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N-VAR
可能(性);機會
If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
例句
Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?...
你認為他們有可能擊敗澳大利亞嗎？
This partnership has a good chance of success...
這個組合獲勝的希望很大。
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N-COUNT
機會;機遇
If you have a chance to do something, you have the opportunity to do it.
例句
The electoral council announced that all eligible people would get a chance to vote...
選舉委員會宣布，所有有資格者都將獲得投票的機會。
Most refugee doctors never get the chance to practice medicine in British hospitals...
多數去避難的醫生永遠沒有機會在英國醫院行醫。
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ADJ
偶然的;意外的;湊巧的
A chance meeting or event is one that is not planned or expected.
例句
...a chance meeting.
偶遇
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VERB
碰巧(做);偶然發現
If you chance to do something or chance on something, you do it or find it although you had not planned or tried to.
例句
A man I chanced to meet proved to be a most unusual character...
我邂逅了一個人，后來發現他是個極為與眾不同的家伙。
It was just then that I chanced to look round.
就在那時，我恰好環顧了下四周。
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VERB
冒…的險
If you chance something, you do it even though there is a risk that you may not succeed or that something bad may happen.
例句
Andy knew the risks. I cannot believe he would have chanced it...
安迪知道有風險，我不敢相信他竟然甘冒其險。
He decided no assassin would chance a shot from amongst that crowd.
他認定，沒有刺客會冒險混在人群里開槍。
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PHRASE
偶然;碰巧
Something that happens by chance was not planned by anyone.
例句
He had met Mr Maude by chance.
他曾邂逅過莫德先生。
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PHRASE
(用以詢問某事是否屬實)會不會，可能
You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true.
例句
Are they by any chance related?
他們有可能是親戚嗎？
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PHRASE
有可能;有機會
If you say that someone stands a chance of achieving something, you mean that they are likely to achieve it. If you say that someone doesn't stand a chance of achieving something, you mean that they cannot possibly achieve it.
例句
Being very good at science subjects, I stood a good chance of gaining high grades...
我理科很棒，所以很有機會拿高分。
Neither is seen as standing any chance of snatching the leadership from him.
兩人都不被認為有任何可能從他手中奪得領導權。
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PHRASE
冒險;碰運氣
When you take a chance, you try to do something although there is a large risk of danger or failure.
例句
You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK...
在英國度假，只有賭天氣了。
From then on, they were taking no chances...
從那時起，他們就不再冒險了。