chance

noun

1. a risk involving danger

e.g. you take a chance when you let her drive

2. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur
a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

e.g. the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5

Synonym: probability

3. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

e.g. bad luck caused his downfall
we ran into each other by pure chance

Synonym: luckfortunehazard

4. the possibility of future success

e.g. his prospects as a writer are excellent

Synonym: prospect

5. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

e.g. the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
now is your chance

Synonym: opportunity

verb

1. come upon, as if by accident
meet with

e.g. We find this idea in Plato
I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day

Synonym: findhappenbumpencounter

2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

e.g. When you buy these stocks you are gambling

Synonym: gambleriskhazardtake chancesadventurerun a risktake a chance

3. be the case by chance

e.g. I chanced to meet my old friend in the street

1. 可能(性);机会
If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.

e.g. Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?...
你认为他们有可能击败澳大利亚吗？
e.g. This partnership has a good chance of success...
这个组合获胜的希望很大。

2. 机会;机遇
If you have a chance to do something, you have the opportunity to do it.

e.g. The electoral council announced that all eligible people would get a chance to vote...
选举委员会宣布，所有有资格者都将获得投票的机会。
e.g. Most refugee doctors never get the chance to practice medicine in British hospitals...
多数去避难的医生永远没有机会在英国医院行医。

3. 偶然的;意外的;凑巧的
A chance meeting or event is one that is not planned or expected.

e.g. ...a chance meeting.
偶遇

4. 碰巧(做);偶然发现
If you chance to do something or chance on something, you do it or find it although you had not planned or tried to.

e.g. A man I chanced to meet proved to be a most unusual character...
我邂逅了一个人，后来发现他是个极为与众不同的家伙。
e.g. It was just then that I chanced to look round.
就在那时，我恰好环顾了下四周。

5. 冒…的险
If you chance something, you do it even though there is a risk that you may not succeed or that something bad may happen.

e.g. Andy knew the risks. I cannot believe he would have chanced it...
安迪知道有风险，我不敢相信他竟然甘冒其险。
e.g. He decided no assassin would chance a shot from amongst that crowd.
他认定，没有刺客会冒险混在人群里开枪。

6. see also: off-chance

7. 偶然;碰巧
Something that happens by chance was not planned by anyone.

e.g. He had met Mr Maude by chance.
他曾邂逅过莫德先生。

8. (用以询问某事是否属实)会不会，可能
You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true.

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e.g. Are they by any chance related?
他们有可能是亲戚吗？

9. 有可能;有机会
If you say that someone stands a chance of achieving something, you mean that they are likely to achieve it. If you say that someone doesn't stand a chance of achieving something, you mean that they cannot possibly achieve it.

e.g. Being very good at science subjects, I stood a good chance of gaining high grades...
我理科很棒，所以很有机会拿高分。
e.g. Neither is seen as standing any chance of snatching the leadership from him.
两人都不被认为有任何可能从他手中夺得领导权。

10. 冒险;碰运气
When you take a chance, you try to do something although there is a large risk of danger or failure.

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e.g. You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK...
在英国度假，只有赌天气了。
e.g. From then on, they were taking no chances...
从那时起，他们就不再冒险了。