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N-VAR
可能(性);機(jī)會(huì)
If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
例句
Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?...
你認(rèn)為他們有可能擊敗澳大利亞嗎?
This partnership has a good chance of success...
這個(gè)組合獲勝的希望很大。
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N-COUNT
機(jī)會(huì);機(jī)遇
If you have a chance to do something, you have the opportunity to do it.
例句
The electoral council announced that all eligible people would get a chance to vote...
選舉委員會(huì)宣布,所有有資格者都將獲得投票的機(jī)會(huì)。
Most refugee doctors never get the chance to practice medicine in British hospitals...
多數(shù)去避難的醫(yī)生永遠(yuǎn)沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)在英國(guó)醫(yī)院行醫(yī)。
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ADJ
偶然的;意外的;湊巧的
A chance meeting or event is one that is not planned or expected.
例句
...a chance meeting.
偶遇
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VERB
碰巧(做);偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)
If you chance to do something or chance on something, you do it or find it although you had not planned or tried to.
例句
A man I chanced to meet proved to be a most unusual character...
我邂逅了一個(gè)人,后來(lái)發(fā)現(xiàn)他是個(gè)極為與眾不同的家伙。
It was just then that I chanced to look round.
就在那時(shí),我恰好環(huán)顧了下四周。
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VERB
冒…的險(xiǎn)
If you chance something, you do it even though there is a risk that you may not succeed or that something bad may happen.
例句
Andy knew the risks. I cannot believe he would have chanced it...
安迪知道有風(fēng)險(xiǎn),我不敢相信他竟然甘冒其險(xiǎn)。
He decided no assassin would chance a shot from amongst that crowd.
他認(rèn)定,沒(méi)有刺客會(huì)冒險(xiǎn)混在人群里開(kāi)槍。
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PHRASE
偶然;碰巧
Something that happens by chance was not planned by anyone.
例句
He had met Mr Maude by chance.
他曾邂逅過(guò)莫德先生。
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PHRASE
(用以詢問(wèn)某事是否屬實(shí))會(huì)不會(huì),可能
You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true.
例句
Are they by any chance related?
他們有可能是親戚嗎?
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PHRASE
有可能;有機(jī)會(huì)
If you say that someone stands a chance of achieving something, you mean that they are likely to achieve it. If you say that someone doesn't stand a chance of achieving something, you mean that they cannot possibly achieve it.
例句
Being very good at science subjects, I stood a good chance of gaining high grades...
我理科很棒,所以很有機(jī)會(huì)拿高分。
Neither is seen as standing any chance of snatching the leadership from him.
兩人都不被認(rèn)為有任何可能從他手中奪得領(lǐng)導(dǎo)權(quán)。
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PHRASE
冒險(xiǎn);碰運(yùn)氣
When you take a chance, you try to do something although there is a large risk of danger or failure.
例句
You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK...
在英國(guó)度假,只有賭天氣了。
From then on, they were taking no chances...
從那時(shí)起,他們就不再冒險(xiǎn)了。