chance[tʃæns, tʃɑ:ns]
汉语翻译
n. 机会, 意外, 可能性
vi. 偶然发生
vt. 冒险
相关词组:
chance one's arm
not even a dog's chance
on the chance of
on the off chance of
stand a good chance
stand no chance
take a chance
take one's chance
There is a chance that...
leave it to chance
chance it
as it may chance
by any chance
by chance
词型变化
动词过去式:chanced 过去分词:chanced 现在分词:chancing 第三人称单数:chances
词意辨析
chance, opportunity, occasion这些名词均含“机会”之意。
chance: 侧重指偶然或意外的机会，有时也指正常或好的机会。
opportunity: 侧重指有利或适合于采取行动，以达到某一目的或实现某种愿望的最佳时机或机会。
occasion: 指特殊时机或良机，也指时节。venture, chance, dare, hazard, risk这些动词均含有“敢于冒险”之意。
venture: 指冒风险试一试，或指有礼貌的反抗或反对。
chance: 指碰运气、冒风险试试。
dare: 可与venture换用，但语气较强，着重挑战或违抗。
hazard: 主要指冒险作出某个选择，隐含碰运气意味。
risk: 指不顾个人安危去干某事，侧重主动承担风险。
英语解释
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
例句
- It was the chance she had been waiting for.这就是她一直等待的机会。
- She's keen and I'm sure she'll succeed given half a chance.她聪明机智，只要有点儿机会我肯定她会成功。
- Please give me a chance to explain.请给我个机会让我解释一下。
- We may lose a lot of support, but that's a chance we'll have to take.我们或许会失去很多支持，但这个风险我们必须冒一冒。
- I never miss a chance of playing football.我从不错过踢足球的机会。
- A chance meeting brought the two old friends together again.偶然的相遇使两位老朋友重新聚首。
详细解释
chance
n.（名词）
The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.偶然性：在似乎无因可查的事件中末知和不可预测的成分A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:机缘，侥幸：被认为引起不能预知或控制的事件的力量；运气：例句：Chance will determine the outcome.机缘将决定结果
Often chances The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability: 常作 chances 或然率，机率：很有可能发生的情况；可能性或极可能性：例句：Chances are good that you will win. Is there any chance of rainô极有可能你会赢。有可能下雨吗ô
An accidental or unpredictable event.偶然的事，意想不到的事A favorable set of circumstances; an opportunity:机遇，机会：有利的状况或环境；机会：例句：a chance to escape.逃跑的机会
A risk or hazard; a gamble:风险或危险；冒险：例句：took a chance that the ice would hold me.甘冒冰层可以承受住我的危险
Games A raffle or lottery ticket.【游戏】 奖券，彩票Baseball An opportunity to make a putout or an assist that counts as an error if unsuccessful.【棒球】 刺杀出局，夹杀：做一次传杀或助杀的机会，不成功则算误杀adj.（形容词）Caused by or ascribable to chance; unexpected, random, or casual:恰巧的，偶然的：由机缘引起的或归因于机缘的；没有预想到的，随意的，随便的：例句：a chance encounter; a chance result.邂逅；不曾料想的结果
v.（动词）chanced,chanc.ing,chanc.es v.intr.（不及物动词）To come about by chance; occur:偶然发生；出现：例句：It chanced that the train was late that day.那天偶然火车晚点
v.tr.（及物动词）To take the risk or hazard of:冒…险：例句：not willing to chance it.不愿意去冒险
<常用词组>chance on 或
chance upon
To find or meet accidentally; happen upon:偶然找到，偶然遇到；偶然碰到：例句：While in Paris we chanced on two old friends.在巴黎我们偶然碰到两位老朋友
常用词组><习惯用语>by chance
Without plan; accidentally:意外地；偶然地：例句：They met by chance on a plane.他们在飞机上不期而遇
Possibly; perchance:或许；可能：例句：Is he, by chance, her brotherô他可能是她哥哥吗ô
on the off chance
In the slight hope or possibility.万一发生：抱着微小的希望或可能性习惯用语>来源：Middle English [unexpected event] 中古英语 [不曾预料的事件] from Old French 源自 古法语 from Vulgar Latin *cadentia 源自 俗拉丁语 *cadentia from Latin cadôns cadent- [present participle of] cadere [to fall, befall] * see kad- 源自 拉丁语 cadôns cadent- [] cadere的现在分词 [滑落，发生] *参见 kad-
<参考词汇><同义词>chance,random,casual,haphazard,desultory同义词>These adjectives apply to what is determined not by deliberation or method but by accident.这些形容词适用于不是由特意或方法而是由偶然性决定的情况。 Chance stresses lack of premeditation: Chance 强调缺乏事先考虑： 例句：a chance meeting with a friend.与一位朋友邂逅。
Random implies the absence of a specific pattern or objective and suggests a lack of direction that might or could profitably be imposed: Random 含指没有特定的模式或目的，并含有缺少原本能有益定向意思： 例句：struck by a random shot;被流弹击中；
例句：took a random guess.任意猜想。
Casual stresses lack of deliberation and often suggests an absence of due concern: Casual 强调缺少考虑以及应有的关注： 例句：made a casual observation.做随随便便的观察。
Haphazard implies a carelessness or a willful leaving to chance: Haphazard 含指粗心大意，乐意听任机缘： 例句：offered a haphazard plan of action.提供了一个随意的行动计划。
Desultory suggests a shifting about from one thing to another that reflects a lack of method: Desultory 暗指从一件东西移到另一件，反映缺少方法： 例句：engaged in a desultory conversation. See also Synonyms at happen ,opportunity 进行一次不连贯的漫谈 参见同义词 happen,opportunity