chance
n.(名词)
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
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:
例句:
Chance will determine the outcome.
机缘将决定结果
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:
例句:
Chances are good that you will win. Is there any chance of rainô
极有可能你会赢。有可能下雨吗ô
An accidental or unpredictable event.
偶然的事,意想不到的事
A favorable set of circumstances; an opportunity:
机遇,机会:有利的状况或环境;机会:
例句:
a chance to escape.
逃跑的机会
A risk or hazard; a gamble:
风险或危险;冒险:
例句:
took a chance that the ice would hold me.
甘冒冰层可以承受住我的危险
Games A raffle or lottery ticket.
【游戏】 奖券,彩票
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:
例句:
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:
例句:
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:
例句:
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:
例句:
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
Without plan; accidentally:
意外地;偶然地:
例句:
They met by chance on a plane.
他们在飞机上不期而遇
Possibly; perchance:
或许;可能:
例句:
Is he, by chance, her brotherô
他可能是她哥哥吗ô
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
来源:
Middle English [unexpected event]
中古英语 [不曾预料的事件]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Vulgar Latin *cadentia
源自 俗拉丁语 *cadentia
from Latin cadôns cadent- [present participle of] cadere [to fall, befall] * see kad-
源自 拉丁语 cadôns cadent- [] cadere的现在分词 [滑落,发生] *参见 kad-
<参考词汇><同义词>chance,random,casual,haphazard,desultoryThese 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。
Chance stresses lack of premeditation:
Chance 强调缺乏事先考虑:
例句:
a chance meeting with a friend.
与一位朋友邂逅。
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:
例句:
struck by a random shot;
被流弹击中;
例句:
took a random guess.
任意猜想。
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:
例句:
made a casual observation.
做随随便便的观察。
Haphazard implies a carelessness or a willful leaving to chance:
Haphazard 含指粗心大意,乐意听任机缘:
例句:
offered a haphazard plan of action.
提供了一个随意的行动计划。
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:
例句:
engaged in a desultory conversation. See also Synonyms at happen ,opportunity
进行一次不连贯的漫谈 参见同义词 happen,opportunity