•I didn't get/have a chance to speak to her.我没有机会跟她说话。

•[+ to infinitive] If you give me a chance to speak, I'll explain.要是你给我说话的机会，我会解释的。

•Society has to give prisoners a second chance when they come out of jail.犯人出狱后社会必须再给他们一次机会。

•He left and I missed my chance to say goodbye to him.他走了，我失去了跟他道别的机会。

•I'd go now given half a chance (= If I had the slightest opportunity).有一丁点的机会我现在就会走。

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•You'd have a better chance/more chance of passing your exams if you worked a bit harder.你要是再用功一点，通过考试的可能性会更大。

•[+ (that)] There's a good chance (that) I'll have this essay finished by tomorrow.到明天我很可能会写完这篇文章。

•There's a slim/slight chance (that) I might have to go to Manchester next week.下周我也许要去曼彻斯特，不过可能性不大。

•If we hurry, there's still an outside (= very small) chance of catching the plane.要是我们抓紧时间，没准还能赶上飞机。

•"Is there any chance of speaking to him?" " Not a/No chance, I'm afraid."“你有机会跟他说话吗？”“恐怕一点都没有。”

•I don't think I stand/have a chance of winning.我觉得自己没机会赢。

•UK John thinks they're in with a chance (= they have a possibility of doing or getting what they want).约翰认为他们有机会。

•Her resignation has improved my chances of promotion.她的辞职增加了我晋升的可能性。

•What are her chances of survival?她幸存的机会有多大？

•[+ that] What are the chances that they'll win?他们赢的可能性有多大？

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•I'm delivering my work by hand - I'm not taking any chances.我要亲手递送自己的作品——我可不想有任何闪失。

•There's a chance of injury in almost any sport.几乎任何体育运动都有受伤的危险。

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•Roulette is a game of chance.轮盘赌是碰运气的游戏。

•I got this job completely by chance.我得到这份工作完全是偶然。

•[+ (that)] It was pure/sheer chance (that) we met.我们的相遇纯属巧合。

•We must double-check everything and leave nothing to chance.我们必须把每件事都覆核一遍，绝不能心存侥幸。

•Are you Hungarian, by any chance?你或许是匈牙利人？

•Could you lend me a couple of pounds, by any chance?你能不能借我几英镑？

•You wouldn't, by any chance, have a calculator on you, would you?你或许没带计算机吧，是不是？

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•"You should relax a bit more." "Chance would be a fine thing."“你应该再放松一点。”“要是能这样就好了。”

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•Chances are (that) they'll be late anyway.总之，他们很可能会迟到。

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•I wouldn't give much for his chances in the next race.我不大相信他在下一场比赛中会赢。

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•You'd be a fool to chance your life savings on a single investment.你要是把一辈子的积蓄都放到一项投资上就是个傻瓜。

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•[+ to infinitive] They chanced to be in the restaurant when I arrived.我到的时候他们正好在餐馆里。

•I chanced on/upon (= found unexpectedly) some old love letters in a drawer.我偶然在抽屉里发现了一些旧情书。

•Ten years after leaving school, we chanced on/upon (= unexpectedly met) each other in Regent Street.毕业十年后，我们在摄政街偶遇。

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•Aren't you chancing your arm a bit giving up a secure job to start up a business?你放弃稳定的工作去开办公司是不是有点太冒险了？