| 单词 | chance |
| 释义 | chance[tʃæns, tʃɑ:ns]n. 机会, 意外, 可能性vi. 偶然发生vt. 冒险相关词组:chance one's armnot even a dog's chanceon the chance ofon the off chance ofstand a good chancestand no chancetake a chancetake one's chanceThere is a chance that...leave it to chancechance itas it may chanceby any chanceby chance chance chance AHD: [ch²ns] D.J. [t.#ns]K.K. [t.#ns]n.（名词）1. 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2. 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：Chance will determine the outcome.机缘将决定结果3. 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：Chances are good that you will win. Is there any chance of rain?极有可能你会赢。有可能下雨吗?4. An accidental or unpredictable event.偶然的事，意想不到的事5. A favorable set of circumstances; an opportunity:机遇，机会：有利的状况或环境；机会：a chance to escape.逃跑的机会6. A risk or hazard; a gamble:风险或危险；冒险：took a chance that the ice would hold me.甘冒冰层可以承受住我的危险7. Games A raffle or lottery ticket.【游戏】 奖券，彩票8. 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：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：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：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：While in Paris we chanced on two old friends.在巴黎我们偶然碰到两位老朋友习惯用语:by chance 1. Without plan; accidentally:意外地；偶然地：They met by chance on a plane.他们在飞机上不期而遇2. Possibly; perchance:或许；可能：Is he, by chance, her brother?他可能是她哥哥吗?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语源:1. Middle English [unexpected event] 中古英语 [不曾预料的事件] 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. from Vulgar Latin *cadentia 源自 俗拉丁语 *cadentia 4. from Latin cad¶ns cadent- [present participle of] cadere [to fall, befall] * see kad- 源自 拉丁语 cad¶ns cadent- [] cadere的现在分词 [滑落，发生] *参见 kad- 参考词汇:1. chance,random,casual,haphazard,desultory2. 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。3. Chance stresses lack of premeditation: Chance 强调缺乏事先考虑： a chance meeting with a friend.与一位朋友邂逅。4. 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： took a random guess.任意猜想。5. 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： made a casual observation.做随随便便的观察。6. Haphazard implies a carelessness or a willful leaving to chance: Haphazard 含指粗心大意，乐意听任机缘： offered a haphazard plan of action.提供了一个随意的行动计划。7. 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： engaged in a desultory conversation. See also Synonyms at &b{happen} ,&b{opportunity} 进行一次不连贯的漫谈 参见同义词 happen,opportunity |
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