chance

chance的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [tʃæns]
KK音标发音： [tʃæns]

chance的词性：
n.（名词）

1. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
偶然性：在似乎无因可查的事件中末知和不可预测的成分

2. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:
机缘，侥幸：被认为引起不能预知或控制的事件的力量；运气：

Chance will determine the outcome.
机缘将决定结果

3. Often chances The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability:
常作 chances 或然率，机率：很有可能发生的情况；可能性或极可能性：

Chances are good that you will win. Is there any chance of rain?
极有可能你会赢。有可能下雨吗?

4. An accidental or unpredictable event.
偶然的事，意想不到的事

5. A favorable set of circumstances; an opportunity:
机遇，机会：

a chance to escape.
逃跑的机会

6. A risk or hazard; a gamble:
冒险，无把握的事：

took a chance that the ice would hold me.
甘冒冰层可以承受住我的危险

7. Games A raffle or lottery ticket.
【游戏】 奖券，彩票

8. Baseball An opportunity to make a putout or an assist that counts as an error if unsuccessful.
【棒球】 刺杀出局，夹杀：做一次传杀或助杀的机会，不成功则算误杀

chance的词性：
adj.（形容词）

9. Caused by or ascribable to chance; unexpected, random, or casual:
恰巧的，偶然的：由机缘引起的或归因于机缘的；没有预想到的，随意的，随便的：

a chance encounter; a chance result.
邂逅；不曾料想的结果

chance的词性：
v.（动词）

chance的词性：
v.intr.（不及物动词）

10. To come about by chance; occur:
偶然发生，出现：

It chanced that the train was late that day.
那天偶然火车晚点

chance的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

11. To take the risk or hazard of:
冒…险：

not willing to chance it.
不愿意去冒险

12. To find or meet accidentally; happen upon:
偶然遇到，偶然找到：

While in Paris we chanced on two old friends.
在巴黎我们偶然碰到两位老朋友

13. Without plan; accidentally:
意外地；偶然地：

They met by chance on a plane.
他们在飞机上不期而遇

14. Possibly; perchance:
可能地：

Is he, by chance, her brother?
他可能是她哥哥吗?

15. In the slight hope or possibility.
万一发生：抱着微小的希望或可能性

chance的词源：

16. Middle English [unexpected event]
中古英语 [不曾预料的事件]

17. from Old French
源自 古法语

18. from Vulgar Latin *cadentia
源自 俗拉丁语 *cadentia

19. from Latin cad?ns cadent- [present participle of] cadere [to fall, befall] * see kad-
源自 拉丁语 cad?ns cadent- [] cadere的现在分词 [滑落，发生] *参见 kad-

chance， random， casual， haphazard， desultory

20. These adjectives apply to what is determined not by deliberation or method but by accident.
这些形容词适用于不是由特意或方法而是由偶然性决定的情况。

21. Chance stresses lack of premeditation:
Chance 强调缺乏事先考虑：

a chance meeting with a friend.
与一位朋友邂逅。

22. Random implies the absence of a specific pattern or objective and suggests a lack of direction that might or could profitably be imposed:
Random 含指没有特定的模式或目的，并含有缺少原本能有益定向意思：

struck by a random shot;
被流弹击中；

took a random guess.
任意猜想。

23. Casual stresses lack of deliberation and often suggests an absence of due concern:
Casual 强调缺少考虑以及应有的关注：

made a casual observation.
做随随便便的观察。

24. Haphazard implies a carelessness or a willful leaving to chance:
Haphazard 含指粗心大意，乐意听任机缘：

offered a haphazard plan of action.
提供了一个随意的行动计划。

25. Desultory suggests a shifting about from one thing to another that reflects a lack of method:
Desultory 暗指从一件东西移到另一件，反映缺少方法：

engaged in a desultory conversation. See also Synonyms at happen, opportunity
进行一次不连贯的漫谈 参见同义词 happen， opportunity