POSSIBILITY 可能性, [C,U] how possible or likely it is that something will happen, especially something you want

机会，可能性

There's always the chance that something will go wrong.

总有可能会出现问题。

What are the team's chances of success?

球队获胜的希望有多大？

She has a good chance of a successful recovery.

她成功康复的机会很大。

There is little chance of her being found alive.

她生还的可能性很小。

The day will be cloudy with a slight chance of rain later tonight.

今夜晚些时候天气将转阴，降雨可能性不大。

He gave the show a fifty-fifty chance of survival.

他认为这个节目能够做下去的可能性是一半一半。

It was a million to one chance , but it had happened.

这种可能性微乎其微，但它还是发生了。

The operation is performed under local anaesthetic, which lessens the chances of infection.

做这个手术使用局部麻醉，能降低感染的风险。

How can we improve our chances of career development?

我们如何才能增加职业发展的机会呢？

Chances are they'll be out when we call.

有可能我们打电话过去的时候他们已经出去了。

OPPORTUNITY 机会, [C] a time or situation which you can use to do something that you want to do

机会，机遇，有利时机;

Ralph was waiting for a chance to introduce himself.

拉尔夫正在等待机会作自我介绍。

our only chance of escape

我们唯一的逃脱机会

I never get a chance to relax these days.

我近来一直没机会好好放松一下。

I'm sorry, I haven't had a chance to look at it yet.

很抱歉，我还没有时间看呢。

I can explain everything if you'll just give me a chance .

如果你能给我机会，我会解释这一切的。

You should take the chance (=use the opportunity) to travel while you're still young.

你应该趁年轻抓紧机会旅游。

If someone invited me over to Florida, I'd jump at the chance.

如果有人邀请我去佛罗里达，我会赶紧抓住这个机会。

Denise never misses the chance of a free meal.

丹尼丝从不错过任何吃免费餐的机会。

He was given a second chance to prove his abilities.

他得到了可以再次证明自己能力的机会。

Friday is your last chance to see the show before it closes.

星期五是演出谢幕前最后的观看机会。

I'll give you one last chance and if you don't bring it on Monday, you'll be in trouble.

我给你最后一次机会，如果你星期一还不把它带来的话就够你瞧的了。

I couldn't pass up going to Japan; it was a chance in a million.

我不想放弃去日本的机会，这可是千载难逢的啊。

Quick! Now's your chance to ask her, before she leaves.

快点！ 你的机会来了，趁她还没走快去问她。

Rick could do really well, given half a chance (=if he were given even a small opportunity) .

只要给里克一点机会，他就能做得很好。

RISK 风险, take a chance to do something that involves risks

冒险; 碰运气:

The rope might break, but that's a chance we'll have to take.

绳子可能会断，但我们只能冒这个险了。

After losing $20,000 on my last business venture, I'm not taking any chances this time.

上次买卖我损失了 20,000 美元，这次我不会冒任何风险了。

He was taking a chance on a relatively new young actor.

他在冒险用一个出道不太久的年轻演员。

He decided to take his chances in the boat.

他决定上船碰碰运气。

LIKELY TO SUCCEED 很可能成功的, sb's chances how likely it is that someone will succeed

某人的成功机会:

Ryan will be a candidate in next month's elections, but his chances are not good.

瑞安将是下个月大选的候选人，但他成功的机会不大。

England's chances of winning the series have all but disappeared.

英格兰队在这次系列赛中获胜的机会几乎已荡然无存。

I don't fancy their chances against Brazil.

我觉得他们胜巴西队的机会很渺茫。

LUCK 运气, [U] the way some things happen without being planned or caused by people

巧合，偶然;

I bumped into her quite by chance in Oxford Street.

我在牛津大街碰巧遇到她。

Dave had thought of every possibility, he was leaving nothing to chance.

戴夫把所有的可能性都考虑到了，不留任何纰漏。

It was pure chance that they ended up working in the same office in the same town.

真巧，结果他们在同一个小镇同一个办事处工作。

As chance would have it , the one time I wanted to see her, she wasn't in.

真凑巧，我就这么一次想见她，她却偏偏不在。

stand / have a chance (of sth / of doing sth), if someone or something stands a chance of doing something, it is possible that they will succeed

（某事/做某事）有成功的可能性:

If we did move to London, I'd stand a much better chance of getting a job.

如果我们当初搬到伦敦，那我找到工作的可能性就会大得多。

Ireland have an outside chance (=slight chance) of qualifying for the World Cup.

爱尔兰队获得世界杯参赛资格的可能性不大。

He has a sporting chance of promotion (=a fairly good chance) .

他得到提升的可能性相当大。

I've given myself a fighting chance of getting to the finals (=a small but real chance if a great effort can be made) .

我在为自己进入决赛而努力争取机会。

by any chance, [spoken] used to ask politely whether something is true

也许，可能〔用于礼貌地问某事是否属实〕:

Are you Mrs Grant, by any chance?

你可能就是格兰特太太吧？

any chance of...?, [spoken] used to ask whether you can have something or whether something is possible

能…吗？〔用于询问是否能拥有某物或某事是否可能〕:

Any chance of a cup of coffee?

我能要杯咖啡吗？

Any chance of you coming to the party on Saturday?

星期六你能来参加聚会吗？

be in with a chance, if a competitor is in with a chance, it is possible that they will win

有成功（获胜）的可能:

I think we're in with a good chance of beating them.

我认为我们击败他们的可能性很大。

no chance! / fat chance!, [spoken] used to emphasize that you are sure something could never happen

绝对不可能！:

'Maybe your brother would lend you the money?' 'Huh, fat chance!'

“也许你哥哥会借钱给你呢？”“ ！ 绝不可能！”

on the off chance, if you do something on the off chance, you do it hoping for a particular result, although you know it is not likely

希望〔某事〕会发生，对…抱有一线希望:

I didn't really expect her to be at home. I just called on the off chance.

我并不指望她会在家，我只是打个电话试试。

chance would be a fine thing!, [BrE spoken] used to mean that the thing you want to happen is very unlikely

要有这样的机会就好了！〔用于表示希望发生的事是不可能的〕:

'Do you think you'll get married?' 'Chance would be a fine thing!'

“你觉得你会结婚吗？”“哪有这样的好事啊！”

[T] to do something that you know involves a risk

冒…的险〔做某事〕:

I wasn't sure if I'd got quite enough petrol to get me home, but I decided to chance it .

我不知道开车回家汽油够不够，但我决定冒一下险。

We decided not to chance our luck in the storm.

我们决定不去冒险顶着暴风雨出去。

She'd never played before, but she was ready to chance her arm (=take a risk by doing something which may fail) .

她从未玩过，但她准备冒险试一下。

I decided to stay where I was. I couldn't chance being seen.

我决定留在原处，我不敢冒险被人看到。

[I] [literary] to happen in a way which is not expected and not planned

偶然（碰巧）发生:

She chanced to be passing when I came out of the house.

我从屋里出来时她恰巧经过。

It chanced that we both went to Paris that year.

碰巧那一年我们都去了巴黎。

not planned or expected

偶然的，意外的;

A chance meeting with a journalist changed everything.

和一位新闻记者的不期而遇改变了一切。

A chance remark by one of his colleagues got him thinking.

一位同事无意中说的一句话让他思考了起来。