n. 机会,机遇;概率,可能性;偶然,运气 v. 偶然发生;冒险;碰巧;偶然被发现 adj. 意外的;偶然的;碰巧的 复数: chances 第三人称单数: chances 过去式: chanced 过去分词: chanced 现在分词: chancing 易混淆的单词: ChanceCHANCE
中文词源
chance 机会
来自拉丁词cadens, 掉落,词源同case, accident. 即偶发事件。
chance 用法和例句
What chance do you have ?
你还有什么机会呢?
Now could be your chance .
现在可能就是个机会。
He just wanted a chance .
他就是需要一个机会。
She never had a chance .
她从一开始就没有机会。
It is a chance we cannot afford to miss .
这是一个不容我们错失的机遇。
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
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