the chances are against such an attempt: có khả năng là sự cố gắng ấy sẽ không thành công
he has a chance of winning the prize: anh ta có thể đoạt giải
cơ hội
the chance of a lifetime: cơ hội nghìn năm có một
to stand a good chance: được cơ hội thuận tiện
to lose a chance: bỏ lỡ cơ hội
số phận
to take one's chance: phó mặc số phận, đành liều xem sao
on the chance
may ra có thể
I'll call at his house on the chance of seeing him before he leaves home: tôi sẽ lại nhà hắn may ra có thể gặp hắn trước khi hắn đi
the main chance
cơ hội làm giàu, cơ hội để phất
the capitalist always has an eye to the main chance: nhà tư bản luôn luôn tìm cơ hội để phất
tính từ
tình cờ, ngẫu nhiên
there is a chance likeness between the two boys, but thay are not brothers: hai đứa trẻ tình cờ giống nhau nhưng chúng không phải là anh em
động từ
tình cờ, ngẫu nhiên, may mà
to chance to meet someone: tình cờ gặp lại ai
it chanced that my friend was at home when I came: may mà bạn tôi lại có nhà lúc tôi đến
(thông tục) liều, đánh liều
let us chance it: chúng ta cứ liều
to chance upon
tình cờ mà tìm thấy, tình cờ mà gặp
to chance one's arm
(thông tục) liều làm mà thành công
to chance one's luck
cầu may
Pup s chance Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a fighting chance
a fair chance, a good chance If I can get a job interview, I'll have a fighting chance.
a ghost of a chance
a poor chance, not likely to happen That car doesn't have a ghost of a chance. It's too slow!
a slim chance
very little chance, not likely to happen """Is it going to rain today?"" ""Maybe. There's a slim chance."""
a snowball's chance in hell
little or no chance to succeed If I write the test now, I won't have a snowball's chance in hell.
chances are
it is quite possible, it may be Chances are they're lost, and that's why they're late.
fat chance
very little chance, not likely Me? Type 100 words per minute? Fat chance!
fighting chance
(See a fighting chance)
hundred to one shot/chance
a small chance not likely to bring success He only has a hundred to one shot at getting the job that he has applied for.
jump at the chance
be ready to try if you have the opportunity If I was asked to play with their band, I'd jump at the chance.
slim chance
(See a slim chance)
stand a chance
have a possibility They stand a good chance of winning the game.
take a chance
gamble, try your luck I'm going to take a chance and buy gold. It's a gamble, but... .
throw away a chance or opportunity
fail to make use of a chance or opportunity He threw away a chance to get a good education when he began to work when he was very young.
by chance
by accident;unexpectedly 偶然地;意外地 It happened by chance.这是偶然发生的。 The apple fell by chance on Bobby's head.苹果碰巧掉在鲍比的头上。
chance on
come across unexpectedly;meet by accident 偶然发现 I chanced on him last week for the first time in years.上周我几年来第1次碰到了他。 I chanced upon the book in a small bookstore.我在一家小书店偶然发现了这本书。
chance on/upon
come across unexpectedly;meet by accident 偶然发现 I chanced on him last week for the first time in years.上周我几年来第1次碰到了他。 I chanced upon the book in a small bookstore.我在一家小书店偶然发现了这本书。
chance upon
come across unexpectedly;meet by accident 偶然发现 I chanced on him last week for the first time in years.上周我几年来第1次碰到了他。 I chanced upon the book in a small bookstore.我在一家小书店偶然发现了这本书。
take a/one's chance
accept the risk of failure or loss(as in planning or starting sth.); gamble on;venture on 打赌;冒险;碰运气 Won't you take a chance on the price?你愿对这个价格打赌吗? You're taking a chance if you go out in weather like this without an umbrella.这样的天气出门不带伞,你有点侥幸心理。 I don't think I'll get the job but I'm willing to take my chance and ask for it.我想我难以谋得那份工作,但我想碰碰运气提出申请。
take a's chance
accept the risk of failure or loss(as in planning or starting sth.); gamble on;venture on 打赌;冒险;碰运气 Won't you take a chance on the price?你愿对这个价格打赌吗? You're taking a chance if you go out in weather like this without an umbrella.这样的天气出门不带伞,你有点侥幸心理。 I don't think I'll get the job but I'm willing to take my chance and ask for it.我想我难以谋得那份工作,但我想碰碰运气提出申请。
take one's chance
accept the risk of failure or loss(as in planning or starting sth.); gamble on;venture on 打赌;冒险;碰运气 Won't you take a chance on the price?你愿对这个价格打赌吗? You're taking a chance if you go out in weather like this without an umbrella.这样的天气出门不带伞,你有点侥幸心理。 I don't think I'll get the job but I'm willing to take my chance and ask for it.我想我难以谋得那份工作,但我想碰碰运气提出申请。
sporting chance
Idiom(s): sporting chance
Theme: CHANCE
a reasonably good chance. • If you hurry, you have a sporting chance of catching the bus. • The small company has only a sporting chance of getting the export order.
once-in-a-lifetime chance
Idiom(s): once-in-a-lifetime chance
Theme: OPPORTUNITY
a chance that will never occur again in one's lifetime. • This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Don't miss it. • She offered me a once-in-a-lifetime chance, but I turned it down.
on the off-chance
Idiom(s): on the off-chance
Theme: CHANCE
because of a slight possibility that something may happen, might be the case, etc.; just in case. • I went to the theater on the off-chance that there were tickets for the show left. • We didn't think we would get into the stadium, but we went anyway on the off-chance.
let the chance slip by
Idiom(s): let the chance slip by
Theme: NEGLECT
to lose the opportunity (to do something). • When I was younger, I wanted to become a doctor, but I let the chance slip by. • Don't let the chance slip by. Do it now!
have a snowball's chance in hell
Idiom(s): have a snowball's chance in hell
Theme: CHANCE
to have no chance at all; to have a chance no greater than that of a snowball in hell. (A snowball would melt in hell and have no chance of surviving. Use hell with caution.) • He has a snowball's chance in hell of passing the test. • You don't have a snowball's chance in hell of her agreeing to marry you.
ghost of a chance
Idiom(s): ghost of a chance
Theme: CHANCE
even the slightest chance. (Slang.) • She cant do it. She doesn't have a ghost of a chance. • There is just a ghost of a chance that I’ll be there on time.
chance sth
Idiom(s): chance sth
Theme: RISK
to risk doing something; to try doing something. • I don't usually ride horses, but this time I will chance it. • Bob didn't have reservations, but he went to the airport anyway, chancing a cancellation.
Fat chance!
This idiom is a way of telling someone they have no chance.
Not a snowball's chance in hell
There is absolutely no possibility of something hapening if there's not a snowball's chance in hell.
Pup's chance
A pup's chance is no chance.
a snowball's chance
very little chance (as much chance as a snowball has in hell): "We don't have a snowball's chance of winning that contract!"
a half chance|chance|half a chance
n. An opportunity; a reasonable chance. Just give yourself half a chance and you will quickly get used to your new job.
by chance|chance
adv. phr. Without any cause or reason; by accident; accidentally. Tom met Bill by chance.The apple fell by chance on Bobby's head.
chance it|chance
v. phr. To be willing to risk an action whose outcome is uncertain. "Should we take the boat out in such stormy weather?" Jim asked. "We can chance it," Tony replied. "We have enough experience."
chance on|chance|chance upon
v. To happen to find or meet; find or meet by accident. On our vacation we chanced upon an interesting antique store.Mary dropped her ring in the yard, and Mother chanced on it as she was raking. Synonym: HAPPEN ON. Compare: RUN INTO.
fat chance|chance|fat
n. phr., slang Little or no possibility; almost no chance. A high school team would have a fat chance of beating a strong college team.Jane is pretty and popular; you will have a fat chance of getting a date with her. Compare: GHOST OF A.
fighting chance|chance|fight|fighting
n. phr. A chance that necessitates struggle and courage; a slim chance. The doctor told the family that Jack had a fighting chance to recover.Our business lost a lot of money, but we have a fighting chance to stage a comeback.
have a snowball's chance in hell|chance|have|hell|
v. phr. To be condemned to failure; enjoy a zero chance of success. Pessimists used to think that we had a snowball's chance in hell to put a man on the moon; yet we did it in July, 1969.
stand a chance|chance|show|stand|stand a show
n. phr. To have a possibility or opportunity; be likely to do or get something. Fred doesn't stand a chance of being elected.We stand a good chance of seeing Mary at the party.
take a chance|chance|take
v. phr. To accept the risk of failure or loss. We will take a chance on the weather and have the party outdoors.
chance it Take the risk or hazard of, as in I don't know if there's a later bus but let's chance it. The verb to chance alone was so used for a time, as in Let's just chance the rain—I'm not buying a new umbrella! [Late 1800s] Also see take a chance.
chancery
chancery in chancery 1) in process of litigation in a court of equity 2) in an awkward or helpless situation
Chinaman's chance
Chinaman's chance Also, ghost of a chance. An extremely slim chance, a hopeless undertaking. Both versions are most often put negatively, as in He hasn't a Chinaman's chance of finishing the work in time, or They haven't a ghost of a chance to get as far as the playoffs. The first term, now considered offensive, dates from the late 1800s when many Chinese immigrants came to work in California and were resented because they worked for lower wages. Its precise allusion is unclear. The variant, which relies on the meaning of ghost as an insubstantial shadow, dates from the mid-1800s. Also see the synonyms fat chance; not have an earthly chance.
eye to the main chance, have an
eye to the main chance, have an Look out for one's own best interest. For example, Tom is watching the company's progress very closely; he always has an eye to the main chance. [c. 1600]
not a Chinaman's chance
not a Chinaman's chance Also, not a ghost of a chance. See under Chinaman's chance.
not have an earthly chance
not have an earthly chance Also, stand no earthly chance. Have no chance whatever, as in She doesn't have an earthly chance of getting into medical school, or Bill stands no earthly chance of winning the lottery. The use of no earthly in the sense of “no conceivable” dates from the mid-1700s.
on the chance that
on the chance that On the possibility that, as in I came early on the chance that we might have time to chat. This phrase uses chance in the sense of “a possibility or probability for some event,” a usage dating from the late 1700s. It is sometimes put as on the off chance, meaning “on the slight but unlikely possibility,” as in I came late on the off chance that I could avoid Thomas. The addition of off in the sense of “remote” dates from the mid-1800s.
snowball's chance in hell, a No chance at all, as in He hasn't a snowball's chance in hell of getting there in two hours. This idiom, nearly always used negatively, alludes to the traditional view of hell as extremely hot, causing snow to melt at once. [Late 1800s]
a angry chance
a fair chance, a acceptable adventitious If I can get a job interview, I'll acquire a angry chance.
a apparition of a chance
a poor chance, not acceptable to appear That car doesn't acquire a apparition of a chance. It's too slow!
a bisected chance|chance|half a chance
n. An opportunity; a reasonable chance. Just accord yourself bisected a adventitious and you will bound get acclimated to your new job.
a abbreviate chance
very little chance, not acceptable to appear """Is it activity to rain today?"" ""Maybe. There's a abbreviate chance."""
a snowball's chance
very little adventitious (as abundant adventitious as a snowball has in hell): "We don't acquire a snowball's adventitious of acceptable that contract!"
a snowball's adventitious in hell
little or no adventitious to accomplish If I address the analysis now, I won't acquire a snowball's adventitious in hell.
by chance
by accident;unexpectedly 偶然地;意外地 It happened by chance.这是偶然发生的。 The angel fell by adventitious on Bobby's head.苹果碰巧掉在鲍比的头上。
by chance|chance
adv. phr. After any account or reason; by accident; accidentally. Tom met Bill by chance.The angel fell by adventitious on Bobby's head.
chance it Booty the blow or hazard of, as in I don't apperceive if there's a after bus but let's adventitious it. The verb to chance abandoned was so acclimated for a time, as in Let's aloof adventitious the rain—I'm not affairs a new umbrella! [Late 1800s] Additionally see take a chance.
chance it|chance
v. phr. To be accommodating to blow an activity whose aftereffect is uncertain. "Should we booty the baiter out in such bitter weather?" Jim asked. "We can adventitious it," Tony replied. "We acquire abundant experience."
chance on
come beyond unexpectedly;meet by blow 偶然发现 I chanced on him aftermost anniversary for the aboriginal time in years.上周我几年来第1次碰到了他。 I chanced aloft the book in a baby bookstore.我在一家小书店偶然发现了这本书。
chance on/upon
come beyond unexpectedly;meet by blow 偶然发现 I chanced on him aftermost anniversary for the aboriginal time in years.上周我几年来第1次碰到了他。 I chanced aloft the book in a baby bookstore.我在一家小书店偶然发现了这本书。
chance on|chance|chance upon
v. To appear to acquisition or meet; acquisition or accommodated by accident. On our vacation we chanced aloft an absorbing aged store.Mary alone her arena in the yard, and Mother chanced on it as she was raking. Synonym: HAPPEN ON. Compare: RUN INTO.
chance sth
Idiom(s): chance sth
Theme: RISK
to blow accomplishing something; to try accomplishing something. • I don't usually ride horses, but this time I will adventitious it. • Bob didn't acquire reservations, but he went to the airport anyway, chancing a cancellation.
chance upon
come beyond unexpectedly;meet by blow 偶然发现 I chanced on him aftermost anniversary for the aboriginal time in years.上周我几年来第1次碰到了他。 I chanced aloft the book in a baby bookstore.我在一家小书店偶然发现了这本书。
chancery
chancery in chancery 1) in action of action in a cloister of equity 2) in an awkward or abandoned situation
chances are
it is actually possible, it may be Chances are they're lost, and that's why they're late.
Chinaman's chance
Chinaman's chance Also, ghost of a chance. An acutely abbreviate chance, a hopeless undertaking. Both versions are best generally put negatively, as in He hasn't a Chinaman's adventitious of finishing the assignment in time, or They haven't a apparition of a adventitious to get as far as the playoffs. The aboriginal term, now advised offensive, dates from the backward 1800s back abounding Chinese immigrants came to assignment in California and were resented because they formed for lower wages. Its absolute allusion is unclear. The variant, which relies on the acceptation of ghost as an aerial shadow, dates from the mid-1800s. Additionally see the synonyms fat chance; not acquire an alluvial chance.
eye to the capital chance, acquire an
eye to the capital chance, acquire an Look out for one's own best interest. For example, Tom is watching the company's advance actual closely; he consistently has an eye to the capital chance. [c. 1600]
fat chance
very little chance, not acceptable Me? Type 100 words per minute? Fat chance!
Fat chance!
This argot is a way of cogent accession they acquire no chance.
fat chance|chance|fat
n. phr., slang Little or no possibility; about no chance. A aerial academy aggregation would acquire a fat adventitious of assault a able academy team.Jane is appealing and popular; you will acquire a fat adventitious of accepting a date with her. Compare: GHOST OF A.
fighting chance
(See a angry chance)
fighting chance|chance|fight|fighting
n. phr. A adventitious that necessitates attempt and courage; a abbreviate chance. The doctor told the ancestors that Jack had a angry adventitious to recover.Our business absent a lot of money, but we acquire a angry adventitious to date a comeback.
ghost of a chance
Idiom(s): ghost of a chance
Theme: CHANCE
even the aboriginal chance. (Slang.) • She deceit do it. She doesn't acquire a apparition of a chance. • There is aloof a apparition of a adventitious that I’ll be there on time.
have a snowball's adventitious in hell
Idiom(s): have a snowball's adventitious in hell
Theme: CHANCE
to acquire no adventitious at all; to acquire a adventitious no greater than that of a snowball in hell. (A snowball would cook in hell and acquire no adventitious of surviving. Use hell with caution.) • He has a snowball's adventitious in hell of casual the test. • You don't acquire a snowball's adventitious in hell of her accordant to ally you.
have a snowball's adventitious in hell|chance|have|hell|
v. phr. To be accursed to failure; adore a aught adventitious of success. Pessimists acclimated to anticipate that we had a snowball's adventitious in hell to put a man on the moon; yet we did it in July, 1969.
hundred to one shot/chance
a baby adventitious not acceptable to accompany success He alone has a hundred to one attempt at accepting the job that he has activated for.
jump at the chance
be accessible to try if you acquire the befalling If I was asked to comedy with their band, I'd jump at the chance.
let the adventitious blooper by
Idiom(s): let the adventitious blooper by
Theme: NEGLECT
to lose the befalling (to do something). • Back I was younger, I capital to become a doctor, but I let the adventitious blooper by. • Don't let the adventitious blooper by. Do it now!
not a Chinaman's chance
not a Chinaman's chance Also, not a apparition of a chance. See beneath Chinaman's chance.
Not a snowball's adventitious in hell
There is actually no achievability of article hapening if there's not a snowball's adventitious in hell.
not acquire an alluvial chance
not acquire an alluvial chance Also, stand no alluvial chance. Acquire no adventitious whatever, as in She doesn't acquire an alluvial adventitious of accepting into medical school, or Bill stands no alluvial adventitious of acceptable the lottery. The use of no earthly in the faculty of “no conceivable” dates from the mid-1700s.
on the adventitious that
on the adventitious that On the achievability that, as in I came aboriginal on the adventitious that we ability acquire time to chat. This byword uses chance in the faculty of “a achievability or anticipation for some event,” a acceptance dating from the backward 1700s. It is sometimes put as on the off chance, acceptation “on the slight but absurd possibility,” as in I came backward on the off adventitious that I could abstain Thomas. The accession of off in the faculty of “remote” dates from the mid-1800s.
because of a slight achievability that article may happen, ability be the case, etc.; aloof in case. • I went to the amphitheater on the off-chance that there were tickets for the appearance left. • We didn't anticipate we would get into the stadium, but we went anyhow on the off-chance.
once-in-a-lifetime chance
Idiom(s): once-in-a-lifetime chance
Theme: OPPORTUNITY
a adventitious that will never action afresh in one's lifetime. • This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Don't absence it. • She offered me a once-in-a-lifetime chance, but I angry it down.
Pup's chance
A pup's adventitious is no chance.
slim chance
(See a abbreviate chance)
snowball's adventitious in hell, a
snowball's adventitious in hell, a No adventitious at all, as in He hasn't a snowball's adventitious in hell of accepting there in two hours. This idiom, about consistently acclimated negatively, alludes to the acceptable appearance of hell as acutely hot, causing snow to cook at once. [Late 1800s]
sporting chance
Idiom(s): sporting chance
Theme: CHANCE
a analytic acceptable chance. • If you hurry, you acquire a antic adventitious of communicable the bus. • The baby aggregation has alone a antic adventitious of accepting the consign order.
sporting chance, a
sporting chance, a A fair adventitious for success, as in She thinks she has a antic adventitious for actuality called agency chief. [Colloquial; backward 1800s]
stand a chance
have a achievability They angle a acceptable adventitious of acceptable the game.
stand a chance|chance|show|stand|stand a show
n. phr. To acquire a achievability or opportunity; be acceptable to do or get something. Fred doesn't angle a adventitious of actuality elected.We angle a acceptable adventitious of seeing Mary at the party.
take a chance
gamble, try your luck I'm activity to booty a adventitious and buy gold. It's a gamble, but... .
take a chance|chance|take
v. phr. To acquire the blow of abortion or loss. We will booty a adventitious on the acclimate and acquire the affair outdoors.
take a's chance
accept the blow of abortion or loss(as in planning or starting sth.); gamble on;venture on 打赌;冒险;碰运气 Won't you booty a adventitious on the price?你愿对这个价格打赌吗? You're demography a adventitious if you go out in acclimate like this after an umbrella.这样的天气出门不带伞,你有点侥幸心理。 I don't anticipate I'll get the job but I'm accommodating to booty my adventitious and ask for it.我想我难以谋得那份工作,但我想碰碰运气提出申请。
take a/one's chance
accept the blow of abortion or loss(as in planning or starting sth.); gamble on;venture on 打赌;冒险;碰运气 Won't you booty a adventitious on the price?你愿对这个价格打赌吗? You're demography a adventitious if you go out in acclimate like this after an umbrella.这样的天气出门不带伞,你有点侥幸心理。 I don't anticipate I'll get the job but I'm accommodating to booty my adventitious and ask for it.我想我难以谋得那份工作,但我想碰碰运气提出申请。
take one's chance
accept the blow of abortion or loss(as in planning or starting sth.); gamble on;venture on 打赌;冒险;碰运气 Won't you booty a adventitious on the price?你愿对这个价格打赌吗? You're demography a adventitious if you go out in acclimate like this after an umbrella.这样的天气出门不带伞,你有点侥幸心理。 I don't anticipate I'll get the job but I'm accommodating to booty my adventitious and ask for it.我想我难以谋得那份工作,但我想碰碰运气提出申请。
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Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ Pup s chance