chance
英 [t?ɑ?ns]
美[t??ns]
- n. 機會，際遇；運氣，僥幸；可能性
- vt. 偶然發(fā)生；冒……的險
- vi. 碰巧；偶然被發(fā)現
- n. (Chance)人名；(英)錢斯
英英釋意
- 1. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances;
- "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"
- "now is your chance"
- 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"
- 3. a risk involving danger;
- "you take a chance when you let her drive"
- 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"