chance

偶然；或然性

可能性

机会

碰运气；冒险

机遇

碰巧；刚好；偶然

冒…的危险

偶然碰见；偶然发现(= chance upon)

chance

机会, 可能性, 偶然性, 运气

碰巧, 偶然发生, 冒...的险adj.偶然的

chance

1. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

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2. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"

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3. a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"

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4. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; "what is the probability of rain?"; "we have a good chance of winning"

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1. be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"

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2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

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3. come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"

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1. occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"

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