名詞：機會、可能性、偶然、巧合、風險
常見搭配詞：
- chances are that SV
很有可能…(不正式)
例句：Chances are she will not come to your birthday party.
她很可能不會來參加你的生日聚會。 - fat chance of something (of somebody doing something)
很有可能(反話，表示說話者覺得不怎麼可能，不正式)
例句：Fat chance of her helping me!
她會幫助我才有鬼！ - have a fighting chance
還有機會(雖然微秒，但只要努力，還有可能成功，不正式)
例句：We still have a fighting chance.
我們還有一線生機。 - a (small / good / fifty-fifty) chance of something / doing something
(很小的 / 很大的 / 一半一半的)機會 / 可能性…
例句：There’s a good chance of rain tomorrow.
明天很可能會下雨。 - have every chance of doing something
完全有機會
例句：You have every chance of getting the job if you are well-prepared.
如果你準備充分，你完全有機會獲得這份工作。 - one’s chance at something
獲得…的機會
例句：Tom was her last chance at happiness.
湯姆是她獲得幸福的最後機會。 - chance of somebody doing something
某人做某事的可能性
例句：What chance is there of him cheating?
他作弊的可能性有多大？ - a chance for somebody to do something
例句：This is the ideal chance for him to make peace with his wife.
這是他與妻子和解的絕佳機會。 - There is no chance / little / a slim chance / a good chance that SV
不可能 / 不太可能 / 可能性非常小(微乎極微) / 很有機會、很有可能 …
例句：There’s a good chance that they’ll win the game.
他們很有可能贏得比賽。 - have a chance for something / to do something
某件事的機會 / 做某件事的機會
例句：He believe his business has a good chance for success.
他相信他的生意有很好的成功機會。 - jump at the chance to do something
例句：They jumped at the chance to go back to Canada.
他們抓住了返回加拿大的機會。 - stand a chance of something / doing something
有…的機會
例句：Do you think he stands a chance of winning?
你認為他有贏的機會嗎？ - leave nothing to chance
例句：You should plan everything very carefully and leave nothing to chance.
你應該非常仔細地計劃一切，不要有任何僥倖心理。 - be denied the chance of something
被剝奪了…的機會
例句：Many children in underdeveloped countries are denied the chance of education.
未開發國家的許多兒童被剝奪了受教育的機會。 - take a chance to do something
冒險以做到…
例句：Sometimes you have to take a chance to succeed.
有時候你需要冒險才能成功。 - take a chance on something / somebody
冒險嘗試某物 / 某人
例句：I decided to take a chance on the new restaurant in town.
我決定冒險嘗試城裡的新餐廳。 - risk the chance of being+過去分詞
冒著被…的風險
例句：I didn’t want to risk the chance of being injured.
我不想冒受傷的風險。 - by chance
偶然地
例句：I met her by chance in the market.
我在市場偶然遇到她。 - by any chance
或許、可能(用於詢問或禮貌地請求，用做插入語，不正式)
例句：Do you, by any chance, know where she went?
你知道她去哪了嗎？ - on the off chance of something / doing something
希望，雖然不太可能
例句：I went to the station on the off chance of seeing her.
我去車站，希望能看到她，雖然可能性不大。 - the / one’s last chance (to do something)
最後一次機會
例句：This is your last chance to join the club.
這是你加入俱樂部的最後一次機會。 - have a chance encounter
偶然遇到
例句：I had a chance encounter with an old friend yesterday.
我昨天偶然遇到了一位老朋友。
例句：
- Everyone deserves a chance to be heard.
每個人都應該有被聽到的機會。 - With that attitude, you don’t stand a chance.
有那種態度，你沒有成功的機會。 - There is little chance of that happening.
這種事情不太可能發生。 - He missed his chance to go to the concert.
他錯過了去音樂會的機會。 - I think he only has a slim chance of being admitted to the university.
我認為他考上大學的機會微乎其微。 - The publisher didn’t want to take a chance on an unknown writer.
出版商不想在一個不知名的作家身上冒險(不出版他的作品)。 - There is no chance that my father will change his mind.
我父親不可能改變主意。 - If I let this chance slip, I would regret it for the rest of my life.
如果我錯過了這個機會，我會後悔一輩子。 - Taking a chance can lead to great opportunities.
冒一下險，可能會帶來很好的機會。 - If given the chance, I would study abroad.
如果有機會，我會去國外留學。 - Without a doubt, she’ll seize every chance she gets.
毫無疑問，她會抓住每一個她得到的機會。 - The job gives him a chance to shine.
這份工作給了他發光的機會。 - I believe in giving people a second chance.
我相信給人第二次機會。 - Not wearing a mask could increase your chance of getting Covid-19.
不戴口罩可能會增加感染 Covid-19 的機會。 - What are the missing child’s survival chances?
那個失踪兒童的生存機會有多大？
同義詞：
- opportunity 機會 n. 指一個適當或有利的時刻或情況，可以做某事或開始某事。
例句：She took the opportunity to travel when she was young.
她年輕時就抓住機會去旅行。 - possibility 可能性 n. 指某事發生的機會或可能性。
例句：There’s a possibility that it might rain later.
稍後可能會下雨。 - luck 運氣 n. 表示某事發生的偶然性，可能是好或壞的。
例句：With a bit of luck, we’ll arrive on time.
如果運氣好的話，我們會準時到達。 - likelihood 可能性 n. 表示某事情很有可能發生。
例句：The likelihood of him coming to the party is low.
他參加聚會的可能性很低。 - shot 機會 n. 指一次嘗試或機會。
例句：I thought I’d give it a shot and see what happens.
我想試一試，看看會發生什麼。
