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单词 chance
释义
chance
noun
uk
/tʃɑːns/us
/tʃæns/

chancenoun(OPPORTUNITY)

B1[C]
anoccasionthatallowssomething to be done:
机遇；机会；时机
I didn'tget/havea chance tospeakto her.我没有机会跟她说话。
[+ to infinitive]If yougiveme a chancetospeak, I'llexplain.要是你给我个说话的机会，我会解释的。
Society has togiveprisonersasecondchance when they come out ofjail.犯人出狱后社会必须再给他们一次机会。
Heleftand Imissedmy chance to saygoodbyeto him.他走了，我失去了跟他道别的机会。
I'd go nowgivenhalfachance(= if I had theslightestopportunity).要有丁点儿机会我现在就会走。
Synonym
opportunity
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a chance to do something
  • chanceI didn't get a chance to say goodbye.
  • opportunityEveryone will get the opportunity to comment.
  • breakHer big break came when she was offered a role in a Spielberg movie.
  • springboardHe hoped writing an opinion piece for The Times would be the springboard he needed to get into journalism.
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More examples
  • Don'ttellanyone I'mleavingbefore I've had a chance totellAnthony.
  • We'd begladof the chance tomeether.
  • We are nowofferingyou the chance tobuythecompleteset ofpansathalfprice.
  • Everyone will have a chance to maketheirviewsknownat themeeting.
  • Shemissedthe chance ofpromotionwhen sheturneddown thejobofassistantmanager.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Opportunity
  • another/a second bite at/of the cherryidiom
  • be in with a shoutidiom
  • best betidiom
  • bite
  • break
  • foot
  • half
  • headroom
  • it's now or neveridiom
  • last chance saloon
  • look in
  • make hay while the sun shinesidiom
  • pass
  • shop window
  • smell bloodidiom
  • sneak peek
  • the American dream
  • there are plenty more fish in the seaidiom
  • toehold
  • window
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chancenoun(POSSIBILITY)

B1[Sorplural]
thelevelofpossibilitythat something willhappen:
可能性
You'd haveabetterchance/more chanceofpassingyourexamsif youworkedabitharder.你要是再用功一点，通过考试的可能性会大一些。
[+ (that)]There'sa goodchance(that)I'll have thisessayfinishedbytomorrow.到明天我很可能会写完这篇文章。
There'saslim/slightchance(that)I might have to go to Manchester nextweek.下周我也许得去曼彻斯特，不过可能性不大。
If wehurry, there's stillanoutside(= verysmall)chanceofcatchingtheplane.要是我们抓紧，没准还能赶上飞机。
"Is there any chanceofspeakingto him?" "Not a/Nochance, I'mafraid."“有可能跟他说话吗?”“恐怕一点都没有。”
I don'tthinkIstand/haveachanceofwinning.我觉得自己没有赢的可能性。
UKJohnthinksthey'rein with achance(= they have apossibilityof doing or getting what theywant).约翰认为他们有机会。
Herresignationhasimprovedmy chancesofpromotion.她的辞职增加了我晋升的可能性。
What are her chancesofsurvival?她幸存的机会有多大？
[+ that]What are the chancesthatthey'llwin?他们赢的可能性有多大？
Synonym
likelihood
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
the chance of something happening
  • chanceThere's a good chance he'll resign.
  • probabilityWhat's the probability of winning?
  • oddsWhat are the odds that she takes him back?
  • likelihoodThe treaty increases the likelihood that the cease-fire will hold.
  • possibilityThere's a distinct possibility I won't be able to make it to the pub tonight.
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More examples
  • There's no chance of us getting there by eight.
  • There's still anoutsidechance thatScotlandwill get through into theWorldCup.
  • Shestandsa good chance ofpassingherexamif sheworkshard.
  • Thedoctorstold mywifeI had a 50/50 chance ofsurvival.
  • I musttellyou in allhonestythat there is little chance of theschemebeingapproved.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Possible and probable
  • always
  • anything's possibleidiom
  • arguably
  • as never beforeidiom
  • auspiciously
  • bea safe betidiom
  • bet
  • fair
  • lean
  • lean towards sth
  • liable
  • likelihood
  • likely
  • manage
  • maybe
  • probably
  • prospective
  • prospectively
  • realm
  • tip
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Chance and randomness

chancenoun(RISK)

B2[C]
apossibilitythat somethingnegativewillhappen:
（不好的事情发生的）危险，风险
I'mdeliveringmyworkbyhand- I'm nottakingany chances.我要亲手递送自己的作品——我可不想有任何闪失。
There's a chanceofinjuryinalmostanysport.几乎任何体育运动都有受伤的危险。
Synonym
risk
More examples
  • Thedoctorsays there's no chance ofcontagion.
  • Theweatherforecastsaid that there's anevenchance ofthunderstormstonight.
  • There ispossiblyless chance of anotherWorldWar while the last one is withinlivingmemory.
  • There's a chance that he might gobankrupt.
  • Don't goclimbingif there's any chance ofbadweather.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dangers and threats
  • balefully
  • baneful
  • black spot
  • brinkmanship
  • hazard
  • hazardous
  • hazmat
  • hazmat suit
  • high-risk
  • or elseidiom
  • parlous
  • peril
  • perilous
  • perilously
  • precipice
  • someone'sbark isworsethanhis/herbiteidiom
  • tombstoning
  • triple threat
  • ultra-hazardous
  • venturesome
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chancenoun(LUCK)

B1[U]
theforcethatcausesthings tohappenwithout anyknowncauseorreasonfor doing so:
偶然，碰巧；巧合
Roulette is agameof chance.轮盘赌是碰运气的游戏。
I got thisjobcompletelybychance.我得到这份工作完全是偶然。
[+ (that)]Itwaspure/sheerchance(that)wemet.我们的相遇纯属巧合。
We mustdouble-checkeverything andleavenothing tochance.我们必须把每件事都复核一遍，绝不能心存侥幸。
by any chance
C2
used toaskaquestionorrequestin apoliteway:
（用于询问或礼貌地请求）也许，可能
Are youHungarian, by any chance?你或许是匈牙利人？
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chance and randomness
  • accident
  • aleatory
  • arbitrarily
  • arbitrariness
  • arbitrary
  • fluke
  • fluky
  • fortuitous
  • fortuitously
  • fortuitousness
  • luck
  • luck intosomething
  • more by accident than designidiom
  • more by luck than judgmentidiom
  • non-purposive
  • randomized
  • randomly
  • randomness
  • serendipitous
  • stumble intosomething
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Idioms

chance would be a fine thing
(the) chances are
not give much forsomeone'schances
chance
verb
uk
/tʃɑːns/us
/tʃæns/

chanceverb(RISK)

[T]
torisksomething:
冒险
You'd be afoolto chanceyourlifesavingsonasingleinvestment.你要是把一辈子的积蓄都放到一项投资上就是个傻瓜。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking risks
  • adventurer
  • all in
  • be skating on thin iceidiom
  • bet the farm/ranchidiom
  • broke
  • dare
  • expose
  • high wire
  • high-stakes
  • imperil
  • jeopardize
  • lay
  • laysomethingon the lineidiom
  • neck
  • risk
  • run the risk of doingsomethingidiom
  • sail close to the windidiom
  • skate
  • stick out
  • stickyourneck outidiom
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chanceverb(LUCK)

[I]old-fashionedorliterary
tohappenor do something by chance:
偶然发生；碰巧
[+ to infinitive]They chancedtobe in therestaurantwhen Iarrived.我到的时候他们正好在餐馆里。
I chancedon/upon(=foundunexpectedly)someoldlovelettersin adrawer.我偶然在抽屉里发现了一些旧情书。
Tenyearsafterleavingschool, we chancedon/upon(=unexpectedlymet)each other in RegentStreet.毕业10年后，我们在摄政街偶遇。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chance and randomness
  • accident
  • aleatory
  • arbitrarily
  • arbitrariness
  • arbitrary
  • fluke
  • fluky
  • fortuitous
  • fortuitously
  • fortuitousness
  • luck
  • luck intosomething
  • more by accident than designidiom
  • more by luck than judgmentidiom
  • non-purposive
  • randomized
  • randomly
  • randomness
  • serendipitous
  • stumble intosomething
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Idiom

chanceyourarm
chance
adjective[before noun]
uk
/tʃɑːns/us
/tʃæns/
happeningin a way that is notplannedor does not have anyknowncauseorreason:
Her chancediscoveryof thelettersledtotheirpublication.
a chancemeeting/encounter
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
happening by chance with no cause or reason
  • randomIt was a random encounter between two long-lost friends.
  • chanceA chance meeting brought them back together.
  • arbitraryIt seems like the decision to cancel such a successful TV programme was completely arbitrary.
  • haphazardHer cabinets were stuffed with a haphazard jumble of books, clothes, tins of soup, and papers.
  • coincidentalAny similarity between the characters in this book and real people, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
  • inadvertentA good editor will catch and correct all inadvertent typos in a text.
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More examples
  • Theirrelationshipbeganwith a chancemeetingon askiliftin Vail,Colorado.
  • A chanceencounterwith adisabledlittleboywouldchangehislife.
  • We do notknowyetwhether thisreportedsmallincreaseis a chanceoccurrenceor something more signficant.
  • Televisionprogrammes,newspaperarticles,evenchanceeventscantriggerpanicattacks.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chance and randomness
  • accident
  • aleatory
  • arbitrarily
  • arbitrariness
  • arbitrary
  • fluke
  • fluky
  • fortuitous
  • fortuitously
  • fortuitousness
  • luck
  • luck intosomething
  • more by accident than designidiom
  • more by luck than judgmentidiom
  • non-purposive
  • randomized
  • randomly
  • randomness
  • serendipitous
  • stumble intosomething
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(Definition ofchancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
chance
noun
uk
/tʃɑːns/us
/tʃæns/

chancenoun(OPPORTUNITY)

B1[C]
anoccasionthatallowssomething to be done
机遇；机会；时机
I didn'tget/havea chance tospeakto her.我没有机会跟她说话。
[+ to infinitive]If yougiveme a chancetospeak, I'llexplain.要是你给我个说话的机会，我会解释的。
Society has togiveprisonersasecondchance when they come out ofjail.犯人出狱后社会必须再给他们一次机会。
Heleftand Imissedmy chance to saygoodbyeto him.他走了，我失去了跟他道别的机会。
I'd go nowgivenhalfachance(= if I had theslightestopportunity).要有丁点儿机会我现在就会走。
Synonym
opportunity
More examples
  • Don'ttellanyone I'mleavingbefore I've had a chance totellAnthony.
  • We'd begladof the chance tomeether.
  • We are nowofferingyou the chance tobuythecompleteset ofpansathalfprice.
  • Everyone will have a chance to maketheirviewsknownat themeeting.
  • Shemissedthe chance ofpromotionwhen sheturneddown thejobofassistantmanager.

chancenoun(POSSIBILITY)

B1[Sorplural]
thelevelofpossibilitythat something willhappen
可能性
You'd haveabetterchance/more chanceofpassingyourexamsif youworkedabitharder.你要是再用功一点，通过考试的可能性会大一些。
[+ (that)]There'sa goodchance(that)I'll have thisessayfinishedbytomorrow.到明天我很可能会写完这篇文章。
There'saslim/slightchance(that)I might have to go to Manchester nextweek.下周我也许得去曼彻斯特，不过可能性不大。
If wehurry, there's stillanoutside(= verysmall)chanceofcatchingtheplane.要是我们抓紧，没准还能赶上飞机。
"Is there any chanceofspeakingto him?" "Not a/Nochance, I'mafraid."“有可能跟他说话吗?”“恐怕一点都没有。”
I don'tthinkIstand/haveachanceofwinning.我觉得自己没有赢的可能性。
UKJohnthinksthey'rein with achance(= they have apossibilityof doing or getting what theywant).约翰认为他们有机会。
Herresignationhasimprovedmy chancesofpromotion.她的辞职增加了我晋升的可能性。
What are her chancesofsurvival?她幸存的机会有多大？
[+ that]What are the chancesthatthey'llwin?他们赢的可能性有多大？
Synonym
likelihood
More examples
  • There's no chance of us getting there by eight.
  • There's still anoutsidechance thatScotlandwill get through into the World Cup.
  • Shestandsa good chance ofpassingherexamif sheworkshard.
  • Thedoctorstold mywifeI had a 50/50 chance ofsurvival.
  • I musttellyou in allhonestythat there is little chance of theschemebeingapproved.

chancenoun(RISK)

B2[C]
apossibilitythat somethingnegativewillhappen
（不好的事情发生的）危险，风险
I'mdeliveringmyworkbyhand- I'm nottakingany chances.我要亲手递送自己的作品——我可不想有任何闪失。
There's a chanceofinjuryinalmostanysport.几乎任何体育运动都有受伤的危险。
Synonym
risk
More examples
  • Thedoctorsays there's no chance ofcontagion.
  • Theweatherforecastsaid that there's anevenchance ofthunderstormstonight.
  • There ispossiblyless chance of another World War while the last one is withinlivingmemory.
  • There's a chance that he might gobankrupt.
  • Don't goclimbingif there's any chance ofbadweather.

chancenoun(LUCK)

B1[U]
theforcethatcausesthings tohappenwithout anyknowncauseorreasonfor doing so
偶然，碰巧；巧合
Roulette is agameof chance.轮盘赌是碰运气的游戏。
I got thisjobcompletelybychance.我得到这份工作完全是偶然。
[+ (that)]Itwaspure/sheerchance(that)wemet.我们的相遇纯属巧合。
We mustdouble-checkeverything andleavenothing tochance.我们必须把每件事都复核一遍，绝不能心存侥幸。
by any chance
C2
used toaskaquestionorrequestin apoliteway
（用于询问或礼貌地请求）也许，可能
Are youHungarian, by any chance?你或许是匈牙利人？
Could youlendme acoupleofpounds, by any chance?你能不能借我几英镑？
You wouldn't, by any chance, have acalculatoron you, would you?你或许没带计算器吧，是不是？

Idioms

chance would be a fine thing
(the) chances are
not give much forsb'schances
chance
verb
uk
/tʃɑːns/us
/tʃæns/

chanceverb(RISK)

[T]
torisksomething
冒险
You'd be afoolto chanceyourlifesavingsonasingleinvestment.你要是把一辈子的积蓄都放到一项投资上就是个傻瓜。

chanceverb(LUCK)

[I]old-fashionedorliterary
tohappenor do something by chance
偶然发生；碰巧
[+ to infinitive]They chancedtobe in therestaurantwhen Iarrived.我到的时候他们正好在餐馆里。
I chancedon/upon(=foundunexpectedly)someoldlovelettersin adrawer.我偶然在抽屉里发现了一些旧情书。
Tenyearsafterleavingschool, we chancedon/upon(=unexpectedlymet)each other in Regent Street.毕业10年后，我们在摄政街偶遇。

Idiom

chanceyourarm

chance| American Dictionary

chance
noun
us
/tʃæns/

chancenoun(OPPORTUNITY)

[C]
anoccasionthatallowssomething to be done; anopportunity:
If you get a chance, come over andseeme.
You had many chances to back out of thedeal, and you didn’t do it.
She’d been asubstituteon theteam, and shewanteda chance toplayeveryday.

chancenoun(LIKELIHOOD)

[U]
alevelofpossibilitythat something willhappen;likelihood:
I’veappliedto seven differentuniversities, and there’s a good chance I’ll get into two of them.

chancenoun(RISK)

[C]
apossibilitythat somethingbadwillhappen; arisk:
There’s a chance ofinjuryinalmostanysport.
You don’t getanywhereinlifewithout taking chances.

chancenoun(LUCK)

[U]
thehappeningof something in a way that no one could haveknown, so that itseemsto have nocause:
Fouryearsago wemetby chance inParis.
Do you by any chanceknowwhen the lastbusleavestonight?
chance
verb
us
/tʃæns/

chanceverb(RISK)

[T]
to do somethingalthoughitinvolvesrisk:
It’s a verypopularrestaurant, and we may not get atable, but let’s chance it.

chanceverb(LUCK)

[I]
tohappenorfindsomething in a way that is notplannedorexpected:
I chanced upon someoldlovelettersin adrawer.
(Definition ofchancefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofchance

chance
However, this finding - quite destructive for the chances of a pro-social rule of conduct - needs qualifications.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The absence of these risk factors is expected to lessen the chances of severe conflict.
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There is conflicting evidence about how age affects an organization's chances of survival.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As indicated by the estimated hazard ratio, rivalries that do not experience change to democracy have greater chances of survival.
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If background cases are included in the epidemiological investigation the chances of detecting the exposure responsible for the outbreak is reduced.
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Increased migration over the last two decades, however, has reduced the chances that grandmothers will live in the same area as their grandchildren.
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On one side, queries need to reach the largest number of peers in order to increase the chances to locate the target file.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To improve their chances of gaining the presidency they knew they would have to somehow appeal to a broader cross section of the population.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Their inclusion probably reflects a selection bias, as a higher number exposed in these premises increases the chances of the outbreak being identified.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Parameterization of the chances of contact between age groups was done based on two field studies [28, 29].
From theCambridge English Corpus
What evidence can be brought to bear, and what are the chances, in retrospect?
From theCambridge English Corpus
They might also be reinforced by developments which increased the chances of detecting breaches of the law, such as advances in technology.
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Taken together, the electoral rules have significant consequences for the chances of obtaining political power.
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Finally, asking subjects to rank the outcomes before they acted would have chanced a contamination of their actual dilemma behaviour.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Figure 1 is a visual representation of the marginal impact that recurring disputes have on the chances of war.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithchance

chance

These are words often used in combination withchance.

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best chance
Of course everybody would want for himself or herself thebestchanceof the longest and best quality of life when they apply for treatment.
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better chance
In this new world, without the social strife of the old, there seems to be abetterchancethat the marriage might be consummated.
From theCambridge English Corpus
chance encounter
For many of them, achanceencounterwith traditional music rekindled their interest.
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