]

We have a good chance of winning the game.

我们很可能赢得这场比赛。

3. 机会, 良机, 际遇[C][(+of)][+to-v]

I don't get many chances to talk to her recently.

近来我不太有机会与她交谈。

4. 冒险[C][(+of)]

He took a big chance when he made the investment.

当时他投资时是冒了大风险的。

vt.

冒……的险; 赌(钱)[W][+v-ing]

Don't chance sailing in a storm.

不要冒险在风暴中航行。

vi.

碰巧; 偶然被发现(或找到)[W][+to-v]

I chanced to meet an old friend in the park today.

今天我在公园碰巧遇见一位老朋友。

a.

偶然的; 碰巧的; 意想不到的[Z][B]

a chance visit

意料不到的访问

a chance discovery

偶然的发现

词形变化

动词过去式: chanced | 动词过去分词: chanced | 动词现在分词: chancing | 动词第三人称单数: chances |

词义辨析

同义:

n.机会, 良机, 机遇

opportunity  opening  occasion

n.可能性, 希望

possibility  probability  prospect  likelihood

n.运气

fate  luck  fortune  lot  

同义参见:

casual  in  convenience  hazard  vacancy  contingent  unexpected  happen  haphazard  time  accidental  speculate  accident  shot  expectation  risk  become  circumstantial  adventitious  occurrence  occasional  

反义参见:

necessity  

英英释义

名词 chance:

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

同义词：opportunity

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

同义词：luck, fortune, hazard

a risk involving danger

a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

同义词：probability

the possibility of future success

同义词：prospect

动词 chance:

be the case by chance

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

同义词：gamble, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

同义词：find, happen, bump, encounter

形容词 chance:

occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

同义词：accidental, casual

短语词组

(a) fat chance

1. (作反语用)很少可能

Were you scared? Fat chance.

你当时受惊了吗? 才不呢。

off chance

1. 不容易有的机会; 极小之可能性

There is an off chance of finding her at home.

很少有希望在她家里找到她。

by any chance

1. 万一; 也许

If by any chance somebody calls me, ask him to leave a message.

万一有人给我来电, 请他留话。

by chance

1. 偶然

I met Tom by chance yesterday.

昨天我偶然遇见汤姆。

chance it

1. 冒险; 碰碰运气

I don't know if we can succeed or not, but let's chance it.

我不知道我们是否能成功, 不过我们试试看吧。

chance on/upon

1. 巧遇

We chanced upon him in the park the day before yesterday.

我们前天在公园里碰巧遇到他。

chances are (that)

1. 可能

Chances are she's already heard the news.

可能她已经知道这消息了。

not (even) a dog's chance

1. 一点机会也没有

He doesn't stand a dog's chance of buying a house this year because the bank has refused to lend him any money.

今年他肯定不能买房子, 因为银行已拒绝给他贷款。

on the chance of

1. 怀着……的希望

I'll call at her office on the chance of seeing her before she leaves.

我要到她办公室去拜访, 希望能在她离开前见到她。

on the chance that

1. 希望

He waited on the chance that she might want to say more.

他等着, 希望她还有话要说。

on the off chance

1. 对……抱微小的希望

I was lucky to find her at the airfield. I only went on the off chance.

我在机场找到她真是运气。我只是抱着万分之一的希望去的。

stand a good chance

1. 很有可能

I think he stands a good chance of succeeding in the experiment.

我认为他很有可能取得实验的成功。

stand little chance

1. 不大可能

Unqualified teachers stand little chance of being employed.

不合格的教师不大有受雇的可能。

stand no chance

1. 没有可能

This team stands no chance of winning the match.

这个队不可能在比赛中获胜。

take a chance

1. 冒险

We will take a chance with the weather and go for a picnic.

我们将怀着天气可能会好的侥幸心情去野餐。

take one's chance(s)

1. 碰运气; 准备冒险

The soldiers knew that they must take their chances in the battle.

士兵们知道他们得在战斗中准备冒生命危险。

the main chance

1. 最好的机会

I think I must do it; this may be my main chance.

我认为我非做不可, 这可能是我的大好机会。

补充

chancechance英:[tʃɑ:ns] 美:[tʃæns]n.1.机会; 时机2.某事发生的可能性3.无任何可见到的或可了解的原因而发生的情况; 碰运气的事; 运气vi.1.偶然发生2.冒险

例句

1. It all depends on chance.一切都要靠运气。 2. a victim of chance and circumstance时运不济的人 3. It was pure chance that I arrived at that moment.我在那一刻到达纯属巧合。 4. The electoral council announced that all eligible people would get a chance to vote.选举委员会宣布所有符合条件者都有机会投票。 5. I'll write when I get the chance.一有机会我就会写信的。 6. I felt I had to give him a chance to show whether he had reformed or not.我觉得必须给他个机会展示一下他是否已经改过自新。 7. I'd like to have a chance to travel.我希望有机会去旅行。 8. She put the phone down before I had a chance to reply.我还没来得及回答, 她就把电话挂断了。 9. Do you think I've got a chance?你觉得我有希望吗？ 10. Their chances of winning are very good.他们获胜的可能性非常大。 11. Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?你觉得他们有可能战胜澳大利亚队吗？ 12. There is little chance of his coming.他几乎不可能来。 13. It was a chance in a million that brought us together.我们能聚到一起, 真是千载难逢的机会。 14. It was a lucky chance that gave me the opportunity to make amends.我有幸有机会赔了罪。 15. We created far more chances than they did in the first half.我们在上半场创造的破门机会比他们多得多。 16. It was a definite chance and he should have taken it.那绝对是个破门机会, 他该抓住才是。 17. Braddock gave a difficult chance to Muggins in the gulley.布拉多克让在防守位置的马金斯很难把他杀出局。 18. Do you by any chance have a room for tonight?你今晚有房间可以过夜吧？ 19. You two have the same surname. Are you by any chance related?你们俩同姓, 不会是亲戚吧？ 20. He had met Mr Maude by chance.他偶然遇见了莫德先生。 21. Penicillin was discovered quite by chance.青霉素的发现相当偶然。 22. The chances are that she will refuse.她很可能会拒绝。 23. It's always possible that they will say yes, but the chances are that they won't.他们答应的可能性一直存在, 但是拒绝的可能性更大。 24. Colin always had an eye to the main chance and thought he was a made man.科林一向都能为自己抓住机会, 觉得自己是个成功的人。 25. Doubtless she took the decision with an eye to the main chance.毫无疑问, 她是瞅准了其中的机会才作出这一决定。 26. To be honest, I came here mainly on the chance of seeing you.说实话, 我上这里来主要是希望能够见你一面。 27. Having studied hard in my science subjects, I thought I stood a good chance of gaining high grades.理科的课程我学得很努力, 得高分的可能性很大。 28. Paul doesn't stand a chance against Tom.保罗根本不是汤姆的对手。 29. They were crammed so tight that many stood no chance of escaping.他们被紧紧地挤在一起, 很多人都没有逃脱的机会。 30. I took a chance and asked him directly if he was looking for an assistant.我抱着侥幸心理直接问他是否在找一名助手。 31. You're taking a chance if you don't cross the road at the pedestrian crossing.如果过马路不走人行横道线, 就是在拿自己的生命冒险。 32. Dennis was not a man to take chances.丹尼斯不是那种会去冒险的人。 33. We may lose a lot of support, but that's a chance we'll have to take.我们也许会失去许多支持, 但那是我们不得不冒的风险。 34. Jeremy refuses to take chances so he is always at the airport hours before the flight time.杰里米不愿冒险, 因此他总是在起飞之前几个小时就到达机场。 35. Sheila was taking no chances. She double-locked every door and window.希拉不想有任何风险。她把每扇门窗都上了两道锁。 36. You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK.如果你去英国度假, 天气的好坏就看运气了。 37. He didn't seem an ideal candidate for the position, but the firm decided to take a chance on him nevertheless.他看起来不是这个职位的理想候选人, 但公司还是决定在他身上赌一把。 38. a chance meeting邂逅 39. A chance encounter with a journalist changed his life.与一位记者的偶然相遇改变了他的一生。 40. He decided no assassin would chance a shot from amongst that crowd.他判定没有哪个刺客会冒险从那群人中间开枪。 41. There's a risk that I'll be caught, but I'm going to chance it.我可能会被抓住, 但我准备冒险一试。 42. I chanced to overhear them talking about your work.我不经意间听到他们在谈论你的工作。 43. It was just then that I chanced to look round.正是在那一刻, 我恰好回过头去。 44. What if it should chance to rain on that particular afternoon?万一那个下午碰巧下雨了怎么办？ 45. Bates was chancing his arm in trying to hit the wicket from that distance.贝茨抱着侥幸的心理试图从那么远的距离击球。 46. She chanced her arm and achieved a lucky hit.她侥幸一试, 结果幸运地击中了。 47. I chanced on this old photograph in his drawer.我在他的抽屉里偶然发现了这张旧照片。 48. We chanced to be out when she called.她来电话时，恰巧我们没在家。 49. If it should chance to rain we'll take a taxi home.万一要下雨的话，我们就乘出租车回家。 50. You shouldn't chance all your money at once.你不应当拿所有的钱一起去冒险。 51. Let's chance it.让我们碰碰运气看。 52. there is a chance of winning the raffle.有赢得抽奖的可能性。 53. [mass noun]there is little chance of his finding a job.他找到工作的可能性极小。 54. he played down his chances of becoming chairman.他对自己担当主席的可能性轻描淡写。 55. I gave her a chance to answer.我给了她作答的机会。 56. he met his brother by chance.他巧遇自己的兄弟。 57. [count noun]what a lucky chance you are here.你在这里，这是多么幸运的巧合啊。 58. chance was offering me success.天意让我成功。 59. he was very effusive if they chanced to meet.他们若是巧遇，他总会表现得热情过头。 60. he chanced upon an interesting advertisement.他偶然看见一则有趣的广告。 61. they chanced a late holiday.他们冒险度了个晚假。 62. were you looking for me by any chance?.你有可能是在找我吗？。 63. his rivals don't stand a chance.他的对手毫无成功的希望。 64. I think there's a good chance that she'll be the next Prime Minister.我认为她很有可能是下届首相。 65. to have a slim/an outside chance of success成功的可能性极小／极渺茫 66. Is there any chance of getting tickets for tonight's concert?有没有希望弄到今晚音乐会的票？ 67. If somebody invited me to America, I'd jump at the chance (= accept enthusiastically).如果有人邀请我去美国，我马上会抓住这个机会。 68. We may lose some money but we'll just have to take that chance.也许我们会亏本，但必须冒冒那个风险。 69. Fasten your seat-belt -- you shouldn't take (any) chances.系上安全带─你不要冒险。 70. Are you, by any chance, going into town this afternoon?今天下午你会到镇上去吗？ 71. The chances are that it will rain tomorrow.明天很可能下雨。 72. ‘Perhaps your mother will give you the money.’ ‘No chance!’“也许你妈妈会给你那笔钱。”“不可能！” 73. I didn't think you'd be at home, but I just called in on the off chance.我想你多半不在家，可我还是登门拜访，碰碰运气。 74. I chanced to see the letter on his desk.我碰巧看见他桌上放着那封信。 75. a chance meeting巧遇 76. "I wanted to call you, but I never got/had the chance (to)."我想给你打电话，但一直没机会。 77. I go to the beach every chance I get. [=I go whenever I can]我一有机会就去海边。 78. This is the chance of a lifetime!这是个千载难逢的机会。 79. You missed your chance.你错失良机了。 80. Everyone deserves a fair chance of winning the award.每个人都有公平的获奖机会。 81. "If you give me a chance, I know I can do a good job."如果你给我机会，我一定能做好。 82. He doesn't give second chances. [=opportunities to try something again after failing one time]他不给第二次机会。 83. "If given half a chance [=if given some opportunity], she could show everyone how talented she is."如果给她一点机会，她可以向大家展示自己是多么赋有才华。 84. Here's your chance to try something new.这是你尝试新事物的机会。 85. Give me a chance to explain.给我个解释的机会。 86. You have to give the wound a chance to heal. [=you have to allow time for the wound to heal]你得让伤口慢慢愈合。 87. We didn't have much chance to talk about it.我们没有多少机会谈论此事。 88. She jumped at the chance to go to New York City.她抢抓住了去纽约市的机会。 89. The patient still has a fighting chance to survive.病人仍有一线生机。 90. Their help gave us a fighting chance to finish the project on time.他们的帮助使我们按时完工有了一丝希望。 91. There's a good chance that we'll finish on time.我们很可能会按时完成。 92. There's still a slim chance [=a small possibility] that we can win.我们仍有一丝获胜的希望。 93. There's an outside chance [=a small possibility] that something could go wrong.发生故障的可能性很小。 94. chances are [=it is very likely that] she has already heard the news.她很有可能已经知道消息了。 95. It increases/reduces the chance of getting the disease.它增加/减少了患此病的概率。 96. There's a 50 percent chance of rain this afternoon.今天下午降雨的概率为50%。 97. "(Brit, informal) The challenger may not have much experience, but I still think he's in with a chance of winning. [=he has a possibility of winning]"挑战者可能没多少经验，但我仍认为他有获胜的希望。 98. What are the chances [=how likely is it] that we'll have nice weather today?今天天气晴好的可能性有多大？ 99. I think her chances of winning the election are good.我认为她选举获胜的可能性很大。 100. “How do you think the team will do this year?” “I like their chances.” [=I think they have a good chance of succeeding/winning]“你认为这支队今年战绩会如何？”“我认为他们获胜的可能性很大。” 101. "If you are free tonight, is there any chance you could join me for dinner?"今晚如果有空，你能和我共进晚餐吗？ 102. "If you want to have any chance of getting the job, you'll have to dress nicely."如果你想争取这份工作，就得穿漂亮些。 103. The prisoners had little/no chance of escape/escaping.囚犯不大有/没有可能逃跑。 104. "Are you free tonight, by any chance?"您今晚会有空吗？ 105. “He says that he'll get here on time.” “Fat chance!”“他说他会按时赶到这儿。”“才不会呢！” 106. “Do you think they'll win?” “Not a chance!”“你认为他们会获胜吗？”“不可能！” 107. Fat chance of that happening!那样的事不可能发生！ 108. There is an element of chance [=luck] to winning a card game.打牌获胜要靠点儿运气。 109. Which cards you're given is simply a matter of chance.你拿到什么样的牌全靠运气。 110. We planned for everything and left nothing to chance. [=we prepared for everything possible]我们计划周全，不存任何侥幸之心。 111. That's not the kind of thing you want to leave to chance. [=that's not the kind of thing you don't want to plan or prepare for]这种事你可不能任其发展。 112. "By (pure/sheer) chance, I saw him again at the grocery store."（完全是）碰巧，我在杂货店又遇上他了。 113. We found the house entirely by chance.我们找到这房子纯属碰巧。 114. "Our car broke down on the road, but as chance would have it [=as it turned out], there was a garage nearby."我们的车在路上抛锚了，幸好附近就有个修车厂。 115. Games of chance are illegal in some states.靠运气的赌局在美国的一些州是非法的。 116. This candidate promises to solve all the country's financial problems in six months. chance would be a fine thing! [=if only that were possible]候选人承诺六个月内解决国家所有的财政问题。要是真能这样就好啦！ 117. "I called his office on the off chance that he would still be there [=I called because I thought there was a slight chance that he would still be there], but he had already left."我往他的办公室打电话，只是碰碰运气希望他还在，但他已经离开了。 118. The team stands a chance of doing well this year.这个队今年有获胜的希望。 119. I think she stands a good chance of winning the election.我认为她很有希望在选举中获胜。 120. He doesn't stand a chance against the champion.他不可能打败冠军。 121. She stands no chance of winning. [=she has no chance of winning]她不可能获胜。 122. She's trying to find a publisher who will take a chance on her book. [=will publish her book without knowing for certain that it will succeed]她正努力找个愿意赌一把的出版商为她出书。 123. "It might not work, but it's a chance we'll have to take."这或许行不通，但是我们还得冒险一试。 124. I'm not willing to take that chance.我不愿意冒那个险。 125. He said he couldn't afford to take any chances.他说他承担不起任何风险。 126. He's not afraid to take chances. [=to do things that are risky or dangerous]他不怕冒风险。 127. She was taking no chances. = She wasn't taking any chances.她不愿冒任何风险。 128. "“You might not succeed.” “I know, but I'll take my chances anyway.”"“你不一定能成功。”“我明白，但我要碰碰运气。” 129. "We knew that the trip was dangerous, but we decided to chance it. [=we decided to go on the trip]"我们知道此次旅行很危险，但还是决定冒一次险。 130. He couldn't chance playing with a broken toe.他脚趾带伤，不能冒险参赛。 131. It chanced [=(more commonly) happened] to rain that day.那天碰巧下雨了。 132. We chanced to arrive at the same time.我们碰巧同一时间到达。 133. a conversation that chanced to take place outside my apartment在我公寓外的一次偶然谈话 134. She chanced upon an original copy of the book in her grandfather's attic.她在祖父的阁楼里偶然发现了这本书的原版。 135. We chanced upon a good restaurant.我们偶然间发现了一家好餐馆。 136. The newspaper chanced its arm by printing the story.这家报纸冒险报道了这件事。 137. It was a chance encounter/meeting between the two men.这两人的相遇纯属偶然。 138. a chance event/occurrence/discovery偶然事件/发生之事/发现