chance的中文用法及示例

  • 0 an occasion that allows something to be done -- 機遇;機會;時機

    • I'd go now given half a chance (= if I had the slightest opportunity). 有一丁點的機會我現在就會走。

    • He left and I missed my chance to say goodbye to him. 他走了,我失去了跟他道別的機會。

    • Society has to give prisoners a second chance when they come out of jail. 犯人出獄後社會必須再給他們一次機會。

    • [ + to infinitive ] If you give me a chance to speak, I'll explain. 要是你給我說話的機會,我會解釋的。

    • I didn't get/have a chance to speak to her. 我沒有機會跟她說話。

  • 1 the level of possibility that something will happen -- 可能性

    • [ + that ] What are the chances that they'll win? 他們贏的可能性有多大?

    • What are her chances of survival? 她倖存的機會有多大?

    • Her resignation has improved my chances of promotion. 她的辭職增加了我晉升的可能性。

    • UK John thinks they're in with a chance (= they have a possibility of doing or getting what they want). 約翰認為他們有機會。

    • I don't think I stand/have a chance of winning. 我覺得自己沒有贏的可能性。

    • "Is there any chance of speaking to him?" "Not a/No chance, I'm afraid." 「有可能跟他說話嗎?」「恐怕一點都沒有。」

    • If we hurry, there's still an outside (= very small) chance of catching the plane. 要是我們抓緊時間,沒準還能趕上飛機。

    • There's a slim/slight chance (that) I might have to go to Manchester next week. 下週我也許要去曼徹斯特,不過可能性不大。

    • [ + (that) ] There's a good chance (that) I'll have this essay finished by tomorrow. 到明天我很可能會寫完這篇文章。

    • You'd have a better chance/more chance of passing your exams if you worked a bit harder. 你要是再用功一點,通過考試的可能性會大一些。

  • 2 a possibility that something negative will happen -- (不好的事情發生的)危險,風險

    • There's a chance of injury in almost any sport. 幾乎任何體育運動都有受傷的危險。

    • I'm delivering my work by hand - I'm not taking any chances. 我要親手遞送自己的作品——我可不想有任何閃失。

  • 3 the force that causes things to happen without any known cause or reason for doing so -- 偶然,碰巧;巧合

    • You wouldn't, by any chance, have a calculator on you, would you? 你或許沒帶計算機吧,是不是?

    • Could you lend me a couple of pounds, by any chance? 你能不能借我幾英鎊?

    • Are you Hungarian, by any chance? 你或許是匈牙利人?

    • We must double-check everything and leave nothing to chance. 我們必須把每件事都覆核一遍,絕不能心存僥倖。

    • [ + (that) ] It was pure/sheer chance (that) we met. 我們的相遇純屬巧合。

    • I got this job completely by chance. 我得到這份工作完全是偶然。

    • Roulette is a game of chance. 輪盤賭是碰運氣的遊戲。

  • 4 to risk something -- 冒險

  • 5 to happen or do something by chance -- 偶然發生;碰巧

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双语用例

  • Figure 1 is a visual representation of the marginal impact that recurring disputes have on the chances of war.

  • Finally, asking subjects to rank the outcomes before they acted would have chanced a contamination of their actual dilemma behaviour.

  • Taken together, the electoral rules have significant consequences for the chances of obtaining political power.

  • They might also be reinforced by developments which increased the chances of detecting breaches of the law, such as advances in technology.

  • What evidence can be brought to bear, and what are the chances, in retrospect?

  • Parameterization of the chances of contact between age groups was done based on two field studies [28, 29].

  • Their inclusion probably reflects a selection bias, as a higher number exposed in these premises increases the chances of the outbreak being identified.

  • To improve their chances of gaining the presidency they knew they would have to somehow appeal to a broader cross section of the population.

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