| 单词 | chance |
| 释义 | chance n., adj., & v. --n 1. a a possibility (just a chance we will catch the train). b (often in pl.) probability (the chances are against it). 2. a risk (have to take a chance). 3. a an undesigned occurrence (just a chance that they met). b the absence of design or discoverable cause (here merely because of chance). 4. an opportunity (didn't have a chance to speak to him). 5. the way things happen; fortune; luck (we'll just leave it to chance). 6. (often Chance) the course of events regarded as a power; fate (blind Chance rules the universe). 7. Cricket an opportunity for dismissing a batsman. --adj fortuitous, accidental (a chance meeting). --v 1. tr. colloq. risk (we'll chance it and go). 2. intr. (often foll. by that + clause, or to + infin.) happen without intention (it chanced that I found it; I chanced to find it). Phrases and idioms by any chance as it happens; perhaps. by chance without design; unintentionally. chance one's arm make an attempt though unlikely to succeed. chance on (or upon) happen to find, meet, etc. game of chance a game decided by luck, not skill. the off chance the slight possibility. on the chance (often foll. by of, or that + clause) in view of the possibility. stand a chance have a prospect of success etc. take a chance (or chances) behave riskily; risk failure. take a (or one's) chance on (or with) consent to take the consequences of; trust to luck. Etymology: ME f. AF ch(e)aunce, OF ch{euml}ance ch{euml}oir fall ult. f. L cadere |
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