Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #617
chance
机会；可能性
An opportunity or possibility.
- 1.
An opportunity or possibility.
机会或可能性
- 2.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
由于有利环境组合而产生的可能性
- 3.
Random occurrence; luck.
随机事件；运气
- 4.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
导致事件以某种方式结果的未知且不可预测的现象
- 5.
The probability of something happening.
某事发生的概率
- 6.
a risk involving danger
涉及危险的风险
- 7.
probability; possibility.
概率；可能性
偶然；运气；风险；机会或可能性；由于有利环境组合而产生的可能性；随机事件；运气
In use
There is a good chance of rain today.
We met by chance at the airport.
Don't take any chances; wear your seatbelt.
now is your chance
we ran into each other by pure chance
you take a chance when you let her drive
have a chance to do sth
常用于表达做某事的可能性或机遇。
I have a chance to study abroad.
我有机会出国留学。
take a chance (on sth)
表示冒险做某事，结果不确定。
Connections
Collocations
- good chance
- 很好的机会
- There is a good chance that she will win the competition.她很有机会赢得比赛。
- take a chance
- 冒险；碰运气
- He decided to take a chance and invest in the startup.他决定冒险投资这家初创公司。
- by chance
- 偶然；碰巧
- I met her by chance at the supermarket.我在超市偶然遇见了她。
- little chance
- 机会很小
- There is little chance of rain today.今天下雨的可能性很小。
- fair chance
- 公平的机会
- Everyone deserves a fair chance to succeed.每个人都应有公平的成功机会。
- chance of success
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一枚硬币，一面写CHANCE，代表机会与风险。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常可能性、风险评估、概率统计 该词在表示‘可能性’和‘机会’时日常通用，在表示‘风险’或‘概率’时稍偏正式，故标注混合语域。
Grammar Note
常为不可数名词，但表示具体机会时可数。常用结构：by chance, a chance of doing/to do.
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words dance, glance, trance, prance, lance, and stance all share the ending '-ance' pronounced /æns/ and rhyme with chance. Be careful not to confuse with words like 'change' which have a different vowel and ending.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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