| 释义 |
*chance¹ /tʃæns; tʃɑːns/
n
1 [C] a time or situation that you can use to do something that you want to do; OPPORTUNITY 机会:
have/get a chance Visitors will have a chance to look round the factory. 游客会有机会参观工厂。
give sb a chance (=let them do sth) 给某人一个机会〔做某事〕: If you'll just give me a chance, I'll tell you what happened. 如果你给我机会，我会告诉你发生了什么事。
+ of That's our only chance of escape! 那是我们唯一的逃生机会！
2 [U] when things happen without being planned 偶然，巧合:
by chance We met by chance at a friend's party. 我们在朋友的聚会上偶然遇见。
3 [C,U] the possibility that something will happen or that someone will succeed 可能性:
there's a chance (that) There's a chance that we won't go anyway. 我们可能哪儿也不去。
have a chance (=be likely to succeed) 有可能成功: I don't have a chance of passing the test tomorrow. 我明天不可能通过考试。
chances are spoken (=it is likely) 【口】 很可能: Chances are they're stuck in traffic. 他们很可能遇上了塞车。
sb's chances (=how likely someone is to succeed) 某人成功的可能性: What are Rachel's chances of getting the job? 雷切尔得到那份工作的可能性有多大？
4 take a chance to do something that involves a risk 冒险:
I'm moving — I'm not taking any chances when the next earthquake hits. 我要搬家 — 下次地震时我可不想冒险。
5 by any chance spoken used in order to ask politely whether something is true 【口】 可能，或许〔用于礼貌地询问某事是否真实〕:
Are you Ms Sampson's daughter, by any chance? 你也许就是桑普森女士的女儿吧？
6 no chance! spoken especially BrE used to emphasize that something will definitely not happen 【口，尤英】不可能！〔用于强调某事不会发生〕:
"Perhaps Dad will lend us the car." "No chance!" “也许爸爸会把车借给我们。”“不可能！”
→ see also 另见 stand a chance (STAND¹)
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: chance and 和 opportunity
Use these words to talk about something you are able to do because of the situation you are in or because of luck. 当表示由于情况适宜或运气好而有机会做某事时，可以使用这些词:
I had the opportunity to meet the leading actors. 我有机会与主要演员见面。
He never had the chance to go to university. 他从没有机会上大学。
Chance can also mean a possibility. chance 也可表示一种可能性:
There's a chance I'll see him at the party. 我有可能在晚会上见到他。 |