chance, opportunity, occasion

venture, chance, dare, hazard, risk

名詞 chance:

1. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
   同義詞：opportunity
2. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
   同義詞：luck, fortune, hazard
3. a risk involving danger
4. 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
   同義詞：probability
5. the possibility of future success
   同義詞：prospect

動詞 chance:

1. be the case by chance
2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
   同義詞：gamble, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
3. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
   同義詞：find, happen, bump, encounter

形容詞 chance:

1. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
   同義詞：accidental, casual

1. It was the chance she had been waiting for.
   這就是她一直等待的機(jī)會。
2. She's keen and I'm sure she'll succeed given half a chance.
   她聰明機(jī)智，只要有點兒機(jī)會我肯定她會成功。
3. Please give me a chance to explain.
   請給我個機(jī)會讓我解釋一下。
4. We may lose a lot of support, but that's a chance we'll have to take.
   我們或許會失去很多支持，但這個風(fēng)險我們必須冒一冒。
5. I never miss a chance of playing football.
   我從不錯過踢足球的機(jī)會。
6. A chance meeting brought the two old friends together again.
   偶然的相遇使兩位老朋友重新聚首。

chance

n.（名詞）

The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
偶然性：在似乎無因可查的事件中末知和不可預(yù)測的成分
A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:
機(jī)緣，僥幸：被認(rèn)為引起不能預(yù)知或控制的事件的力量；運氣：
例句：
Chance will determine the outcome.
機(jī)緣將決定結(jié)果

Often chances The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability:
常作 chances 或然率，機(jī)率：很有可能發(fā)生的情況；可能性或極可能性：
例句：
Chances are good that you will win. Is there any chance of rainô
極有可能你會贏。有可能下雨嗎ô

An accidental or unpredictable event.
偶然的事，意想不到的事
A favorable set of circumstances; an opportunity:
機(jī)遇，機(jī)會：有利的狀況或環(huán)境；機(jī)會：
例句：
a chance to escape.
逃跑的機(jī)會

A risk or hazard; a gamble:
風(fēng)險或危險；冒險：
例句：
took a chance that the ice would hold me.
甘冒冰層可以承受住我的危險

Games A raffle or lottery ticket.
【游戲】 獎券，彩票
Baseball An opportunity to make a putout or an assist that counts as an error if unsuccessful.
【棒球】 刺殺出局，夾殺：做一次傳殺或助殺的機(jī)會，不成功則算誤殺
adj.（形容詞）
Caused by or ascribable to chance; unexpected, random, or casual:
恰巧的，偶然的：由機(jī)緣引起的或歸因于機(jī)緣的；沒有預(yù)想到的，隨意的，隨便的：
例句：
a chance encounter; a chance result.
邂逅；不曾料想的結(jié)果

v.（動詞）
chanced,chanc.ing,chanc.es
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To come about by chance; occur:
偶然發(fā)生；出現(xiàn)：
例句：
It chanced that the train was late that day.
那天偶然火車晚點

v.tr.（及物動詞）
To take the risk or hazard of:
冒…險：
例句：
not willing to chance it.
不愿意去冒險

<常用詞組>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.
在巴黎我們偶然碰到兩位老朋友

<習(xí)慣用語>by chance
Without plan; accidentally:
意外地；偶然地：
例句：
They met by chance on a plane.
他們在飛機(jī)上不期而遇

Possibly; perchance:
或許；可能：
例句：
Is he, by chance, her brotherô
他可能是她哥哥嗎ô

on the off chance
In the slight hope or possibility.
萬一發(fā)生：抱著微小的希望或可能性
來源：
Middle English [unexpected event]
中古英語 [不曾預(yù)料的事件]
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Vulgar Latin *cadentia
源自 俗拉丁語 *cadentia
from Latin cadôns cadent- [present participle of] cadere [to fall, befall] * see kad-
源自 拉丁語 cadôns cadent- [] cadere的現(xiàn)在分詞 [滑落，發(fā)生] *參見 kad-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>chance,random,casual,haphazard,desultoryThese adjectives apply to what is determined not by deliberation or method but by accident.
這些形容詞適用于不是由特意或方法而是由偶然性決定的情況。
Chance stresses lack of premeditation:
Chance 強(qiáng)調(diào)缺乏事先考慮：
例句：
a chance meeting with a friend.
與一位朋友邂逅。

Random implies the absence of a specific pattern or objective and suggests a lack of direction that might or could profitably be imposed:
Random 含指沒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;
被流彈擊中；

例句：
took a random guess.
任意猜想。

Casual stresses lack of deliberation and often suggests an absence of due concern:
Casual 強(qiáng)調(diào)缺少考慮以及應(yīng)有的關(guān)注：
例句：
made a casual observation.
做隨隨便便的觀察。

Haphazard implies a carelessness or a willful leaving to chance:
Haphazard 含指粗心大意，樂意聽任機(jī)緣：
例句：
offered a haphazard plan of action.
提供了一個隨意的行動計劃。

Desultory suggests a shifting about from one thing to another that reflects a lack of method:
Desultory 暗指從一件東西移到另一件，反映缺少方法：
例句：
engaged in a desultory conversation. See also Synonyms at happen ,opportunity
進(jìn)行一次不連貫的漫談 參見同義詞 happen,opportunity