短语 | chance would be a fine thing! |
释义 | chance would be a fine thing! BrE spokenused 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〕:•'Do you think you'll get married?' 'Chance would be a fine thing!'“你觉得你会结婚吗?”“哪有这样的好事啊!”⇒game of chance at GAME¹ (15) CHOICE chance, chances, luck:chance means possibility.chance 指可能性:•There is a small chance he is still alive.他还活着的可能性很小。•You've got a good chance of passing.你通过的可能性很大。chance also means opportunity.chance 也可以指机会:•You will have the chance to meet the star of the show.你将有机会见到演这部戏的明星。chance also means that something happened by coincidence or was not planned.chance 也可以指偶然或意外的事:•It was pure chance that we bought the same shoes.我们买了同样的鞋子纯属偶然。Someone's chances are the probability that they will do something.someone's chances 指某人做某事的可能性:•Her chances of finding him after all these years are slim.过了这么多年,她找到他的可能性已经很小了。•He aims to win today – what are his chances?今天他志在必胜,可能性有多大? ► Use chances of doing sth, not 'chances to do sth'. 用 chances of doing sth,不用 chances to do sth:•Your chances of getting (NOT chances to get) a job are as good as anyone's.你和别人一样也能找到工作的。luck is when something good happens without being planned.luck 指未经安排而得到的好运:•He won more through luck than skill.他获胜更多的是靠运气而非技巧。•It was such luck that you were there to help me!真是幸运,有你帮助我! |
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