chance
noun/tʃæns/
Слово англійською: chance
Переклад chance українською: ви́падок (випадко́вість), шанс, можли́вість, змо́га (імові́рність і т. д.)
Детальний опис
- [countable, uncountable] a possibility of something happening, especially something that you want
- chance of doing something She only has a slim chance of passing the exam.
- Is there any chance of getting tickets for tonight?
- chance that… There's a good chance that I'll be back in time.
- There is no chance that he will change his mind.
- chance of somebody/something doing something What chance is there of anybody being found alive?
- There is little chance of that happening.
- chance of something The operation has a fifty-fifty chance of success.
- Nowadays a premature baby has a very good chance of survival.
- Not wearing a helmet could increase your chance of injury.
- The Met Office said there was an 80 per cent chance of severe weather.
- chance at something Now that he's met the love of his life, he finally has a chance at real happiness.
- chance for something We believe the plan has a good chance for success.
- with a chance They are the one team with a chance of beating us.
- an outside chance (= a very small one)
- The chances are a million to one against being struck by lightning.
- [countable] a suitable time or situation when you have the opportunity to do something
- It was the chance she had been waiting for.
- Jeff deceived me once already—I won't give him a second chance.
- This is your big chance (= opportunity for success).
- chance of something We won't get another chance of a holiday this year.
- chance to do something Please give me a chance to explain.
- You'll have the chance to ask questions at the end.
- The team missed their chance to win the cup.
- Tonight is your last chance to catch the play at your local theatre.
- She jumped at the chance to go back to Australia.
- He realized that this might be his only chance to save himself.
- chance for somebody to do something There will be a chance for parents to look around the school.
- [countable] an unpleasant or dangerous possibility
- When installing electrical equipment don't take any chances. A mistake could kill.
- The car might break down but that's a chance we'll have to take.
- chance on somebody/something The producers didn't want to take a chance on an unknown actor.
- chance with somebody/something The police were taking no chances with the protesters.
- [uncountable] the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand
- I met her by chance (= without planning to) at the airport.
- Chess is not a game of chance.
- It was pure chance that we were both there.
- We'll plan everything very carefully and leave nothing to chance.
Synonyms luckluckchance ▪ coincidence ▪ accident ▪ fate ▪ destinyThese are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.luck the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people:- This ring has always brought me good luck.
- The results could simply be due to chance.
- They met through a series of strange coincidences.
- Their early arrival was just an accident.
- Fate decreed that she would never reach America.
- I believe there’s some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate.
- by …luck/chance/coincidence/accident
- It’s no coincidence/accident that…
- pure/sheer luck/chance/coincidence/accident
- to believe in luck/coincidences/fate/destiny
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cheance, from cheoir ‘fall, befall’, based on Latin cadere.
Idioms
as chance would have it
- happening in a way that was lucky, although it was not planned
- As chance would have it, John was going to London too, so I went with him.
be in with a chance (of doing something)
- (British English, informal) to have the possibility of succeeding or achieving something
- ‘Do you think we'll win?’ ‘I think we're in with a chance.’
- He's in with a good chance of passing the exam.
- After a poor start, they are now in with a chance of winning the league.
by any chance
- used especially in questions, to ask whether something is true, possible, etc.
- Are you in love with him, by any chance?
- Are you by any chance Mr Ludd?
the chances are (that)…
- (informal) it is likely that…
- The chances are you won't have to pay.
chance would be a fine thing
- (British English, informal) people say chance would be a fine thing to show that they would like to do or have the thing that somebody has mentioned, but that they do not think that it is very likely
(a) fat chance (of something/doing something)
- (informal) used for saying that you do not believe something is likely to happen
- ‘They might let us in without tickets.’ ‘Fat chance of that!’
- Fat chance of him helping you!
a fighting chance
- a small chance of being successful if a great effort is made
- We still have a fighting chance of beating them and winning the Cup.
- If you win this round then you still have a fighting chance.
give somebody/something half a chance
- to give somebody/something some opportunity to do something
- That dog will give you a nasty bite, given half a chance.
have an even chance (of doing something)
- to be equally likely to do or not do something
- She has more than an even chance of winning tomorrow.
- There’s an even chance that the jury will find him guilty.
no chance
- (informal) there is no possibility
- ‘Do you think he'll do it?’ ‘No chance.’
not have/stand a cat in hell’s chance (of doing something)
- (informal) to have no chance at all
not have a dog’s chance
- to have no chance at all
- He hasn't a dog's chance of passing the exam.
not have a snowball’s chance in hell
- (informal) to have no chance at all
- There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that I'll wear that thing!
on the off chance (of doing something/that…)
- because of the possibility of something happening, although it is unlikely
- I didn't think you'd be at home but I just called by on the off chance.
- She scanned the crowd on the off chance of seeing someone she knew.
- I called in at the office on the off chance that you would still be there.
- I rang the company just on the off chance that they might have a vacancy.
a sporting chance
- a reasonable chance of success
stand a chance (of doing something)
- to have the possibility of succeeding or achieving something
- The driver didn't stand a chance of stopping in time.
- He doesn't stand a chance of winning against such an experienced player.
take a chance (on something)
- to decide to do something, knowing that it might be the wrong choice
- We took a chance on the weather and planned to have the party outside.
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsc1- The manager took a chance on the young goalkeeper.
- The guide book didn't mention the hotel, but we decided to take a chance.
take your chances
- to take a risk or to use the opportunities that you have and hope that things will happen in the way that you want
- He took his chances and jumped into the water.
with an eye for/on/to the main chance
- (British English, usually disapproving) with the hope of using a particular situation in order to gain some advantage for yourself