chancing
present participle ofchance
| 单词 | chancing |
| 释义 | chancing present participle ofchance chance verb uk/tʃɑːns/us/tʃæns/chanceverb(RISK)[T] torisksomething: You'd be afoolto chanceyourlifesavingsonasingleinvestment. Taking risks
chanceverb(LUCK)[I]old-fashionedorliterary tohappenor do something by chance: [+ to infinitive]They chancedtobe in therestaurantwhen Iarrived. I chancedon/upon(=foundunexpectedly)someoldlovelettersin adrawer. Tenyearsafterleavingschool, we chancedon/upon(=unexpectedlymet)each other in RegentStreet. Chance and randomness
Idiomchanceyourarm Examplesofchancingchancing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. After wasting much time going from one place to another, in hopes ofchancingupon the recluse, we did indeed find him. From theCambridge English Corpus Subjecting her belief to critical scrutiny enhances a person's chances of achieving truth rather thanchancingerror. From theCambridge English Corpus Chancingone's luck is in the nature of mankind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is an experiment and it would bechancingour arm to go further. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are doing what they would call "chancingtheir arm," butchancingtheir arm ischancingother people's lives, and that is what matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He waschancinghis arm slightly by using clever wordplay on "creche"and"crash". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Real interest rates in this country remain so high that only the boldest spirits would dream ofchancingtheir arm with massive investment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It needs only a minute proportion of people to do this to put on the spot shopkeepers who may bechancingtheir luck. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot always go onchancingit, seeing whether it is a success, and then having another try. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I asked whether it was likely, but for mychancingto hear it, that would ever have been published. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wish that he had accompanied that by "chancinghis arm" in another direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I may bechancingmy arm in the context of some of the contributions to the debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If there was any drift to war, it might be, if it did arise, that it would be through someone'schancingtheir arm too far so to speak. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Other nations in setting up their tariffs have drawn up a scale fairly high, and one which can be adjusted to the varied and thechancingcircumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The way in which we are proceeding will ensure that we can pilot new arrangements rather thanchancingour arm with major untested changes without piloting and discussion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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