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| by any chance advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (possibly) | 可能
kě néng |
| | | 或许
huò xǔ |
| | Would you by any chance be able to lend me $10? |
| by chance advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (coincidentally) | 偶然
ǒu rán |
| | | 碰巧
pèng qiǎo |
| | I met my French teacher by chance in the supermarket. |
| chance circumstances nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (coincidence) | 凑巧
còu qiǎo |
| | It was not by seeking it, but by chance circumstances that I found what I really wanted. |
| chance it viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | informal (take a chance or risk) (非正式用语) | 碰碰运气，冒险试一下
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| | I could see no obvious other way out, so I chanced it and jumped. |
chance of a lifetime,
opportunity of a lifetime nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (rare opportunity) | 一生一次的机会，千载难逢的机会
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| | The job offer with the television station was the chance of a lifetime. |
chance on [sth],
chance upon [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (unexpectedly encounter [sb/sth]) | 偶然遇到
ǒu rán yù dào |
| | | 偶然见到
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| | Walking throught the woods, I chanced upon young rabbits cavorting in the tall grass. |
| Fat chance! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | slang (unlikely) | 可能性极小
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| | | 基本不可能
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| | Ha! Fat chance that he will ever pay you back. |
| fighting chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (fair opportunity) | 经过努力有可能成功的机会
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| | Do you think the team has a fighting chance of winning the championship title? |
| game of chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (activity: depends on luck) | 凭机会的比赛
píng jī huì de bǐ sài |
| | Dice is a game of chance. |
| a ghost of a chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (slight possibility) | 渺茫的机会
miǎo máng de jī huì |
| | | 一丝机会
yì sī jī huì |
| | My husband might run for office, but he really doesn't stand a ghost of a chance. |
given half a chance,
given half the chance exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | figurative, informal (if allowed, able) | 但凡有机会
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| | | 只要有点儿机会
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| | I would take that job, given half a chance. |
| happen by chance v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be lucky, coincidental) | 碰巧发生
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| | | 凑巧发生
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| | We weren't trying to get pregnant; it happened by chance. |
| have a chance viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (be able to succeed at [sth]) | 有成功的机会
yǒu chéng gōng de jī huì |
| | We have a chance of winning if we can carry on at this rate. |
| have a chance viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (be given the opportunity to do [sth]) | 有机会
yǒu jī huì |
| | If I have a chance I will try and win. |
| have a chance at [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (have opportunity) | 得到…的机会
dé dào … de jī huì |
| | Johnson has a chance at another world title. |
| have a chance at doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (have opportunity to do) | 有机会
yǒu jī huì |
| | Audrey has a chance at getting into Harvard. |
| have a good chance v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be likely to succeed) | 有个好机会
yǒu gè hǎo jī huì |
| | I have a good chance of winning the race. |
| have no chance v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be doomed) | 毫无希望
háo wú xī wàng |
| | She had no chance, the disease had spread too far. |
| have no chance v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (not have opportunity) | 没有机会
méi yǒu jī huì |
| | I saw this article last week and wanted to comment, but had no chance until now. |
| have no chance to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (not have opportunity) | 没有做…的机会
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| | The swimming pool looked nice, but we had no chance to use it. |
| jump at the chance v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, figurative (accept opportunity) | 欣然接受机会
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| | | 热切地抓住机会
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| | When my grandmother offered to take me to England, I jumped at the chance. |
| jump at the chance to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, figurative (accept opportunity to do) | 热切地抓住做某事的机会
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| | I would jump at the chance to meet my sporting hero. |
| last chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (final opportunity) | 最后机会，最后的机会
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| little chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hardly any possibility) | 几乎没有可能性
jī hū méi yǒu kě néng xìng |
| | There's little chance of our old car making such a long journey. The doctors said he was in a coma and had little chance of recovery. |
| little chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hardly any opportunity) | 几乎没有机会
jī hū méi yǒu jī huì |
| mere chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (coincidence alone) | 纯属偶然
chún shǔ ǒu rán |
| | | 纯属巧合
chún shǔ qiǎo hé |
| | He didn't win by mere chance; he was the best-trained and strongest of the racers. |
| miss the chance v | (not take or get the opportunity) | 错过机会
cuò guò jī huì |
| | I missed the chance to hear that band when they last performed here, but I will catch them next time. |
| no chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (absence of opportunity) | 没机会
méi jī huì |
| | | 机会渺茫
jī huì miǎo máng |
| | You have no chance of getting tickets for the game this late. |
| no chance interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (that is extremely unlikely) (非正式用语) | 不可能，行不通
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| | You want to borrow dad's car? No chance! |
| not a chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (no possibility) | 不可能
bù kě néng |
| | There is not a chance he would ever win a foot race. |
not a chance,
no chance interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (impossible) | 不可能
bù kě néng |
| | | 绝不可能
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| | "Do you think Phil will lend us the money?" "Not a chance!" |
| not have a chance v | (be doomed) | 毫无机会
háo wú jī huì |
| | | 注定
zhù dìng |
| not have a chance v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (not have opportunity) | 没有机会
méi yǒu jī huì |
| | I have not had a chance to check my emails yet. |
| on the off chance advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (in the unlikely event that, in case) | 抱微弱希望
bào wēi ruò xī wàng |
| | | 碰运气
pèng yùn qì |
| | On the off chance that it rains, we will postpone the competition until tomorrow. |
| small chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (little probability) | 渺小的机会
miǎo xiǎo de jī huì |
| | | 很小的几率
hěn xiǎo de jī lǜ |
| | Maybe you'll win in lottery - it's really a small chance, but it's still a chance. |
| sporting chance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fair opportunity) | 公平的机会
gōng píng de jī huì |
| | | 胜负各半的机会
shèng fù gè bàn de jī huì |
| | | 成败参半的机会
chéng bài cān bàn de jī huì |
| | One team was so good that the other didn't even have a sporting chance. |
| stand a chance v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (have a possibility) | 有机会
yǒu jī huì |
| | | 有可能
yǒu kě néng |
| | I tried everything I could but never really stood a chance. |
| stand a chance of doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (have a possibility) | 有可能
yǒu kě néng |
| | | 有机会
yǒu jī huì |
| | The team realistically never stood a chance of beating Real Madrid. |
| take a chance v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (act on a possibility) | 尝试
cháng shì |
| | Yes, it's possible I won't win, but I'll take a chance. |
| | 是的，我或许会失败，不过我还是会尝试一下。 |
| take a chance v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (gamble, risk [sth]) | 冒险
mào xiǎn |
| | | 碰运气
pèng yùn qì |
| | She took a chance on him, promoting him despite his lack of experience. |
| | 尽管他缺乏经验，她还是冒险提拔了他。 |