Word · Frequency #617
chances
冒险；碰运气
chances is the third person singular of chance.
核心释义
to try or risk something
- 1.
尝试或冒险
To try or risk.
- 2.
偶然发现某事
To discover something by chance.
偶然发现；碰巧遇到；尝试或冒险；偶然发现某事；偶然发生；冒险
用法In use
She chanced to meet her old friend at the market.
用法提示：这里chance意为“偶然发生”，后接不定式，表示碰巧做某事。
He chanced a quick glance at the document.
用法提示：这里chance作及物动词，意为“冒险”，后接名词短语。
They are chancing everything on this deal.
用法提示：这里chance作及物动词，意为“冒险”，使用现在分词形式。
chance it
非正式用法，常与 it 连用，表示冒险一试、碰碰运气。
The weather looked bad, but we chanced it and drove to the coast.
天气看起来不好，但我们还是冒险试了试，开车去了海边。
chance doing sth
chance 后接动名词，表示冒着风险做某事。
He chanced leaving the door unlocked while he was out.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chance upon
- 偶然发现；无意中遇到
- I chanced upon an old letter while cleaning the attic.我打扫阁楼时偶然发现了一封旧信。
- chance it
- 碰碰运气；冒险一试
- The road might be blocked, but we'll chance it.路可能会堵，但我们还是要碰碰运气。
- chance a glance
- 冒险看一眼；偷瞄一眼
- She chanced a glance at the clock during the exam.考试时她冒险偷偷看了一眼钟。
- chance one's arm
- 冒险一试；孤注一掷
- He chanced his arm by asking his boss for a raise.他冒险一试，向老板要求加薪。
- chance the weather
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把chance的尾巴c换成g就是change（改变）：动词chance是冒险/碰运气，冒险常带来改变，也可能碰巧发现。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary narrative 作动词时，chance 多用于正式或文学语境，表示“冒险做某事”或“偶然发现/碰巧遇到”（常接 on/upon/along）。日常口语中更常用 risk、try 或 come across 等表达。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
In General American, chance /tʃæns/ rhymes with dance /dæns/, glance /ɡlæns/, advance /ədˈvæns/, enhance /ɪnˈhæns/, and trance /træns/ — they all end in /-æns/. Warning: change /tʃeɪndʒ/ looks similar because it starts with 'chan', but it sounds completely different and does not rhyme.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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