chance
美 [tʃæns] 
英 [tʃɑːns]
- n.机会；机遇；偶然；冒险
- v.冒险；拿…去冒风险
- linkv.碰巧；偶然发生
- adj.意外的；偶然的；碰巧的
- 网络可能性；运气；偶然性
词形变化
复数：chances 现在分词：chancing 过去式：chanced 反义词
英汉双解
1. | [c][u] （尤指希望发生的事的）可能性a possibility of sth happening, especially sth that you want |
| Is there any chance of getting tickets for tonight? 有可能弄到今晚的票吗？ |
| She has only a slim chance of passing the exam. 她通过考试的希望很渺茫。 |
| There's a slight chance that he'll be back in time. 他及时赶回来的可能性不大。 |
| There is no chance that he will change his mind. 他不可能改变主意。 |
| What chance is there of anybody being found alive? 找到生还者的希望有多大？ |
| Nowadays a premature baby has a very good chance of survival. 如今早产儿存活的希望非常大。 |
| The operation has a fifty-fifty chance of success. 这次手术成功和失败的可能性各占一半。 |
| an outside chance(= a very small one) 非常小的可能性 |
| The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning. 遭雷击的可能性是微乎其微的。 |
2. | [c] 机会；机遇；时机a suitable time or situation when you have the opportunity to do sth |
| It was the chance she had been waiting for. 那正是她一直等待的机会。 |
| Jeff deceived me once already─I won't give him a second chance . 杰夫已骗过我一次，我不会再给他机会。 |
| This is your big chance(= opportunity for success) . 这是你成功的大好机会。 |
| We won't get another chance of a holiday this year. 我们今年不会再有机会度假了。 |
| Please give me a chance to explain. 请给我一个解释的机会。 |
| Tonight is your last chance to catch the play at your local theatre. 今晚是你在本地剧院看这出戏的最后一次机会。 |
| There will be a chance for parents to look around the school. 家长将有机会参观学校。 |
3. | [c] 风险；冒险an unpleasant or dangerous possibility |
| When installing electrical equipment don't take any chances . A mistake could kill. 安装电器设备时千万不要冒险，一个失误就可能要人命。 |
4. | [u] 偶然；碰巧；意外the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand |
| I met her by chance(= without planning to) at the airport. 我碰巧在机场遇见她。 |
| Chess is not a game of chance . 国际象棋不是靠运气取胜的。 |
| It was pure chance that we were both there. 我们俩当时都在场纯属巧合。 |
| We'll plan everything very carefully and leave nothing to chance . 我们将非常周密地筹划一切，决不留任何纰漏。 |
1. | [t]
冒险；拿…去冒风险to risk sth, although you know the result may not be successful |
| She was chancing her luck driving without a licence. 她无照驾车，完全是在冒险。 |
| ‘Take an umbrella.’ ‘No, I'll chance it ’(= take the risk that it may rain) . “带上伞吧。”“不带了，我就冒冒险吧。” |
| I stayed hidden; I couldn't chance coming out. 我躲了起来，不能冒险出去。 |
1. | 偶然发生；碰巧to happen or to do sth by chance |
| If I do chance to find out where she is, I'll inform you immediately. 要是我真的碰巧发现她的行踪，会立即通知你的。 |
| They chanced to be staying at the same hotel. 他们碰巧住在同一家旅馆。 |
| It chanced (that) they were staying at the same hotel. 碰巧他们住在同一家旅馆。 |
1. | [obn] 意外的；偶然的；碰巧的not planned |
| a chance meeting/encounter 邂逅 |
习惯用语
as chance would have it
凑巧；碰巧happening in a way that was lucky, although it was not planned
| As chance would have it, John was going to London too, so I went with him. 赶巧约翰也去伦敦，所以我跟他一块儿去了。 |
be in with a chance (of doing sth)
有可能成功；有机会获得to have the possibility of succeeding or achieving sth
| ‘Do you think we'll win?’ ‘I think we're in with a chance.’ “你认为我们会获胜吗？”“我觉得有可能。” |
| He's in with a good chance of passing the exam. 他大有可能考试合格。 |
by any chance
（尤用于问句，询问是否真实、可能等）或许，可能used especially in questions, to ask whether sth is true, possible, etc.
| Are you in love with him, by any chance? 或许你爱上他了？ |
the chances are (that)…
| The chances are you won't have to pay. 你可能不用付钱。 |
chance would be a fine thing
苦于没有机会people saychance would be a fine thing to show that they would like to do or have the thing that sb has mentioned, but that they do not think that it is very likely
give sb/sth half a chance
给…一些机会to give sb/sth some opportunity to do sth
| That dog will give you a nasty bite, given half a chance. 只要一有机会，那条狗就会狠咬你一口。 |
no chance
不可能there is no possibility
| ‘Do you think he'll do it?’ ‘No chance.’ “你认为他会做这事吗？”“不可能。” |
on the off chance (that)
抱（一线）希望；碰碰运气because of the possibility of sth happening, although it is unlikely
| I didn't think you'd be at home but I just called by on the off chance. 我想你不会在家，只是碰碰运气顺路来看一下。 |
stand a chance (of doing sth)
有可能成功；有机会获得to have the possibility of succeeding or achieving sth
| The driver didn't stand a chance of stopping in time. 司机没有来得及刹车。 |
take a chance (on sth)
冒险to decide to do sth, knowing that it might be the wrong choice
| We took a chance on the weather and planned to have the party outside. 我们怀着天气可能会好的侥幸心理筹划到户外聚会。 |
take your chances
碰运气to take a risk or to use the opportunities that you have and hope that things will happen in the way that you want
| He took his chances and jumped into the water. 他冒险跳进水里。 |
chance your arm
冒险一试；碰碰运气to take a risk although you will probably fail
英汉解释
n. | 2. 概率,机率,或然率,可能性,或然性,把握,希望;形势 |
adj. | |
v. | 2. 冒...的险;〈美俚〉抓住(机会);〈口〉试试看,碰碰看 |
英英解释
例句
I know there are some types of music I can't stand, no matter how much I try to give it a chance.
因为我知道总有那么些音乐，不论我多么努力地想试着去欣赏，我都是不能忍受的。
Enjoy the solitude, the chance to be alone with your thoughts, or to listen to music you love, to see the world around you.
那么享受这段孤独时光，这是与自己的思想独处的机会，或者听听你喜欢的音乐，看看你周围的世界。
I never had a chance to meet Waley, but I dedicated one of my books, Chinese Rhyme-Prose, to his memory.
我从没机会见过他，但我把自己的译作《汉魏六朝赋选译》献给他作为对他的纪念。
There's just a chance that she may have left her keys in the office.
有可能他把钥匙忘在了办公室。
Since the deer generally do not have obvious symptoms, hunter-killed deer would have close to a random chance of being infected.
由于通常情况下，鹿并没有明显症状，被猎人打死的鹿被感染的机会将近乎随机。
"I cannot take the chance, " he muttered, back in motion once more. "Burak, do you still wish to see your planet freed from its curse? "
“我不能贸然行动，”他喃喃自语，又一次激动起来。“伯拉克，你还希望自己的星球从诅咒中解脱吗？”
Jane accepts the break with outward composure, but soon visits heR aunt, Mrs. Gardiner, in London, hoping to see Bingley theRe by chance.
洁英表面上镇静地接受了这一关系的中断，但不久便去伦敦探望她的姑母加德纳夫人，希望在那里能邂逅彬格莱。
Let me get out of here before Jack has a chance to put the touch on me for another10 bucks.
趁杰克来不及开口向我再借10元钱之前，我快点离开这儿吧。
Clay obviously is a little bit of a different story. But still also there I gave myself a chance to win the French.
红土上情况显然稍微有些不同。但我还是会争取机会赢得法网。
If you're not doing it at least once every month or two, there's a good chance you're falling out of touch.
如果每一两个月你没有像这样至少做过一次，很有可能你已经和读者失去了联系。
That turned out to be premature, as there remains a strong chance that Fiat may walk away from the talks.
这原来是为时尚早，因为仍然有很大的机会，菲亚特可能离开会谈。
We realized that we were very, very lucky to be in Her physical presence again. We had been waiting for this chance for many years.
我们感觉自己是何等幸运可以再度跟随在她身旁，我们已等待这个机会好几年了。
The children were given the chance to search under one of the cups and allowed to keep the sticker if they found it.
孩子们在两个杯子中寻找标签，谁先找到，谁就可以得到那张标签。
Married people are more likely to survive cancer, whereas those going through a break-up have the worst chance of beating it, a study shows.
已婚者比较可能在罹癌后生还，而经历分手的人，战胜癌症的机率最低，一项研究显示。
yet phil jackson designed a last-chance play to get a three-point shot for a player who has made one three-pointer in two years.
菲尔也为最后的三分绝杀布置了战术，--把机会给那个过去两年只投过一次三分的人。
The company gave us a presentation on how the new system worked . Afterwards, the employees got a chance to ask questions.
那家公司给我们做了一个如何操作系统方面的演示后，开始接受我们的提问。
Because my mother, we have a chance today to bring the hands of the pen, to portray the love of her mother.
因为妈妈，我们今天才有机会提起手中的笔，来描摹妈妈的爱。
And it's the only chance for you to lead your company out of difficulties, isn't it?
而且这也是你带领公司走出困境的唯一的机会，是吗？
She decided not to come out for lunch with us, on the off chance that her manager would call her into a meeting.
她决定不和我们出来吃午饭，有微乎其微的可能，她的经理会给她电话参加会议。
My feeling was that there was a less than 50% chance on an agreement, then during the night India and China said they liked the draft.
我感觉达成协议的概率小于50%，然后中国和印度表示他们喜欢这个草案。
Chance brought her into his mind while it was in this heated state.
在这种热烈的气氛下，她偶尔在他的脑海里浮现出来。
When we hear weather forecast of a seventy percent chance of rain, we change our plans from a picnic to a pool game.
当我们听到预报有70%的降水概率时，就改变去野餐的计划，而去打台球。
Say, when you get a chance will you stop in at my office!
喂，你若有工夫到我的办事处来一趟好不好？
Decision trees have standard symbols: squares symbolize decision points, and circles represent chance events.
决策权树有统一的符号：方框表示决策点，圆圈表示可能的事件。
I wish we could turn the clock back two years and give the marriage another chance.
我但愿时光能倒退两年，再给我们的婚姻一次机会。
He never lost a chance to defend her.
他要想尽办法为她辩护。
Frequently, the opportunity to change jobs offers workers a chance to move up to a better position.
变更职务往往使任职人有升迁的机会。
I didn't think you'd be at home but I just called by on the off chance.
我想你不会在家，只是碰碰运气顺路来看一下。
You may be a great man, but if Fortune give you no chance to demonstrate your merit, how am I to know your greatness?
你可能会成为伟大的人物，但是倘若命运没有给你机会来证明你的价值，我怎么知道你的伟大呢？
Parkin had a better chance of recognizing Faber, but no chance at all of surviving the encounter.
虽然帕金比别人更容易认出费伯，但他根本不是费伯的对手。
I had a bit of money put by and here was the chance to go into hops.
我攒下了一点儿钱，这儿正有个机会，可以打进种忽布的行业。
He never shows himself in that chance way.
他不会这样随便出来的。
I could not ask that this boy be freed and given a chance at life while that mob howls beyond that window.
当那群暴民在那扇窗外大声号叫的时候，我不能要求把这孩子释放出去，自寻生路。
"I just took that because it was the only chance I saw of getting up to town. "
“我是看到只有这样才能进城，才能接受这个差事。”
Do you know, I think I'd give up every ambition, every desire in me for the chance to be a perfect priest?
你是否知道我打算摒弃一切野心、各种私欲，就为了做一个完美的教士？
She was wondering where her chance for social exchange would come in -her opportunity to shine.
她不知道哪儿有她的社交机会--出风头的机会。
Write me a letter whenever you get a chance, about your life in Berlin-what you and your wife do for fun.
只要你遇到机会，就给我写信，告诉我你在柏林的生活，告诉我，你和你的妻子作何消遣。
It was a chance to see the world and I accepted.
这是个见识世界的机会，我接受了。
It seemed to me cruel that it should have been broken to pieces by a ruthless chance.
这种生活竟由于一件无情的偶然事件被打得粉碎，我觉得这真是非常残忍的。
Mary tried to elbow in on the conversation but Jack kept talking and didn't give her a chance.
玛丽企图插嘴，可是杰克一个劲地说，不给她插嘴的机会。
Tom circled about the girl at the party, waiting for a chance to talk to her.
汤姆在聚会上围着那位姑娘献殷勤，伺机和她交谈。
John has been trying to horn in on my club for years, but he hasn't gotten any chance given by me.
约翰几年来一直想打入我的俱乐部，可我没给他这种机会。
Steger, seeing there was no chance to soften the judge's mind by any subtlety of argument, returned to Cowperwood.
斯蒂格发现已没有机会利用微妙的诡辩来软化推事的主张了，就回到考帕伍德身边去。
Because he could put down three hundred guineas and keep himself for five years Philip had the chance of a career.
因为菲利浦能交纳三百几尼，保证了他五年内不必担心没有工作，菲利浦则有了干一番事业的机会。
She looked about for a chance of beginning the quarrel, but nothing offered.
她想找个吵架的机会，但找不到。
I tell you what, old chap, you'd better come with me and get your eye in; you won't get such another chance of practice.
我对你说吧，老兄，你最好跟我一块去见识见识，你可再也弄不到这样一个练习的机会啦。
You know you told me you would give me an even chance as long as there was any.
你明白，你对我说过，只要还有机会，你总是会同我平分秋色的。
He felt that it made them conspicuous and gave people a chance to talk about them.
他认为那样是出风头，会招来别人的议论。
There will be a chance for parents to look around the school.
家长将有机会参观学校。
Helmer knew there was little chance that he would see his young friend again.
海默知道，要想再见他的年轻朋友，希望是渺茫的。
Working out with a personal trainer (even just a couple of times) can improve the chance of obtaining your fitness goals.
找一位私人教练（就算只有几次）可以帮助你达成健身目的。
That was the initial reason for JAXP to exist: to remove any chance of you putting that sort of information directly into your code.
这也是JAXP存在的首要原因：防止将此类信息直接放入代码。
Cathy: I've worked here as a receptionist for about a year, and I'd like to have a chance for advancement.
凯茜：我在这做前台已经一年了，我期望一个升迁之机会。
I didn't think I had much chance of winning the race, but I thought I'd give it a shot.
我觉得我没有机会赢得比赛，但我觉得我应该试一下。
When Jess she saw his sandwich board she told him to take it off and eventually she gave him one more chance, allowing him home.
而当乔的女友杰斯看到他的忏悔牌时，赶紧让他取了下来，并且最终同意给他一次机会，允许他回家。
I said: I haven't had a chance to chill out these last few days getting ready for school.
原来你是说：过去几天为了准备开学而没有机会休息。
He passed up the chance of going to New York for a year.
他放弃了去纽约一年的机会。
I quite agree with our boss. If RVP had not been sent off maybe we could have had the chance to equalize the match. Maybe.
我非常同意温格。如果饭怕稀没有被罚下场也许我们可以有机会打平。也许吧。
"Why are the chickens crying? By chance" The father was angry and came out to the yard.
“为什么是鸡要哭呢？一个偶然的机会”父亲很生气，来到院子里。
The point is that there is still a chance to present China with a choice: act like a responsible power or face a great wall of resistance.
重点是我们要给中国一个选择题：作一个负责任的国家，还是面对强力反制。
"Going into the series, I thought they were the better team, but I thought we had a chance to do something special, " Nash said.
“进入系列赛后，我觉得他们的球队更强大，不过我觉得我们有爆冷的机会。”纳什说。
"He's not going back to West Ham, there's no chance of that happening. Certainly not now, " a source close to the player told Goal. com UK.
“他不会回到西汉姆联，没有任何可能性，至少现在没有。”一个小乔的密友透露。
Without a budget agreement, there was no chance whatever that this Administration could tackle the health-care system or welfare reform.
如果不能达成预算协议，这一任的政府毫无机会来处理健康医疗系统或社会福利改革等艰巨的问题。
Living creatures are too complex to have come about by chance; therefore they must have had a designer.
生物太复杂了不可能随机产生的；所以它们一定有一个设计者。
For she was such a regular visitor, then at 2003, a director offered her a chance of playing in TV series.
可能小西尔莎是片场的探亲常客吧，2003年，一个导演便给了她出演电视剧的机会。
Sergei Markov of the ruling United Russia party said there was no chance Mr Medevedev would risk such a sharp move.
执政党统一俄罗斯党（UnitedRussia）的索尔盖•马尔科夫（SergeiMarkov）表示，梅德韦杰夫决不可能冒险采取如此激烈的行动。
They saw how much money a pirate made and could not resist the chance of getting rich.
他们目睹一个海盗所能获得的财富，自然无法抵挡变得富有的机会。
That's a fine start, but if Glue is going to have a chance, it's going to have to become a lot more mainstream.
这是一个好的开始，但是如果Glue想要有机会，就不得不要变得更加主流。
Please give me a chance, I will have to dazzle the eyes of your splendor. For the interview with you!
请给我一次机会，我必将还您以夺目的光彩，期盼与您的面谈！
A woman who was blinded when a scorned lover threw acid in her eyes has the chance to get a gruesome revenge today.
女子因为拒绝求婚被泼硫酸致盲，今天她终于有机会用同样的手段报复凶手。
Harran-I may not have so wide an outlook as our friend Cedarquist, but I am quick to see my chance.
哈伦--我也许没有我们这位朋友西达奎斯特那样眼光远大，可是一有了机会，我马上看得出来。
Would I have a chance to get my own breakfast or supper here once in a while?
我偶尔也可以在这儿吃个早点，吃顿晚饭吗？
The better command you have of words, the better chance you have of saying exactly what you mean.
你驾驭文字的能力越强，你就越能准确地表达你自己的想法。
In the past women were cheated out of their chance for education.
从前妇女被剥夺了受教育的机会。
We'll plan everything very carefully and leave nothing to chance .
我们将非常周密地筹划一切，决不留任何纰漏。
It was pure chance that we were both there.
我们俩当时都在场纯属巧合。
Either the white community helps the blacks get this equal chance or it represses them.
白人要么帮助黑人获得平等，要么压迫黑人。
There is a good chance in this area that you might plough up some valuable ancient coins.
在这块土地上你很有可能用犁翻出一些值钱的古币。
We won't get another chance of a holiday this year.
我们今年不会再有机会度假了。
That dog will give you a nasty bite, given half a chance.
只要一有机会，那条狗就会狠咬你一口。
