chance

/tʃɑːns//tʃæns/

★★★★★n.

chance
chances

chances
chancing
chanced
chanced

n

① 机会,良机
- This is your big chance!这是你的大好机会!
- Now is your chance.现在是你的机会啦。
- Give her another [a second] chance.再给她一个机会吧。
- During the summer vacation I had a chance to travel to Switzerland.暑假期间我得到机会到瑞士旅行。
- It is a good chance for you to see her.这是你见她的良机。
- I never miss a chance of playing tennis.我从不错过打网球的机会。

② 可能性;[用复数形](做事成功的)希望
- He has an even [a fifty-fifty, a fifty-percent] chance of success.他有成败参半的可能性。
- They have no [not much] chance of winning.他们没有[无多大]获胜的希望。
- Is there any chance for him to win?他有没有获胜的可能性?
- There is little chances that the boy will make progress.这男孩进步的可能性不大。
- There is every chance that he will succeed.他很可能成功。
- The chances are against it.形势不利(没有成功的可能性)。
- The chances that he will succeed are remote [slim].他成功的希望很渺茫。

③ 1偶然;机遇;侥幸;运气2偶然的事件
- leave ... to chance听凭机遇,任其自然,随凭运气
- Chance governs all.运气支配一切。
- If chance will have me king ...要是我有机会当上国王,…
- It was a mere chance that I saw her.我见到了她只是一件偶然的事情。
- run a chance of failure冒失败之险

④ 危险;冒险

vt

①[以it为主词]偶然发生;恰巧
- It chanced that I was there that day.那天恰巧我在那里。

② 适巧,碰巧
- I chanced to be there.我碰巧在那里。

③ 偶然遇到或发现
- I chanced on Mary in the library yesterday.我昨天在图书馆里偶然遇到玛丽。
- There he chanced on [upon] a real treasure－a first edition.他在那儿偶然发现真正的宝物-一本初版书。

adj

① 偶然的
- a chance hit偶然击中
- I had a chance encounter [meeting] with her today.今天我与她偶然相遇[邂逅]。
- a chance customer偶然的顾客
- a chance occurrence偶然发生的事

vt

① 【口】冒险
- I don't know if I can make it, but I'll chance it.我不知道会不会成功,但我要冒险一试。
- chance one's arm【英口】冒(损失、失败之)险一试

字辨

happen: 为表某事发生之意的最普通用语,包括有明确的原因、意图之事,而尤其常用于偶然发生的事情

What happened?

occur: 为文言味较重的用语,平常指某特定事情的发生

The accident occurred at seven.

chance: 大致与happen同义,指偶然发生

字辨

opportunity: 指给人行动,以达到目的、希望等的合适机会,不含「偶然」之意

Children of the poor should have equal opportunity for education.

chance: 与opportunity同义,但主要指「偶然」出现的好机会

There was no chance of his success.

occasion: 指使某项行动有机会实现的时刻

We had few occasions to mention it.

字辨

random: 指没有深思或确定的目的、计划、选择而做出或发生的

a random examination

haphazard: 指事先全考虑其结果或其他事情的关系而说出或做出的;强调其偶然性

a haphazard selection of dresses

casual: 指事情的发生纯属偶然,并不含有意志或目的,并暗示不关心和冷淡

a casual roommate

desultory: 表示随便的、任性的态度与作风;做事缺少有规则、有组织的方法

desultory reading

chance: 指毫无准备或计划的;偶然的

a chance occurrence

短语

against all chances
- ① 以为毫无希望[胜算],(却…)
- Against all chances he passed the test.以为毫无希望,他却通过了测验。
as chance would have it
- ① 碰巧,偶然地
- As chance would have it she was going to Taipei as well and was able to give me a lift.碰巧她也要到台北,因此可以让我搭个便车。
by chance
- ① 偶然地(←→on purpose)
- by any chance万一
- by some chance (or other)凭着某种机会
- by the merest chance仅凭些微的机会
- I found the book by chance.我偶然找到那本书。
have no chance with ...
- ① 对…全无获胜[成功]的可能性
on the chance
- ① 也许有可能(参照on the off chance)
on the chance of [that] ...
- ① 希望有可能;指望
- I went to the library on the chance of seeing Mary there.我到图书馆去,为的是希望在那里见到玛丽。
- He waited on the chance that she would come back.他指望她可能回来而等待。
stand a chance
- ① 有机会;(很)(有…的)希望<of>
- stand a good [fair] chance很有(成功等的)希望;很有可能性
- stand a poor chance of succeeding [success]无多大成功的希望;没什么成功的可能性
- Do you think I stand a (good [fair]) chance of winning first place?你认为我(很)有得第一的希望吗?
- Everyone stands a chance of catching the disease.每个人都有染上该病的机会。
stand no chance against ...
- ① 对…全无获胜[成功]的可能性
take a chance [chances]
- ① 冒险一试;碰运气
- Come on, take a chance. You may lose, but it's worth it.来,冒险一试,也许你会失败,但会是值得的。
take no chances
- ① 不冒险,慎重
take the [one's] chance
- ① 成败唯凭机会(去尝试)
- ② 抓着(…的)机会(一试)
The chances are ...
- ① 很可能…。
- The chances are (a hundred to one)(that) he will succeed.他可能(百分之九十九)会成功。
the main chance
- ① 绝好的机会;赚钱的机会
- have an eye to [on] the main chance注视着赚钱的机会;图谋私利

同义词

fortunen.运气
hazardn.冒险
occasionn.机会

accident
accidental
adventure
alight on
befall
break
bump into
casual
come across
come on
contingent
desultory
find
fluke
fluky
fortuitous
fortuitousness
fortuity
gamble
hap
haphazard
happen
happen on
happenchance
happenstance
hit-or-miss
inadvertent
indiscriminate
light on
likelihood
luck
odd
odds
opening
opportunity
possibility
probability
prospect
random
risk
run across
run into
shot
spot
stumble on
tumble on
unplanned
venture

bump
encounter
run a risk
take a chance
take chances

词路径

entity
abstraction
abstract entity
attribute
state
being
beingness
existence
possibility
possibleness
opportunity
chance

上位词

amount
danger
measure
peril
phenomenon
possibility
possibleness
potency
potential
potentiality
quantity
risk

下位词

audience
bad luck
brass ring
clean slate
conditional probability
contingent probability
crack
cross section
day
even chance
exceedance
fair chance
fat chance
fresh start
hearing
hunting ground
joint probability
mischance
mishap
occasion
opening
risk
risk of exposure
risk of infection
room
say
shot
slim chance
sporting chance
street
tabula rasa
throw
toss-up
tossup

词汇	chance
释义	chance /tʃɑːns//tʃæns/ ★★★★★n. chance chances chances chancing chanced chanced n ① 机会,良机 This is your big chance!这是你的大好机会! Now is your chance.现在是你的机会啦。 Give her another [a second] chance.再给她一个机会吧。 During the summer vacation I had a chance to travel to Switzerland.暑假期间我得到机会到瑞士旅行。 It is a good chance for you to see her.这是你见她的良机。 I never miss a chance of playing tennis.我从不错过打网球的机会。 ② 可能性;[用复数形](做事成功的)希望 He has an even [a fifty-fifty, a fifty-percent] chance of success.他有成败参半的可能性。 They have no [not much] chance of winning.他们没有[无多大]获胜的希望。 Is there any chance for him to win?他有没有获胜的可能性? There is little chances that the boy will make progress.这男孩进步的可能性不大。 There is every chance that he will succeed.他很可能成功。 The chances are against it.形势不利(没有成功的可能性)。 The chances that he will succeed are remote [slim].他成功的希望很渺茫。 ③ 1偶然;机遇;侥幸;运气2偶然的事件 leave ... to chance听凭机遇,任其自然,随凭运气 Chance governs all.运气支配一切。 If chance will have me king ...要是我有机会当上国王,… It was a mere chance that I saw her.我见到了她只是一件偶然的事情。 run a chance of failure冒失败之险 ④ 危险;冒险 vt ①[以it为主词]偶然发生;恰巧 It chanced that I was there that day.那天恰巧我在那里。 ② 适巧,碰巧 I chanced to be there.我碰巧在那里。 ③ 偶然遇到或发现 I chanced on Mary in the library yesterday.我昨天在图书馆里偶然遇到玛丽。 There he chanced on [upon] a real treasure－a first edition.他在那儿偶然发现真正的宝物-一本初版书。 adj ① 偶然的 a chance hit偶然击中 I had a chance encounter [meeting] with her today.今天我与她偶然相遇[邂逅]。 a chance customer偶然的顾客 a chance occurrence偶然发生的事 vt ① 【口】冒险 I don't know if I can make it, but I'll chance it.我不知道会不会成功,但我要冒险一试。 chance one's arm【英口】冒(损失、失败之)险一试字辨 happen: 为表某事发生之意的最普通用语,包括有明确的原因、意图之事,而尤其常用于偶然发生的事情 What happened? occur: 为文言味较重的用语,平常指某特定事情的发生 The accident occurred at seven. chance: 大致与happen同义,指偶然发生字辨 opportunity: 指给人行动,以达到目的、希望等的合适机会,不含「偶然」之意 Children of the poor should have equal opportunity for education. chance: 与opportunity同义,但主要指「偶然」出现的好机会 There was no chance of his success. occasion: 指使某项行动有机会实现的时刻 We had few occasions to mention it. 字辨 random: 指没有深思或确定的目的、计划、选择而做出或发生的 a random examination haphazard: 指事先全考虑其结果或其他事情的关系而说出或做出的;强调其偶然性 a haphazard selection of dresses casual: 指事情的发生纯属偶然,并不含有意志或目的,并暗示不关心和冷淡 a casual roommate desultory: 表示随便的、任性的态度与作风;做事缺少有规则、有组织的方法 desultory reading chance: 指毫无准备或计划的;偶然的 a chance occurrence 短语 against all chances ① 以为毫无希望[胜算],(却…) Against all chances he passed the test.以为毫无希望,他却通过了测验。 as chance would have it ① 碰巧,偶然地 As chance would have it she was going to Taipei as well and was able to give me a lift.碰巧她也要到台北,因此可以让我搭个便车。 by chance ① 偶然地(←→on purpose) by any chance万一 by some chance (or other)凭着某种机会 by the merest chance仅凭些微的机会 I found the book by chance.我偶然找到那本书。 have no chance with ... ① 对…全无获胜[成功]的可能性 on the chance ① 也许有可能(参照on the off chance) on the chance of [that] ... ① 希望有可能;指望 I went to the library on the chance of seeing Mary there.我到图书馆去,为的是希望在那里见到玛丽。 He waited on the chance that she would come back.他指望她可能回来而等待。 stand a chance ① 有机会;(很)(有…的)希望<of> stand a good [fair] chance很有(成功等的)希望;很有可能性 stand a poor chance of succeeding [success]无多大成功的希望;没什么成功的可能性 Do you think I stand a (good [fair]) chance of winning first place?你认为我(很)有得第一的希望吗? Everyone stands a chance of catching the disease.每个人都有染上该病的机会。 stand no chance against ... ① 对…全无获胜[成功]的可能性 take a chance [chances] ① 冒险一试;碰运气 Come on, take a chance. You may lose, but it's worth it.来,冒险一试,也许你会失败,但会是值得的。 take no chances ① 不冒险,慎重 take the [one's] chance ① 成败唯凭机会(去尝试) ② 抓着(…的)机会(一试) The chances are ... ① 很可能…。 The chances are (a hundred to one)(that) he will succeed.他可能(百分之九十九)会成功。 the main chance ① 绝好的机会;赚钱的机会 have an eye to [on] the main chance注视着赚钱的机会;图谋私利同义词 fortunen.运气 hazardn.冒险 occasionn.机会 accident accidental adventure alight on befall break bump into casual come across come on contingent desultory find fluke fluky fortuitous fortuitousness fortuity gamble hap haphazard happen happen on happenchance happenstance hit-or-miss inadvertent indiscriminate light on likelihood luck odd odds opening opportunity possibility probability prospect random risk run across run into shot spot stumble on tumble on unplanned venture bump encounter run a risk take a chance take chances 词路径 entity abstraction abstract entity attribute state being beingness existence possibility possibleness opportunity chance 上位词 amount danger measure peril phenomenon possibility possibleness potency potential potentiality quantity risk 下位词 audience bad luck brass ring clean slate conditional probability contingent probability crack cross section day even chance exceedance fair chance fat chance fresh start hearing hunting ground joint probability mischance mishap occasion opening risk risk of exposure risk of infection room say shot slim chance sporting chance street tabula rasa throw toss-up tossup
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