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chance

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chance1 /tʃɑːns $ tʃæns/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  possibility 可能性 [countableC, uncountableU]PROBABLY the possibility that something will happen, especially something you want 机会，可能性
 There’s always the chance that something will go wrong.
总有可能会出现问题。
chance of
 What are the team’s chances of success?
球队获胜的希望有多大？
 If we did move to London, I’d stand a much better chance (=have a much better chance) of getting a job.
如果我们真的搬到伦敦去，我找到工作的机会就大多了。
 There is little chance of her being found alive.
她生还的可能性很小。
 Chances are (=it is likely that) you’ll be fine.
你会没事的。
2  opportunity 机会 [countableC]CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY a time or situation which you can use to do something that you want to do 机会，机遇，有利时机 SYN opportunity
chance to do something
 Ralph was waiting for a chance to introduce himself.
拉尔夫正在等待机会作自我介绍。
chance of
 our only chance of escape
我们唯一的逃脱机会
 I’m sorry, I haven’t had a chance to look at it yet.
对不起，我还没有时间看呢。
 If someone invited me over to Florida, I’d jump at the chance (=use the opportunity eagerly).
如果有人邀请我去佛罗里达，我会赶紧抓住这个机会。
3  RISK 风险take a chance RISKto do something that involves risks 冒险；碰运气
 The rope might break, but that’s a chance we’ll have to take.
绳子可能会断，但我们只能冒这个险了。
 After losing $20,000 on my last business venture, I’m not taking any chances this time.
上次生意我损失了20,000美元，这次我不会冒任何风险了。
take a chance on
 He was taking a chance on a relatively new young actor.
他冒险用一个出道不太久的年轻演员。
 He decided to take his chances in the boat.
他决定上船碰碰运气。
Examples from the Corpus
take a chance• Isaacs chanced it with a long three-point shot at goal in the last minute of the game.• The great champions were aggressive, took chances.• There are a lot of people here who are afraid to take chances and do new things.• There are a lot of people in the movie industry who are afraid to take chances and do new things.• He had begun to take chances.• He persuaded the record company to take a chance on the band, and it became a huge hit.• Bernstein decided to take a chance.• You have to take chances for peace, just as you must take chances in war.• Looking back, Andrew Ory acknowledges he was both brash and naive, but willing to take chances.• Victor took a chance and set up his own company, which has been very successful.• She knew she was taking a chance, but she decided to buy the house anyway.• It might not happen, but it is never worth taking a chance.
4  LIKELY TO SUCCEED 很可能成功的somebody’s chances PROBABLYhow likely it is that someone will succeed 某人的成功机会
 Ryan will be a candidate in next month’s elections, but his chances are not good.
瑞安将是下个月选举的候选人，但他成功的机会不大。
somebody’s chances of doing something
 England’s chances of winning the series have all but disappeared.
英格兰队在这次系列赛中获胜的机会几乎已荡然无存。
not fancy/not rate somebody’s chances British EnglishBrE (=think someone is unlikely to succeed) 认为某人不可能成功
 I don’t fancy their chances against Brazil.
我觉得他们战胜巴西队的机会很渺茫。
Don’t say ‘someone’s chances to do something’. Say someone’s chances of doing something.
不要说 ‘someone’s chances to do something’. 而要说 someone’s chances of doing something.
Examples from the Corpus
somebody’s chances• What are your chances of getting a college scholarship?
5  luck 运气 [uncountableU]CHANCE/BY CHANCE the way some things happen without being planned or caused by people 巧合，偶然 → fate
by chance
 I bumped into her quite by chance in Oxford Street.
我在牛津街碰巧遇到她。
leave something to chance (=to not plan something but just hope that everything will happen as intended) 让某事碰运气
 Dave had thought of every possibility, he was leaving nothing to chance.
戴夫把所有的可能性都考虑到了，不留任何纰漏。
pure/sheer/blind chance (=not at all planned) 纯粹的巧合
 It was pure chance that they ended up working in the same office in the same town.
真巧，结果他们在同一个小镇同一个办事处工作。
 As chance would have it, the one time I wanted to see her, she wasn’t in.
真是巧了，我难得一次想见她，她正好不在。
6  by any chance spokenTRUE used to ask politely whether something is true 也许，可能〔用于礼貌地询问某事是否属实〕
Examples from the Corpus
by any chance• Is Mr Sands awake by any chance?• Do you feel, by any chance, awful?• Does my right hon. Friend by any chance recollect the average inflation rate under the last Labour Government?• But before you call anyone, find out if by any chance he has a telephone number in Marshfield.• Is there a connection between Jack Benny and Charles Manson, by any chance?• Can anyone out there tell me what frequency Radio 5 broadcasts on ... by any chance on shortwave?• Are they, as Private Eye might say, by any chance related?• I wanted to ask her if she was, by any chance, called Veronica, but I didn't dare.• Would you, by any chance, know where a pay phone is?
7  any chance of ...? spokenASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something used to ask whether you can have something or whether something is possible 能…吗？〔用于询问是否能要某物或某事是否可能〕
8  be in with a chance PROBABLYif a competitor is in with a chance, it is possible that they will win 有成功[获胜]的可能
Examples from the Corpus
be in with a chance• It seems that even Toulouse-Lautrec thinks he is in with a chance.• I felt that my running was improving as the season progressed and that I was in with a chance.• He told me that if I kept running well, I was in with a chance.• Opinion polls, though not very reliable, show that Kostunica is in with a chance.• To be in with a chance of winning simply complete this Eric Clapton song Wonderful ... ...• To be in with a chance of winning, just name the lead singers of Guns N' Roses and Nirvana.
9  no chance!/fat chance! spokenNO used to emphasize that you are sure something could never happen 绝对不可能！
10  on the off chance HOPEif you do something on the off chance, you do it hoping for a particular result, although you know it is not likely 希望〔某事〕会发生，对…抱有一线希望
Examples from the Corpus
on the off chance• Much effort went into tracing remote family connections abroad on the off chance of identifying a benefactor.• I keep all of my old clothes on the off chance that they might come back into fashion.• I asked him on the off chance.• She thought of ringing him on the off chance of catching him at the flat, but shelved the possibility as unlikely.
11  chance would be a fine thing! British EnglishBrE spokenPROBABLY used to mean that the thing you want to happen is very unlikely 要有这样的机会就好了！〔用于表示希望发生的事是不可能的〕
→ game of chance at game1(15)
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the possibility that something will happen, especially something you want 机会，可能性
verbs
have/stand a chance (of something) (=it is possible you will do it) 有可能（做某事）
I think you have a good chance of getting the job.
我想你很有可能得到这份工作。
give somebody a chance of doing something (=say how likely it is that they will do it) 说某人有多少可能性会做某事
He has been given a fifty-fifty chance of being fit for Sunday’s match.
据说他有一半的可能会在星期天的比赛中出场。
increase the chance of something 增加某事的可能性
Certain foods increase the chance of heart disease.
有些食物会增加患心脏病的概率。
improve the chance of something 提高某事的机会
The book shows you how to improve your chance of success.
本书教你如何提高成功的机会。
reduce/lessen the chance of something 减少某事的机会
nThe talks were aimed at reducing the chance of war.
ruin any chance of something (=make it impossible for something to happen) 断送某事的机会
nDrinking alcohol can ruin any chance of weight loss.
njeopardize any chance of something (=make something less likely to happen)
This could jeopardize any chance of a ceasefire.
adjectives
a good chance (=when something is likely) 很大的可能性
I think there is a good chance that he will say yes.
我想他很有可能会同意。
every chance (=a good chance) 极大的可能性
There’s every chance that the baby will survive.
这名婴儿存活的希望很大。
some chance 一些可能性
There’s some chance of snow later this week.
本周晚些时候可能会下雪。
a small/slight/slim chance 很少/些微/极小的可能性
He only has a very small chance of being elected.
他当选的可能性很小。
nThere’s a slight chance of some sunshine in the west.
no/little/not much chance 没有可能/几乎没有可能/不大可能
The prisoners knew there was little chance of escape.
犯人知道，几乎没有可能逃跑。
a one in three/four/ten etc chance (=used to say how likely something is) 三分之一/四分之一/十分之一等的可能性
People in their 30s have a one in 3,000 chance of getting the disease.
三十来岁的人患这种疾病的概率是三千分之一。
a fair chance (=a fairly good chance) 较大的可能性
nIf you work, you have a fair chance of passing the test.
a sporting chance (=a fairly good chance) 较大的可能性
nThe proposals had at least a sporting chance of being accepted.
a fighting chance (=a small but real chance) 通过努力可以获得的一线希望
nThe Republican Party has a fighting chance at the next election.
a fifty-fifty chance (=an equal chance that something will or will not happen) 百分之五十的可能性
nI’d say there is a 50–50 chance that the deal will go through.
an outside/a remote chance (=a very small chance) 极小的可能性
nHe still has an outside chance of winning the championship.
a million-to-one chance/a one in a million chance (=when something is extremely unlikely) 百万分之一的可能性
nIt must have been a million-to-one chance that we’d meet.
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a time or situation which you can use to do something that you want to do 机会，机遇，有利时机
verbs
get/have a chance to do something 有做某事的机会
I’d like a job in which I get the chance to travel.
我想要一份有机会旅行的工作。
give somebody/offer/provide a chance 给某人一个机会
I was given the chance to play the main part in the play.
我得到一个在剧中演主角的机会。
nSport provides a chance for you to get outside with friends.
take a chance (=accept an opportunity) 接受机会
If I was offered the chance to be in the team, I’d take it.
要是给我进球队的机会，我会接受的。
jump at a chance (=use an opportunity eagerly) 忙不迭地抓住机会
Ed jumped at the chance to earn some extra money.
埃德忙不迭地抓住这个机会赚些外快。
grab/seize a chance (=quickly use an opportunity) 立即抓住机会
As soon as she stopped speaking, I grabbed the chance to leave.
她一说完，我就赶紧抓住机会离开。
miss/lose a chance (=not use an opportunity) 错过机会
He missed a chance to score just before half time.
就在上半场结束前他错过了一个得分的机会。
throw away/pass up/turn down a chance (=not accept or use an opportunity) 放过/错过/拒绝机会
nImagine throwing up a chance to go to America!
welcome the chance to do something 欣然接受做某事的机会
nI’d welcome the chance to discuss the problem with someone.
deserve a chance 应该有机会
nEvery kid deserves a chance in life.
blow a chance informal (=have a special opportunity and fail to use it) 浪费机会
nHe thought he’d blown his chance of happiness.
adjectives
a second chance/another chance 第二次/再一次机会
The interview went badly, so I didn’t think they would give me a second chance.
面试情况很糟，我相信他们不会再给我机会了。
somebody’s last chance 某人的最后一次机会
This is my last chance to try and pass the exam.
这是我力争通过考试的最后一次机会了。
phrases
the chance of a lifetime (=one that you are very unlikely to have again) 一生难得的机会
If you don’t decide soon, you’ll have missed the chance of a lifetime.
如果你不快点决定，就会错过一生难得的好机会。
now’s your chance spoken (=you have the opportunity to do something now) 现在你的机会来了
You’re not working so now’s your chance to write a book.
你现在不上班，正是你写书的机会。
given the chance/given half a chance (=if there is an opportunity to do something) 如果有机会
Goats will eat anything, given half a chance.
山羊逮到什么就吃什么。
Examples from the Corpus
chance• "Back to School Night" will be a chance for parents to meet their child's teacher.• It's a beautiful building - you should go and see it if you have a chance.• Then the war came and after the war the concert-managers offered me a chance to do all the Mahler symphonies.• He took less of a chance.• That would reduce his chances of missing something almost to nil.• It was her last chance to see him before she left town.• They now have to put up with seeing their young thrown in prison and coming out with little chance of being rehabilitated.• I never got the chance to thank him for all his help.• I wish he'd just give me the chance to explain.• You should take the chance to travel while you are still young.• The chances of such preservation need to be assessed before evidence is destroyed.• The chance of reproducing is high even if the organism is not very efficient.• They are beginning to quietly fancy their chances at Stamford Bridge.
chance of• What do you think our chances of getting that contract are?
chance to do something• Will be get a chance to try out his ideas?• I think we recognize that we still have a chance to be a good team.• I took the class because it was a chance to learn more about computers.• Deutsche once thought about bidding, thought not, and now has a last chance to think again.• A young brain leaped at the chance to know something his superiors did not.• On days like today they get the chance to race it.• And when children are given the chance to read in school, their reading is often followed by an examination.• Everyone is cashing in on the chance to make a little syrup.• She ended up marrying a man who chanced to come by looking for a room.• Well turn to page 35 for your chance to win one of ten great outdoor jackets from Karrimor.
by chance• I met an old friend by chance on the train.• If by chance I'm not in when she calls, can you take a message?• Quite by chance, a TV crew was filming in the area when the accident happened.• A tourist had filmed the robbery by chance.
chance2 verb  
1  RISK[transitiveT] to do something that you know involves a risk 冒险做〔某事〕
2  [intransitiveI] literaryCHANCE/BY CHANCE to happen in a way which is not expected and not planned 偶然[碰巧]发生
3 chance on/upon/across somebody/something phrasal verbphr v formal CHANCE/BY CHANCEto find something or meet someone when you are not expecting to 偶然发现；偶然遇见
Examples from the Corpus
chance on/upon/across • And the policeman wanted to check his facts before deciding to take a chance on a long shot.• It was well taken, like the rest of his scoring chances on a wet, grey afternoon.• He would just have to take a chance on being interrupted.• Some one will probably take a chance on Bryant anyway, Twardzik said.• He had to take a chance on it.• Cauthen could have a major chance on Spritsail if that horse's poor run at Ascot last week could be ignored.• Five minutes before the break, Jan Molby's pass gave Rob Jones a chance on the edge of the penalty area.• I still had a great chance on the last two holes.
Examples from the Corpus
chance• He chanced it with the bouncers.• There they chanced on the ruins of a temple, where among the broken walls an old monk had established his hermitage.• Before we had received a reply, Fitzroy Maclean chanced to call at my office.• They concealed the horses and made camp among the trees, out of sight of anyone who chanced to pass during the night.
chance it• On the whole he preferred recorded music and the chance it gave for repeated hearings.• Vincent spoke almost enviously of the miners' darkness, and the chance it gave them to reclaim the light.• If there's any chance it is placenta praevia, it could detach and cause a haemorrhage.• I hoped it would be put to use, though there was a chance it might be just ballast for the journey.• If you want to chance it, the first thing to do is book a venue.• And what a chance it was!• He chanced it with the bouncers.• There was no chance it would be fixed before it would be stripped.
chance to do something• Before we had received a reply, Fitzroy Maclean chanced to call at my office.• Roman would be less likely to spot her now if he chanced to look round.• The industry, under Reagan, had little chance to save itself.• Herr Schikenader, the former proprietor, chanced to see me perform one evening.• Dubuque community leaders were persuaded that a merger of Mercy and Finley offered the best chance to stem growing costs.• A ricocheting bullet chanced to take the front from the cigarette machine.• I had a good chance to tick off 100,000 people.• It probably was his only chance to touch a legend.
chance3 adjectiveadj [only before noun]  
1 CHANCE/BY CHANCEnot planned or expected 偶然的，意外的 SYN accidental
chance meeting/encounter/event etc
 A chance meeting with a journalist changed everything.
和一位新闻记者的不期而遇改变了一切。
 A chance remark by one of his colleagues got him thinking.
一位同事无意中说的一句话让他思考起来。
Examples from the Corpus
chance• On the other hand, some archaeologists dismiss all leys as merely chance alignments without proper statistical investigation.• Sometimes chance discovery directs research on to new and profitable lines.• Wilson hoped his chance discovery would benefit poor families in developing nations.• A chance encounter at the conference gave him the opportunity to tell the professor about his work.• I was not responsible for the chance encounter that allowed the virus to slip into my bloodstream in the summer of 1944.• The chance look and request for a bed for the night brings Zacheaus down from his sycamore tree.• Their friendship was the result of a chance meeting.• Official archaeology views it as the chance remains of a glacier.
chance meeting/encounter/event etc• Her chance encounter 16 years ago with Neumaier and Luther joined her world with two others.• She arranges that Agnes and Weston no longer have the opportunity of chance meetings.• From Honk Kong comes a confusing romance about chance encounters between lovesick cops and unusual women.• These occasional chance encounters could not in any way be said to constitute a satisfactory emotional life.• A chance encounter in a restaurant is a prospect.• To quote Lautréamont: Beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella upon an operating table.• It might be argued that political gladiators are no different than other people but that certain chance events propel them into activism.
From Longman Business Dictionary
chancechance /tʃɑːnstʃæns/ noun [uncountableU]
COMMERCEthe risk always present in certain business activities and accepted by business people
Every commercial business is subject to chance or risk.
Origin chance1
(1200-1300) Old French Vulgar Latin cadentia “fall”, from Latin cadere “to fall”
chance1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →COLLOCATIONS2chance2 verbchance3 adjectiveadj
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chance

noun¹

 1possibility可能性ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHANCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤excellent, good, high, real, strong非常可能；很有可能◇There is a very real chance that the film will win an award.這部電影很有可能會得獎。➤decent, fair, fighting, legitimate, realistic, reasonable, solid, sporting相當大的可能性；較大的可能性；需努力爭取才能得到的機會；合法的機會；現實的可能性；合理的機會；實實在在的可能性；相當大的成功機會◇There's a fair chance that nobody will come to the talk.很有可能沒人來聽講座。➤little, the merest, million-to-one, minimal, outside, remote, slender, slight, slim很小的可能性；極小的可能性；百萬分之一的可能性；最小的可能性；較小的機會◇There was only a million-to-one chance of it happening.這種事發生的幾率只有百萬分之一。◇As long as there is an outside chance, we will go for it.只要有一線可能我們就會努力爭取。➤fifty-fifty, one-in-three, etc., 10%, 20%, etc.一半、三分之一等的可能性； 10%、20% 等的可能性◇They have a 90% chance of success.他們有 90% 的勝出可能。➤zero (especially NAmE) 沒有可能性◇He had zero chance of survival.他幸存的可能性為零。➤survival幸存的可能性◇What are his survival chances?他能活下來的可能性有多大？➤election, electoral (especially BrE) 當選的機會；有關選舉的可能性➤play-off (NAmE) 打加時賽的可能性VERB + CHANCE➤give sb說某人⋯的可能性◇The doctors gave him (= said that he had) little chance of surviving the night.醫生們說他活過當晚的可能性很小。➤be in with, have, stand有可能◇After a poor start, they are now in with a chance of winning.雖然開端不好，但他們現在有了贏的機會。◇He doesn't stand a chance of winning against such an experienced player.他不可能打敗這樣一位經驗豐富的選手。➤assess, rate評估／估計可能性◇How do you rate our chances of finding her?你覺得我們找到她的可能性有多大？➤fancy (BrE) 猜測可能性◇I don't fancy our chances of getting there on time.我認為我們不可能準時到達那裏。➤boost, enhance, improve, increase, maximize提高可能性；增加可能性；使可能性最大化▸➤compromise, decrease, hurt, jeopardize, lessen, minimize, prejudice, reduce, ruin, scupper, informal) , spoil使機會減少；使可能性最小化；損害⋯的可能性；毀掉機會➤destroy, eliminate, end, kill毀掉可能性；使機會成泡影◇It was a mistake which eliminated any chance of an Australian victory.這個錯誤使得澳大利亞獲勝的機會化為烏有。➤risk冒險◇He didn't want to risk the chance of being discovered.他不想去冒被發現的風險。PREPOSITION➤by any chance也許；萬一◇Are you by any chance Mr Ludd?你會不會就是路德先生？➤chance of⋯的可能性◇The missing climber's chances of survival are slim.那個失踪的登山者生還的可能性很渺茫。➤chance for⋯的可能性◇the variety with the best chance for success最有可能成功的品種PHRASES➤fat chance (informal) 極小的可能性◇Fat chance (= there is no chance) of him helping you!他幫你才怪呢！➤have every chance肯定◇She has every chance of passing the exam if she works hard.如果她努力就肯定能通過考試。➤no chance!不可能！◇'Will he lend us his car?' 'No chance!'“他會把車借給我們嗎？”“不可能！”➤not a snowball's chance in hell (informal) 什麼鬼希望也沒有◇There isn't a snowball's chance in hell (= there is no chance) that I'll wear that thing!我根本不可能穿那玩意兒！➤on the off chance (= just in case) 抱着一線希望◇I rang the company just on the off chance that they might have a vacancy.我抱着一線希望給這家公司打電話看是否有職位空缺。
chance

noun²

 2opportunity機會ADJECTIVE | ... OF CHANCE | VERB + CHANCE | CHANCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤equal, fair, good, great, ideal, wonderful均等的／公平的／很好的／絕佳的／理想的／絕妙的機會◇She played left-handed to give her opponent a fair chance.她用左手進行比賽以給對手一個較為公平的機會。◇This is the ideal chance for him to show his ability.這是他展示自己才能的理想機會。➤big大好機會◇This is your big chance, so grab it with both hands.這是你的一個大好機會，牢牢抓住吧。➤golden極好的機會◇He had wasted a golden chance to make history.他浪費了一個創造歷史的良機。➤once-in-a-lifetime, rare, unique千載難逢的／難得的／獨一無二的機會➤only唯一的機會◇He realized that this might be his only chance to save himself.他意識到這可能是他自救的唯一機會了。➤final, last, second最後的機會；第二次機會◇The teacher gave her one last chance to prove she could behave.老師給她最後一次機會，讓她證明她會遵守紀律。◇There are no second chances in this business.這一行不會有第二次機會。➤educational, life接受教育的機會；人生機遇◇The new college is intended to improve the life chances of children in the inner city.這所新學院旨在改善市中心貧民區孩子們的發展空間。➤clear, clear-cut, save, scoring (all sport體育) 明顯的／顯然的／挽救局面的／得分的機會◇He blew four of his seven save chances.7 次可挽救局面的機會，他搞砸了 4 次。... OF CHANCE➤element幾率的因素◇There is always an element of chance in buying a used car.買二手車總會有一點兒碰運氣的成分。VERB + CHANCE➤get, have得到機會；有機會◇I finally had the chance to meet my hero.我終於有機會見到我心目中的英雄了。➤deserve應該得到機會◇He deserves the chance to give his side of the story.他應該有機會從他這一方說說這件事。➤enjoy, relish, welcome高興有機會；對機會感到興趣；歡迎機會◇I would welcome the chance to give my opinion.我很樂意有機會講講自己的觀點。➤afford (sb), give sb, offer (sb), provide (sb with)給（某人）機會；讓（某人）有機會▸➤deny sb拒絕給某人機會◇No child should be denied the chance of growing up in a family.任何孩子都不應被剝奪在家庭中長大的機會。➤await, wait for等待機會▸➤create, make (sport體育) 製造機會◇The team created several clear chances but failed to score.該隊製造了多個明顯的機會，但都沒得分。➤see, spot看見／發現機會◇She spotted her chance of making a quick profit.她發現了賺快錢的機會。➤grab, grasp, jump at, seize, take抓住機會；把握機會◇Travis had left the door open－she seized her chance and was through it like a shot.特拉維斯沒關門，她抓住這個機會嗖地躥了進去。◇Take every chance that comes your way.把握你遇到的每一個機會。➤blow (informal) , forfeit, lose, miss, pass up, squander, throw away, turn down, waste斷送機會；喪失機會；錯過機會；放過機會；浪費機會；丟掉機會；放棄機會◇They blew their chance to go second in the league.他們丟了在聯賽中升到第二的機會。◇I wouldn't pass up the chance of working for them.我不會放過為他們工作的機會。CHANCE + VERB➤arise, come, come your way機會出現；機會來臨；碰到機會◇When the chance came to go to Paris, she jumped at it.去巴黎的機會一出現，她就毫不猶豫地抓住了。PREPOSITION➤chance at⋯的機會◇Katie was his last real chance at happiness.凱蒂是他獲得幸福的最後真正的機會。◇He had been given a new chance at life.他獲得了一個新生的機會。PHRASES➤given the chance只要有機會◇Given the chance, I'd retire tomorrow.只要有機會，我明天就退休。➤half a chance一點兒機會◇The dog always runs off when it gets half a chance.一有機會這隻狗就逃跑。➤let a chance slip, let a chance slip away讓機會溜走◇If she let this chance slip, she would regret it for the rest of her life.如果她讓這次機會溜走，她會後悔一輩子的。
chance

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 3risk風險VERB + CHANCE | PREPOSITION VERB + CHANCE➤take冒險◇The guidebook didn't mention the hotel, but we decided to take a chance.旅遊指南中沒有提到這家旅館，但我們決定冒險試試。PREPOSITION➤chance on在⋯上冒險◇The manager took a chance on the young goalkeeper.教練冒險一用這個年輕守門員。➤chance with對⋯冒險◇The police were taking no chances with the protesters.警方對付抗議者時，不敢有一點兒疏忽。
chance

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 4luck/fortune運氣；機緣ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHANCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤mere, pure, sheer純粹的運氣➤random偶然的機緣▸➤happy, lucky幸運◇By a happy chance he bumped into an old friend on the plane.他很幸運，竟然在飛機上碰到了一個老朋友。➤unlucky不幸VERB + CHANCE➤leave sth to聽其自然◇Leaving nothing to chance, he delivered the letter himself.他親自送信確保萬無一失。PREPOSITION➤by chance偶然◇The police came upon the hideout purely by chance.警方純粹是意外地發現了這個隱匿處。➤due to chance因為運氣◇The results could simply be due to chance.這些結果可能只不過是偶然碰運氣得來的。➤through chance憑運氣◇I got most answers right through sheer chance.我純粹是靠運氣答對了大部份題目。PHRASES➤a game of chance憑運氣的遊戲◇Chess is not a game of chance.國際象棋不是靠運氣取勝的。➤take your chances (= take a risk in the hope that things will turn out well) 冒險◇He took his chances and jumped into the water.他冒險跳進了水裏。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 617 COCA: 613
chance noun
⇨ luck (sth happens by chance) ⇨ opportunity (a chance to do sth) ⇨ possibility (have a good chance of doing sth) ⇨ risk 2 (take a chance on sb/sth) ⇨ the chances are… ⇨ probably adv.chance verb
⇨ dare
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 617 COCA: 613
chance
Opportunities: opportunity, chance, choice...
The possibility that something will happen: possibility, chance, probability...
Not planned: random, arbitrary, spontaneous...
To take risks: risk, dare, jeopardize...
To do something without preparation: rush into, fall into, plunge in...

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