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chances BrE /ˈtʃɑːnsɪz/ NAmE /ˈtʃænsɪz/► SEE ALL(the) chances are (that)take chancestake your chancesblow itblow your chancesfancy your/sb’s chances ●(the) chances ˈare (that) (informal) it is likely (that) 很可能…◆The chances are that he’ll come if he can finish work on time. 如果他能按时完工的话可能会来。●take ˈchancesdo risky things 做冒险的事◆Take no chances: don’t lend money to people you don’t know. 别冒险,不要借钱给你不认识的人。●take your ˈchances (informal) make as much use as you can of your opportunities 好好利用机遇;从机遇中尽量获益◆When the offer of a job in Singapore came, I accepted it. After all, you have to take your chances in life. 当新加坡有工作机会时,我接受了。不管怎么说,人生的机遇定要抓住。●ˈblow it●blow your ˈchanceswaste an opportunity 失去机会;错失良机◆You had your chance and you blew it.你本来是有机会的,可是你给弄砸了。◆She blew her chances by arriving late for the interview.她面试迟到,失去了机会。●fancy your/sb’s ˈchances (informal) think, often wrongly, that you will be successful; be confident about what you/sb can do (常指错误地)认为自己/某人会成功;对自己/某人的能力(过于)自信◆He fancies his chances as a racing driver, even though he has hardly ever driven a racing car.尽管他没有开过赛车,他仍自以为会成为赛车手。◆‘Do you think he’ll win?’ ‘No, I don’t fancy his chances at all.’“你觉得他会赢吗?”“不,我一点也不看好他。” |