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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++chance1 /tʃɑːns $ tʃæns/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 possibility 可能性 [countable, uncountable]PROBABLY the possibility 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。chance of What are the team’s chances of success? 球队获胜的希望有多大？ If we did move to London, I’d stand a much better chance (=have a much better chance) of getting a job. 如果我们真的搬到伦敦去，我找到工作的机会就大多了。 There is little chance of her being found alive. 她生还的可能性很小。 Chances are (=it is likely that) you’ll be fine. 你会没事的。2 opportunity 机会 [countable]CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY a time or situation which you can use to do something that you want to do 机会，机遇，有利时机 SYN opportunitychance to do something Ralph was waiting for a chance to introduce himself. 拉尔夫正在等待机会作自我介绍。chance of our only chance of escape 我们唯一的逃脱机会 I’m sorry, I haven’t had a chance to look at it yet. 对不起，我还没有时间看呢。 If someone invited me over to Florida, I’d jump at the chance (=use the opportunity eagerly). 如果有人邀请我去佛罗里达，我会赶紧抓住这个机会。3 RISK 风险take a chance RISKto 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. 上次生意我损失了20,000美元，这次我不会冒任何风险了。take a chance on He was taking a chance on a relatively new young actor. 他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。4 LIKELY TO SUCCEED 很可能成功的somebody’s chances PROBABLYhow 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. 瑞安将是下个月选举的候选人，但他成功的机会不大。somebody’s chances of doing something 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。not fancy/not rate somebody’s chances British English (=think someone is unlikely to succeed) 认为某人不可能成功 I don’t fancy their chances against Brazil. 我觉得他们战胜巴西队的机会很渺茫。 ► Don’t say ‘someone’s chances to do something’. Say someone’s chances of doing something. 不要说 ‘someone’s chances to do something’. 而要说 someone’s chances of doing something.5 luck 运气 [uncountable]CHANCE/BY CHANCE the way some things happen without being planned or caused by people 巧合，偶然 → fateby chance I bumped into her quite by chance in Oxford Street. 我在牛津街碰巧遇到她。leave something to chance (=to not plan something but just hope that everything will happen as intended) 让某事碰运气 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。pure/sheer/blind chance (=not at all planned) 纯粹的巧合 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. 真是巧了，我难得一次想见她，她正好不在。6 by any chance spokenTRUE used to ask politely whether something is true 也许，可能〔用于礼貌地询问某事是否属实〕7 any chance of ...? spokenASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something used to ask whether you can have something or whether something is possible 能…吗？〔用于询问是否能要某物或某事是否可能〕8 be in with a chance PROBABLYif a competitor is in with a chance, it is possible that they will win 有成功[获胜]的可能9 no chance!/fat chance! spokenNO used to emphasize that you are sure something could never happen 绝对不可能！10 on the off chance HOPEif 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11 chance would be a fine thing! British English spokenPROBABLY 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〕 → game of chance at game1(15) COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the possibility that something will happen, especially something you want 机会，可能性verbshave/stand a chance (of something) (=it is possible you will do it) 有可能（做某事）I think you have a good chance of getting the job. 我想你很有可能得到这份工作。give somebody a chance of doing something (=say how likely it is that they will do it) 说某人有多少可能性会做某事He has been given a fifty-fifty chance of being fit for Sunday’s match. 据说他有一半的可能会在星期天的比赛中出场。increase the chance of something 增加某事的可能性Certain foods increase the chance of heart disease. 有些食物会增加患心脏病的概率。improve the chance of something 提高某事的机会The book shows you how to improve your chance of success. 本书教你如何提高成功的机会。reduce/lessen the chance of something 减少某事的机会nThe talks were aimed at reducing the chance of war.ruin any chance of something (=make it impossible for something to happen) 断送某事的机会nDrinking alcohol can ruin any chance of weight loss.njeopardize any chance of something (=make something less likely to happen)This could jeopardize any chance of a ceasefire.adjectivesa good chance (=when something is likely) 很大的可能性I think there is a good chance that he will say yes. 我想他很有可能会同意。every chance (=a good chance) 极大的可能性There’s every chance that the baby will survive. 这名婴儿存活的希望很大。some chance 一些可能性There’s some chance of snow later this week. 本周晚些时候可能会下雪。a small/slight/slim chance 很少/些微/极小的可能性He only has a very small chance of being elected. 他当选的可能性很小。nThere’s a slight chance of some sunshine in the west.no/little/not much chance 没有可能/几乎没有可能/不大可能The prisoners knew there was little chance of escape. 犯人知道，几乎没有可能逃跑。a one in three/four/ten etc chance (=used to say how likely something is) 三分之一/四分之一/十分之一等的可能性People in their 30s have a one in 3,000 chance of getting the disease. 三十来岁的人患这种疾病的概率是三千分之一。a fair chance (=a fairly good chance) 较大的可能性nIf you work, you have a fair chance of passing the test.a sporting chance (=a fairly good chance) 较大的可能性nThe proposals had at least a sporting chance of being accepted.a fighting chance (=a small but real chance) 通过努力可以获得的一线希望nThe Republican Party has a fighting chance at the next election.a fifty-fifty chance (=an equal chance that something will or will not happen) 百分之五十的可能性nI’d say there is a 50–50 chance that the deal will go through.an outside/a remote chance (=a very small chance) 极小的可能性nHe still has an outside chance of winning the championship.a million-to-one chance/a one in a million chance (=when something is extremely unlikely) 百万分之一的可能性nIt must have been a million-to-one chance that we’d meet. COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a time or situation which you can use to do something that you want to do 机会，机遇，有利时机verbsget/have a chance to do something 有做某事的机会I’d like a job in which I get the chance to travel. 我想要一份有机会旅行的工作。give somebody/offer/provide a chance 给某人一个机会I was given the chance to play the main part in the play. 我得到一个在剧中演主角的机会。nSport provides a chance for you to get outside with friends.take a chance (=accept an opportunity) 接受机会If I was offered the chance to be in the team, I’d take it. 要是给我进球队的机会，我会接受的。jump at a chance (=use an opportunity eagerly) 忙不迭地抓住机会Ed jumped at the chance to earn some extra money. 埃德忙不迭地抓住这个机会赚些外快。grab/seize a chance (=quickly use an opportunity) 立即抓住机会As soon as she stopped speaking, I grabbed the chance to leave. 她一说完，我就赶紧抓住机会离开。miss/lose a chance (=not use an opportunity) 错过机会He missed a chance to score just before half time. 就在上半场结束前他错过了一个得分的机会。throw away/pass up/turn down a chance (=not accept or use an opportunity) 放过/错过/拒绝机会nImagine throwing up a chance to go to America!welcome the chance to do something 欣然接受做某事的机会nI’d welcome the chance to discuss the problem with someone.deserve a chance 应该有机会nEvery kid deserves a chance in life.blow a chance informal (=have a special opportunity and fail to use it) 浪费机会nHe thought he’d blown his chance of happiness.adjectivesa second chance/another chance 第二次/再一次机会The interview went badly, so I didn’t think they would give me a second chance. 面试情况很糟，我相信他们不会再给我机会了。somebody’s last chance 某人的最后一次机会This is my last chance to try and pass the exam. 这是我力争通过考试的最后一次机会了。phrasesthe chance of a lifetime (=one that you are very unlikely to have again) 一生难得的机会If you don’t decide soon, you’ll have missed the chance of a lifetime. 如果你不快点决定，就会错过一生难得的好机会。now’s your chance spoken (=you have the opportunity to do something now) 现在你的机会来了You’re not working so now’s your chance to write a book. 你现在不上班，正是你写书的机会。given the chance/given half a chance (=if there is an opportunity to do something) 如果有机会Goats will eat anything, given half a chance. 山羊逮到什么就吃什么。
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chance• "Back to School Night" will be a chance for parents to meet their child's teacher.• It's a beautiful building - you should go and see it if you have a chance.• Then the war came and after the war the concert-managers offered me a chance to do all the Mahler symphonies.• He took less of a chance.• That would reduce his chances of missing something almost to nil.• It was her last chance to see him before she left town.• They now have to put up with seeing their young thrown in prison and coming out with little chance of being rehabilitated.• I never got the chance to thank him for all his help.• I wish he'd just give me the chance to explain.• You should take the chance to travel while you are still young.• The chances of such preservation need to be assessed before evidence is destroyed.• The chance of reproducing is high even if the organism is not very efficient.• They are beginning to quietly fancy their chances at Stamford Bridge.chance of• What do you think our chances of getting that contract are?chance to do something• Will be get a chance to try out his ideas?• I think we recognize that we still have a chance to be a good team.• I took the class because it was a chance to learn more about computers.• Deutsche once thought about bidding, thought not, and now has a last chance to think again.• A young brain leaped at the chance to know something his superiors did not.• On days like today they get the chance to race it.• And when children are given the chance to read in school, their reading is often followed by an examination.• Everyone is cashing in on the chance to make a little syrup.• She ended up marrying a man who chanced to come by looking for a room.• Well turn to page 35 for your chance to win one of ten great outdoor jackets from Karrimor.by chance• I met an old friend by chance on the train.• If by chance I'm not in when she calls, can you take a message?• Quite by chance, a TV crew was filming in the area when the accident happened.• A tourist had filmed the robbery by chance.chance2 verb 1 RISK[transitive] to do something that you know involves a risk 冒险做〔某事〕2 [intransitive] literaryCHANCE/BY CHANCE to happen in a way which is not expected and not planned 偶然[碰巧]发生3 chance on/upon/across somebody/something phrasal verb formal CHANCE/BY CHANCEto find something or meet someone when you are not expecting to 偶然发现；偶然遇见→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
chance• He chanced it with the bouncers.• There they chanced on the ruins of a temple, where among the broken walls an old monk had established his hermitage.• Before we had received a reply, Fitzroy Maclean chanced to call at my office.• They concealed the horses and made camp among the trees, out of sight of anyone who chanced to pass during the night.chance it• On the whole he preferred recorded music and the chance it gave for repeated hearings.• Vincent spoke almost enviously of the miners' darkness, and the chance it gave them to reclaim the light.• If there's any chance it is placenta praevia, it could detach and cause a haemorrhage.• I hoped it would be put to use, though there was a chance it might be just ballast for the journey.• If you want to chance it, the first thing to do is book a venue.• And what a chance it was!• He chanced it with the bouncers.• There was no chance it would be fixed before it would be stripped.chance to do something• Before we had received a reply, Fitzroy Maclean chanced to call at my office.• Roman would be less likely to spot her now if he chanced to look round.• The industry, under Reagan, had little chance to save itself.• Herr Schikenader, the former proprietor, chanced to see me perform one evening.• Dubuque community leaders were persuaded that a merger of Mercy and Finley offered the best chance to stem growing costs.• A ricocheting bullet chanced to take the front from the cigarette machine.• I had a good chance to tick off 100,000 people.• It probably was his only chance to touch a legend.chance3 adjective [only before noun] 1 CHANCE/BY CHANCEnot planned or expected 偶然的，意外的 SYN accidentalchance meeting/encounter/event etc 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起来。Examples from the Corpus
chance• On the other hand, some archaeologists dismiss all leys as merely chance alignments without proper statistical investigation.• Sometimes chance discovery directs research on to new and profitable lines.• Wilson hoped his chance discovery would benefit poor families in developing nations.• A chance encounter at the conference gave him the opportunity to tell the professor about his work.• I was not responsible for the chance encounter that allowed the virus to slip into my bloodstream in the summer of 1944.• The chance look and request for a bed for the night brings Zacheaus down from his sycamore tree.• Their friendship was the result of a chance meeting.• Official archaeology views it as the chance remains of a glacier.chance meeting/encounter/event etc• Her chance encounter 16 years ago with Neumaier and Luther joined her world with two others.• She arranges that Agnes and Weston no longer have the opportunity of chance meetings.• From Honk Kong comes a confusing romance about chance encounters between lovesick cops and unusual women.• These occasional chance encounters could not in any way be said to constitute a satisfactory emotional life.• A chance encounter in a restaurant is a prospect.• To quote Lautréamont: Beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella upon an operating table.• It might be argued that political gladiators are no different than other people but that certain chance events propel them into activism.From Longman Business Dictionarychancechance /tʃɑːnstʃæns/ noun [uncountable] COMMERCEthe risk always present in certain business activities and accepted by business peopleEvery commercial business is subject to chance or risk.Origin chance1 (1200-1300) Old French Vulgar Latin cadentia “fall”, from Latin cadere “to fall”chance1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →COLLOCATIONS2chance2 verbchance3 adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChinese
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chance
chance1 S1 W1 /tʃɑːns $ tʃæns/ 
noun
There’s always the chance that something will go wrong.
chance of
What are the team’s chances of success?
If we did move to London, I’d stand a much better chance (=have a much better chance) of getting a job.
There is little chance of her being found alive.
Chances are (=it is likely that) you’ll be fine.
2. OPPORTUNITY [countable] a time or situation which you can use to do something that you want to do
SYN opportunity
chance to do something
Ralph was waiting for a chance to introduce himself.
chance of
our only chance of escape
I’m sorry, I haven’t had a chance to look at it yet.
If someone invited me over to Florida, I’d jump at the chance (=use the opportunity eagerly).
3. RISK take a chance to do something that involves risks:
The rope might break, but that’s a chance we’ll have to take.
After losing $20,000 on my last business venture, I’m not taking any chances this time.
take a chance on
He was taking a chance on a relatively new young actor.
He decided to take his chances in the boat.
4. LIKELY TO SUCCEED sb’s chances how likely it is that someone will succeed:
Ryan will be a candidate in next month’s elections, but his chances are not good.
sb’s chances of doing something
England’s chances of winning the series have all but disappeared.
not fancy/not rate sb’s chances British English (=think someone is unlikely to succeed)
I don’t fancy their chances against Brazil.
► Do not say ‘someone’s chances to do something’. Say someone’s chances of doing something.
5. LUCK [uncountable] the way some things happen without being planned or caused by people ⇨ fate
by chance
I bumped into her quite by chance in Oxford Street.
leave something to chance (=to not plan something but just hope that everything will happen as intended)
Dave had thought of every possibility, he was leaving nothing to chance.
pure/sheer/blind chance (=not at all planned)
It was pure chance that they ended up working in the same office in the same town.
As chance would have it , the one time I wanted to see her, she wasn’t in.
6. by any chance spoken used to ask politely whether something is true:
Are you Mrs Grant, by any chance?
7. any chance of ...? spoken used to ask whether you can have something or whether something is possible:
Any chance of a cup of coffee?
Any chance of you coming to the party on Saturday?
8. be in with a chance if a competitor is in with a chance, it is possible that they will win:
I think we’re in with a good chance of beating them.
9. no chance!/fat chance! spoken used to emphasize that you are sure something could never happen:
‘Maybe your brother would lend you the money?’ ‘Huh, fat chance!’
10. 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:
I didn’t really expect her to be at home. I just called on the off chance. ⇨ off-chance
11. chance would be a fine thing! British English spoken used to mean that the thing you want to happen is very unlikely:
‘Do you think you’ll get married?’ ‘Chance would be a fine thing!’
⇨ game of chance at game1(15)
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▪have/stand a chance (of something) (=it is possible you will do it) I think you have a good chance of getting the job.
▪give somebody a chance of doing something (=say how likely it is that they will do it) He has been given a fifty-fifty chance of being fit for Sunday’s match.
▪increase the chance of something Certain foods increase the chance of heart disease.
▪improve the chance of something The book shows you how to improve your chance of success.
▪reduce/lessen the chance of something The talks were aimed at reducing the chance of war.
▪ruin any chance of something (=make it impossible for something to happen) Drinking alcohol can ruin any chance of weight loss.
▪jeopardize any chance of something (=make something less likely to happen) This could jeopardize any chance of a ceasefire.
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▪a good chance (=when something is likely) I think there is a good chance that he will say yes.
▪every chance (=a good chance) There’s every chance that the baby will survive.
▪some chance There’s some chance of snow later this week.
▪a small/slight/slim chance He only has a very small chance of being elected. | There’s a slight chance of some sunshine in the west.
▪no/little/not much chance The prisoners knew there was little chance of escape.
▪a one in three/four/ten etc chance (=used to say how likely something is) People in their 30s have a one in 3,000 chance of getting the disease.
▪a fair chance (=a fairly good chance) If you work, you have a fair chance of passing the test.
▪a sporting chance (=a fairly good chance) The proposals had at least a sporting chance of being accepted.
▪a fighting chance (=a small but real chance) The Republican Party has a fighting chance at the next election.
▪a fifty-fifty chance (=an equal chance that something will or will not happen) I’d say there is a 50–50 chance that the deal will go through.
▪an outside/a remote chance (=a very small chance) He still has an outside chance of winning the championship.
▪a million-to-one chance/a one in a million chance (=when something is extremely unlikely) It must have been a million-to-one chance that we’d meet.
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▪get/have a chance to do something I’d like a job in which I get the chance to travel.
▪give somebody/offer/provide a chance I was given the chance to play the main part in the play. | Sport provides a chance for you to get outside with friends.
▪take a chance (=accept an opportunity) If I was offered the chance to be in the team, I’d take it.
▪jump at a chance (=use an opportunity eagerly) Ed jumped at the chance to earn some extra money.
▪grab/seize a chance (=quickly use an opportunity) As soon as she stopped speaking, I grabbed the chance to leave.
▪miss/lose a chance (=not use an opportunity) He missed a chance to score just before half time.
▪throw away/pass up/turn down a chance (=not accept or use an opportunity) Imagine throwing up a chance to go to America!
▪welcome the chance to do something I’d welcome the chance to discuss the problem with someone.
▪deserve a chance Every kid deserves a chance in life.
▪blow a chance informal (=have a special opportunity and fail to use it) He thought he’d blown his chance of happiness.
■ adjectives
▪a second chance/another chance The interview went badly, so I didn’t think they would give me a second chance.
▪sb’s last chance This is my last chance to try and pass the exam.
■ phrases
▪the chance of a lifetime (=one that you are very unlikely to have again) If you don’t decide soon, you’ll have missed the chance of a lifetime.
▪now’s your chance spoken (=you have the opportunity to do something now) You’re not working so now’s your chance to write a book.
▪given the chance/given half a chance (=if there is an opportunity to do something) Goats will eat anything, given half a chance.
▪ luck noun [uncountable] when good or bad things happen to people by chance: The game involves an element of luck as well as skill.
▪chance noun [uncountable] the way that some things happen without being planned or caused by people: I met her by chance on a plane to Tokyo. | Like all top athletes, he leaves nothing to chance, and trains harder than anybody.
▪fortune noun [uncountable] luck and the effect it has on your life: I had the good fortune to work with some great people. | The tour was dogged by ill fortune (=it had a lot of bad luck) from the start. | Fortune has shone on the team so far this season (=they have been lucky).
▪fate noun [uncountable] a power that some people believe controls what happens to people and which cannot be changed or stopped: Fate dealt him a cruel blow with the death of his wife at the age of 32. | It must have been fate that brought them together, and fate that tore them apart. | We can’t just leave it to fate.
▪providence noun [uncountable] a power which some people believe controls what happens in our lives and protects us: Do you believe in divine providence (=God’s power to make things happen)? | Her life was mapped out for her by providence.
▪fluke noun [countable usually singular] informal something good that happens because of luck: Their second goal was a fluke. | They won by a fluke.
chance2 verb
1. [transitive] to do something that you know involves a risk:
I wasn’t sure if I’d got quite enough petrol to get me home, but I decided to chance it.
We decided not to chance our luck in the storm.
She’d never played before, but she was ready to chance her arm (=take a risk by doing something which may fail).
chance doing something
I decided to stay where I was. I couldn’t chance being seen.
2. [intransitive] literary to happen in a way which is not expected and not planned
chance to do something
She chanced to be passing when I came out of the house.
It chanced that we both went to Paris that year.
chance on/upon/across somebody/something phrasal verb formal
to find something or meet someone when you are not expecting to:
Henry chanced upon some valuable coins in the attic.
chance3 adjective [only before noun]
not planned or expected
SYN accidental
chance meeting/encounter/event etc
A chance meeting with a journalist changed everything.
A chance remark by one of his colleagues got him thinking.
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noun Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: Vulgar Latin cadentia 'fall', from Latin cadere 'to fall'
1. POSSIBILITY [uncountable and countable] the possibility that something will happen, especially something you want:Language: Old French
Origin: Vulgar Latin cadentia 'fall', from Latin cadere 'to fall'
chance of
2. OPPORTUNITY [countable] a time or situation which you can use to do something that you want to do
SYN opportunity
chance to do something
chance of
3. RISK take a chance to do something that involves risks:
take a chance on
4. LIKELY TO SUCCEED sb’s chances how likely it is that someone will succeed:
sb’s chances of doing something
not fancy/not rate sb’s chances British English (=think someone is unlikely to succeed)
► Do not say ‘someone’s chances to do something’. Say someone’s chances of doing something.
5. LUCK [uncountable] the way some things happen without being planned or caused by people ⇨ fate
by chance
leave something to chance (=to not plan something but just hope that everything will happen as intended)
pure/sheer/blind chance (=not at all planned)
6. by any chance spoken used to ask politely whether something is true:
7. any chance of ...? spoken used to ask whether you can have something or whether something is possible:
8. be in with a chance if a competitor is in with a chance, it is possible that they will win:
9. no chance!/fat chance! spoken used to emphasize that you are sure something could never happen:
10. 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:
11. chance would be a fine thing! British English spoken used to mean that the thing you want to happen is very unlikely:
⇨ game of chance at game1(15)
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verb1. [transitive] to do something that you know involves a risk:
chance doing something
2. [intransitive] literary to happen in a way which is not expected and not planned
chance to do something
chance on/upon/across somebody/something phrasal verb formal
to find something or meet someone when you are not expecting to:
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adjective [only before noun]not planned or expected
SYN accidental
chance meeting/encounter/event etc
luck the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people 指机遇、命运、运气 ：◆ This ring has always brought me good luck. 这戒指总是给我带来好运。 chance the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand 指偶然、碰巧、意外 ：◆ The results could simply be due to chance. 这结果可能纯属意外。 coincidence the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way 指出人意料的巧合、巧事 ：◆ They met through a series of strange coincidences. 他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。 accident something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance 指意外、偶然的事 ：◆ Their early arrival was just an accident. 他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。 fate the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed 指命运、天数、定数、天意 ：◆ Fate decreed that she would never reach America. 命中注定她永远到不了美国。 destiny the power that is believed to control events 指主宰事物的力量、命运之神 ：◆ I believe there's some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate. 我认为有某种力量在指引着我们，称之为上帝也罢，天意也罢，或是命运也罢。
fate or destiny? 用 fate 还是 destiny？
Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often,fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless.Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who havea strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things.* fate 有时是善意的，但那只是意外的恩赐；fate 也是残酷的，使人感到无能为力；destiny 更可能给人力量的感觉，have a strong sense of destiny 指人具有强烈使命感，通常认为自己必将不同凡响或成就伟业。
Patterns
by …luck/chance/coincidence/accidentIt's no coincidence/accidentthat… pure/sheer luck/chance/coincidence/accidentto believe in luck/coincidences/fate/destiny
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