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| by any chance adv | (possibly) | SCSimplified Chinese 可能 kě néng
TCTraditional Chinese 可能 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 或许 kě néng ，huò xǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 或許 |
| | Would you by any chance be able to lend me $10? |
| by chance adv | (coincidentally) | SCSimplified Chinese 偶然 ǒu rán
TCTraditional Chinese 偶然 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 碰巧 ǒu rán，pèng qiǎo |
| | I met my French teacher by chance in the supermarket. |
| | 我在超市里偶遇了我的法语老师。 |
| chance circumstances npl | (coincidence) | SCSimplified Chinese 凑巧 còu qiǎo |
| | It was not by seeking it, but by chance circumstances that I found what I really wanted. |
| chance find n | informal ([sth] discovered by accident) | SCSimplified Chinese 偶得物 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 偶然发现的物品 |
| chance it v expr | informal (take a chance or risk) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 碰碰运气，冒险试一下 pèng pèng yùn qì，mào xiǎn shì yí xià |
| | I could see no obvious other way out, so I chanced it and jumped. |
| | Don't chance it; take sensible precautions. |
chance of a lifetime,
opportunity of a lifetime n | (rare opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 千载难逢的机会 |
| | The job offer with the television station was the chance of a lifetime. |
| Fat chance! interj | slang (unlikely) | SCSimplified Chinese 可能性极小 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 基本不可能 |
| | Ha! Fat chance that he will ever pay you back. |
| fighting chance n | figurative (fair opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 经过努力有可能成功的机会 |
| | Do you think the team has a fighting chance of winning the championship title? |
| game of chance n | (activity: depends on luck) | SCSimplified Chinese 凭机会的比赛 píng jī huì de bǐ sài |
| | Dice is a game of chance. |
| a ghost of a chance n | figurative (slight possibility) | SCSimplified Chinese 渺茫的机会 miǎo máng de jī huì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一丝机会 miǎo máng de jī huì，yì sī jī huì |
| 备注: Commonly used in negative sentences or where there is doubt |
| | 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 expr | figurative, informal (if allowed, able) | SCSimplified Chinese 但凡有机会 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 只要有点儿机会 |
| | I would take that job, given half a chance. |
| good chance n | (high probability) | SCSimplified Chinese 高几率 |
| happen by chance v expr | (be lucky, coincidental) | SCSimplified Chinese 碰巧发生
TCTraditional Chinese 碰巧發生 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 凑巧发生 |
| | We weren't trying to get pregnant; it happened by chance. |
have a chance of [sth],
have a chance of doing [sth] v expr | (be able to succeed at [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 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 v expr | (be given the opportunity to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 有机会 yǒu jī huì
TCTraditional Chinese 有機會 |
| | If I have a chance I will try and win. |
| have a chance at [sth] v expr | (have opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 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 expr | (have opportunity to do) | SCSimplified Chinese 有机会 yǒu jī huì
TCTraditional Chinese 有機會 |
| | Audrey has a chance at getting into Harvard. |
| have a good chance v expr | (be likely to succeed) | SCSimplified Chinese 有个好机会 yǒu gè hǎo jī huì |
| | I have a good chance of winning the race. |
| have no chance v expr | (be doomed) | SCSimplified Chinese 毫无希望 háo wú xī wàng
TCTraditional Chinese 毫無希望 |
| | She had no chance, the disease had spread too far. |
| have no chance v expr | (not have opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有机会 méi yǒu jī huì
TCTraditional Chinese 沒有機會 |
| | I saw this article last week and wanted to comment, but had no chance until now. |
| have no chance to do [sth] v expr | (not have opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有做…的机会 |
| | The swimming pool looked nice, but we had no chance to use it. |
| have no chance of [sth] v expr | (be unable) | SCSimplified Chinese 根本无法 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 根本不能 |
| | He had no chance of survival in the desert. |
| have no chance of doing [sth] v expr | (be unable) | SCSimplified Chinese 根本没有机会 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 根本无法 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 根本不能 |
| | The patient has no chance of surviving without the treatment. |
| jump at the chance v expr | informal, figurative (accept opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 欣然接受机会 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 热切地抓住机会 |
| | When my grandmother offered to take me to England, I jumped at the chance. |
| jump at the chance to do [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (accept opportunity to do) | SCSimplified Chinese 热切地抓住做某事的机会 |
| | I would jump at the chance to meet my sporting hero. |
| last chance n | (final opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 最后机会，最后的机会 |
leap at the chance,
leap at the opportunity v expr | figurative (seize the opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 抓住机会 |
| | When he asked me if I'd like to go on holiday to Hawaii with him, I leapt at the chance. |
leap at the chance to do [sth],
leap at the opportunity to do [sth] v expr | figurative (seize an opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 抓住机会 |
| | She leapt at the chance to perform with her favourite singer. |
| little chance n | (hardly any possibility) | SCSimplified Chinese 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 n | (hardly any opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 几乎没有机会 jī hū méi yǒu jī huì |
| mere chance n | (coincidence alone) | SCSimplified Chinese 纯属偶然 chún shǔ ǒu rán
TCTraditional Chinese 純屬偶然 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 纯属巧合 chún shǔ ǒu rán，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 expr | (not take or get the opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 错过机会 cuò guò jī huì
TCTraditional Chinese 錯過機會 |
| | I missed the chance to hear that band when they last performed here, but I will catch them next time. |
| no chance n | (absence of opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 没机会 méi jī huì
TCTraditional Chinese 沒機會 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 机会渺茫 méi jī huì，jī huì miǎo máng |
| | You have no chance of getting tickets for the game this late. |
| no chance interj | informal (that is extremely unlikely) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 不可能，行不通 bù kě néng ，xíng bù tōng |
| | You want to borrow dad's car? No chance! |
| not a chance n | (no possibility) | SCSimplified Chinese 不可能 bù kě néng |
| | There is not a chance he would ever win a foot race. |
not a chance,
no chance interj | (impossible) | SCSimplified Chinese 不可能 bù kě néng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 绝不可能 |
| | "Do you think Phil will lend us the money?" "Not a chance!" |
| not have a chance v expr | (be doomed) | SCSimplified Chinese 毫无机会 háo wú jī huì
TCTraditional Chinese 毫無機會 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 注定 háo wú jī huì ，zhù dìng
TCTraditional Chinese 注定 |
| not have a chance v expr | (not have opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有机会 méi yǒu jī huì
TCTraditional Chinese 沒有機會 |
| | I have not had a chance to check my emails yet. |
| not stand a chance v expr | informal (be doomed) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有希望 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 没有可能 |
| | The car hit Bridget at 70 mph. She didn't stand a chance. |
on the chance,
on the chance that expr | (just in case) | SCSimplified Chinese 万一 wàn yī
TCTraditional Chinese 萬一 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 碰巧 wàn yī ，pèng qiǎo |
| on the off chance expr | informal (just in case) | SCSimplified Chinese 万一, 碰碰运气 |
on the off chance,
on the off chance that expr | informal (with clause: in case) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 抱微弱希望 bào wēi ruò xī wàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 万一 bào wēi ruò xī wàng，wàn yī
TCTraditional Chinese 萬一 |
| | On the off chance that it rains, we will postpone the competition until tomorrow. |
| outside chance n | (low probability) | SCSimplified Chinese 小概率 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 可能性低的机会 |
| | That horse has an outside chance of winning the race. |
| second chance n | (further opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 第二次机会 dì èr cì jī huì |
| | Any student who fails the test has a second chance to do it again a few weeks later. |
| slim chance n | (little possibility) | SCSimplified Chinese 极小的概率，渺茫的机会 miǎo máng de jī huì |
| small chance n | (little probability) | SCSimplified Chinese 渺小的机会 miǎo xiǎo de jī huì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很小的几率 miǎo xiǎo de jī huì，hěn xiǎo de jī lǜ |
| | Maybe you'll win in lottery - it's really a small chance, but it's still a chance. |
| a snowball's chance in hell expr | (no chance at all) | SCSimplified Chinese 希望不大 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 毫无机会 háo wú jī huì
TCTraditional Chinese 毫無機會 |
| sporting chance n | (fair opportunity) | SCSimplified Chinese 公平的机会 gōng píng de jī huì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 胜负各半的机会 gōng píng de jī huì，shèng fù gè bàn de jī huì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 成败参半的机会 gōng píng de jī huì，chéng bài cān bàn de jī huì |
| | I'm a firm believer in giving everyone a sporting chance. |
| | One team was so good that the other didn't even have a sporting chance. |
| stand a chance v expr | informal (have a possibility) | SCSimplified Chinese 有机会 yǒu jī huì
TCTraditional Chinese 有機會 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有可能 yǒu jī huì ，yǒu kě néng |
| | I tried everything I could but never really stood a chance. |
| stand a chance of doing [sth] v expr | informal (have a possibility) | SCSimplified Chinese 有可能 yǒu kě néng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有机会 yǒu kě néng ，yǒu jī huì
TCTraditional Chinese 有機會 |
| | The team realistically never stood a chance of beating Real Madrid. |
| take a chance v expr | (act on a possibility) | SCSimplified Chinese 尝试 cháng shì
TCTraditional Chinese 嘗試 |
| | 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 expr | (gamble, risk [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 冒险 mào xiǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 冒險 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 碰运气 mào xiǎn，pèng yùn qì
TCTraditional Chinese 碰運氣 |
| | 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。 |
there is an off chance,
there is an off chance that expr | (there is a slight possibility that) | SCSimplified Chinese 机会很小 |