英语词汇“chance”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

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chance

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CHANCE

fat chance

very little likelihood. (Informal.)

Fat chance he has of getting a promotion.You think she'll lend you the money? Fat chance!

fighting chance

a good possibility of success, especially if every effort is made.

They have at least a fighting chance of winning the race.The patient could die, but he has a fighting chance since the operation.

for the odds to be against one

for things to be against one generally; for one's chances to be slim.

You can give it a try, but the odds are against you.I know the odds are against me, but I wish to run in the race anyway.

ghost of a chance

even the slightest chance. (Slang.)

She can't do it. She doesn't have a ghost of a chance.There is just a ghost of a chance that I’ll be there on time.

have a snowball's chance in hell

to have no chance at all; to have a chance no greater than that of a snowball in hell. (A snowball would melt in hell and have no chance of surviving. Use hell with caution.)

He has a snowball's chance in hell of passing the test.You don't have a snowball's chance in hell of her agreeing to marry you.

heads or tails

the face of a coin or the other side of a coin. (Often used in an act of coin tossing, where one circumstance is valid if the front of a coin appears and another circumstance is valid if the other side appears. Fixed order.)

Jim looked at Jane as he flipped the coin into the air. "Heads or tails?" he asked.It doesn't matter whether the result of the toss is heads or tails. I won't like the outcome in any case.

Lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)

a saying meaning that it is extremely unlikely that the same misfortune will occur again in the same set of circumstances or to the same people.

Ever since the fire, Jean has been afraid that her house will catch fire again, but they say that lightning never strikes twice.Supposedly lightning never strikes twice, but the Smiths' house has been robbed twice this year.

on the off-chance

because of a slight possibility that something may happen, might be the case, etc.; just in case.

I went to the theater on the off-chance that there were tickets for the show left.We didn't think we would get into the stadium, but we went anyway on the off-chance.

sporting chance

a reasonably good chance.

If you hurry, you have a sporting chance of catching the bus.The small company has only a sporting chance of getting the export order.

stand a chance

Do you think I stand a chance of winning first place?Everyone stands a chance of catching the disease.

take a chance and take a risk

to try something where failure or bad fortune is likely.

Come on, take a chance. You may lose, but it's worth trying.I'm not reckless, but I don't mind taking a risk now and then.

ups and downs

good fortune and bad fortune. (Fixed order.)

I've had my ups and downs, but in general life has been good to me.All people have their ups and downs.

chance

verb► chance your armto take unnecessary risks UK, 1966

idiomchance► be (drinking) in the last chance saloon► on the off-chance (that)blow your chancechance/opportunity to miss an important opportunity to do something, by making a mistake or behaving stupidly:Wayne keeps calling and saying he wants to get back together, but I told him he's already blown his chance.Katharine blew the chance to work for Yves St Laurent by clashing with the director of the Paris office.chance would/will be a fine thing BrEBrEspoken used in order to say that something is very unlikely to happen, but you wish it could happen:"Maybe you're tired because you've been partying too much." "Chance would be a fine thing."Lucinda says she may have to go away next week - well, chance will be a fine thing.fat chancespoken used when someone has suggested that something might happen, in order to say that you are sure it will not:"Maybe they'll give you some more money." " Yeah, fat chance."He says Kim will go out with him, but I say fat chance. —see also a fat lot of good it does sbgiven half a chance(also if you give sb half a chance)used in order to say that someone is very likely to do something if they have an opportunity:I don't blame you for asking - I'm sure I'd have done the same thing myself, given half a chance.He'll start telling you all his war stories if you give him half a chance.not have a chance/hope in hell (of)(also not have a snowball's chance in hell)(or not have a cat in hell's chance BrE)spoken used to say that it is impossible for someone to succeed in doing something:I'm quitting - I haven't got a chance in hell of winning.Frankly, you didn't have a snowball's chance in hell against him.If you don't like speaking on the phone, you haven't got a cat in hell's chance of getting this job.have/stand a fighting chancechance/opportunity to be able to survive or succeed, but only by trying or working very hard:I believe we still have a fighting chance of retaining the title.Doctors say she stands more than a fighting chance, so I just have to keep hoping that she wants to live.give sb/sth a fighting chance: The management have appealed to all their suppliers to continue supplying the factory in order to give it a fighting chance of survival.be in with a chance BrEBrEif someone taking part in a sport or competition is in with a chance, it is possible that he or she will win:Two British skaters are in with a chance of winning this special prize.You've got all the skills and bags of personality - I'd say you're in with a chance.jump at the chancechance/opportunity to eagerly accept an opportunity to do something:Wouldn't you jump at the chance of a three-month vacation on full pay?At the age of 80, Reverend Anthony Cunningham has jumped at the chance of a new job.a sporting chanceprobably a fair chance to win or succeed at doing something:Alec Stewart's horse is carrying less weight, which means she has a sporting chance of winning here.Baduin believes his equation gives him more than a sporting chance at winning the lottery.

phrasechance[chanced, chanced, chancing]
chance upon/on
chance upon/on sth • chance upon/on sb formal to find something or meet someone when you are not expecting to: Recently I was wandering around a department store, when I chanced upon an old school friend. One day Allen chanced upon an advert in the Evening Standard inviting aspiring new actors to audition for a new play.■ SIMILAR TO: happen on/upon

chance something

to risk doing something; to try doing something while being aware of the risk involved. I don't usually ride horses, but this time I will chance it. Bob didn't have a ticket, but he went to the airport anyway, chancing a cancellation.

See:

a chance in a million
a fighting chance
a one in a million chance
a one-in-a-million chance
a snowball's chance in hell
a sporting chance
an eye for the main chance
an eye on/for/to the main chance
as chance/luck would have it
as much chance as a wax cat in hell
at the last chance saloon
be in with a chance
blow (one's) chance
Buckley's chance
by any chance
by chance
chance
chance (one's) arm
chance it
chance of a lifetime
chance on
chance on (someone or something)
chance upon (someone or something)
chance would be a fine thing
chance your arm
chances are
dog's chance
eye for/to the main chance, to have an
eye to the main chance, have an
fancy (one's) chances
fancy chances
fancy your chances
fancy your/somebody's chances
fat chance
fifty-fifty chance
fighting chance
fighting chance, a
ghost of a chance
give (one) half a chance
give (someone or something) a chance
give (someone) a second chance
give (someone) another chance
Give me a chance!
give somebody half a chance
given half a/the chance
half a chance
have a dog's chance
have a fighting chance
have an even chance
have an even chance of (doing something)
have an eye for the main chance
have an eye on/for/to the main chance
have an eye to/for the main chance
have Buckley's (chance)
have no chance in hell
in the last chance saloon
in with a chance
jump at
jump at the chance (to do something)
jump at the chance, to
last call
last chance (for/at/to do something)
leap at the chance (to do something)
leap at the opportunity
leave (something) to chance
leave to chance
let slip by
let the chance slip by
let through
never give a sucker an even chance
no chance
not a cat in hell's chance
not a chance
Not a chance!
not a dog's chance
not a ghost of a chance
not have a (snowball's) chance in hell
not have a cat in hell's chance
not have a chance in hell (of doing something)
not have a ghost of a chance
not have a snowball's chance in hell
not have a snowball's chance in hell and not a hope in hell
not have a/the ghost of a chance
not have an earthly chance
not have the ghost of a chance
not stand an earthly chance
of a lifetime
off chance
on the (off) chance
on the chance
on the chance that
on the off chance
on the off-chance
on the outside chance
once-in-a-lifetime chance
one chance in a million
outside chance
risk of rain
slim chance
snowball’s chance in hell
snowball's chance in hell, a
snowball's chance in hell, no more than/not a
sporting chance
sporting chance, a
stand a chance
take (one's) chances
take a chance
take a chance on
take a chance on (someone or something)
take chances
take one's chances
take the chance (to do something)
take your chances
the chance, etc. of a lifetime
the last chance saloon
Tinker to Evers to Chance
You pays your money and you takes your chance
you pays your money, and you takes your chance(s)

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