understand fj| jfc;
5$ 15; M W : I met her by chance
(= without
planning to) at the airport.
JaLMo 0 Chess is not a game of
chance.
W o 0 It was pure chance that
we were both there. 0
We’ll
plan every
thing very carefully and
leave nothing to chance, ffctl
o
note at
luck HUTU as .chance would 'have it happening in a way that was
lucky, although it was not planned J5; 51 15: As chance would have
it, John was going to
A ATo be ,in with a chance (of doing sth) {BrE, informal) to have the possibility of
succeeding or achieving sth W X tb Pj; W#l A $ # : ‘Do you
think we’ll win?’ ‘I think
we’re in with a chance.’ “iA ” o He’S in with a
good chance of passing the
exam. ftkAWBfi^Kn^o by ‘any chance used especially in questions, to
ask whether sth is true, possible, etc. ( A MX BA, M |'r] Jik XWW. A$2# ) njfg: Are you in love with
him,
by any chance? fftilXftkT?
the chances ’are (that) ... [informal) it is likely that ... 7T : The chances are
you won’t have to pay. to 'chance would
be
a fine thing [BrE, informal) people say chance would be a fine thing to show that
they would like to do or have the thing that sb has mentioned, but that they do
not think that it is very likely give
sb/sth half a ‘chance to give sb/sth some opportunity to do sth ■ • • — tgjfll A:
That
dog will give you a nasty bite, given half a chance.
ifc— P 0 ‘no chance [informal) there is no possibility X iJTii: Do you think he’ll do
it?’‘No chance.’
” “XAtiX ” on the‘off chance (that) because of the possibility of sth
happening, although it is unlikely 16 ( — ^ fit I didn’t think
you’d be at home but I just
called by on the off chance.
o Stand
a ‘chance (of doing sth) to have the possibility of succeeding or achieving sth
^ bJ fg ; XfJtAUf#: The driver didn’t
stand a chance of stopping in time, u] A# o’ take a ‘chance (on sth) to decide to do sth, knowing that
it might be the wrong choice H : We took a chance on
the weather and planned to
have the party outside.
take your ‘chances to take a risk or to use the opportunities that you have and hope that
things will happen in the way that you want :
He took his chances and jumped into the water. ftfeWI&©fc )tt7icMo — more at cat, dog /?.,
even adj., eye n., fat
adj., FIGHT V., SNOWBALL /?.,
SPORTING uverb 1 [informal) to risk sth, although you know
the result may not be successful if ; |l: • • ■ A P MPi: [VN] She was chancing her
luck driving without a licence.
fi^o O ‘Take an umbrella.’
‘No, I’ll chance it [= take the risk that it may rain).’ “X hX nEo ” “X#, ”
o[V-ing] I stayed
hidden; I couldn’t chance
coming out. A, Xt£
W $k & A o 2 (formal)
to happen or
to do sth by chance %. /fc; ii ; [V to inf] If I do chance to
find out
where she is, I’ll inform
you immediately. H H fc 3D W UK AXAPiIftlfftWo 0 They chanced to be staying
at the same hotel. fM'J S$ *5 ft B M fife tt 0
0 [V (that)] It chanced (that) they
were staying at the same hotel. StFjfMlft W |W] —- gCittlL .chance your
arm [BrE, informal) to take a risk although you will
probably fail B & ~ ; 51 Wi is W liMl 'chance
on/upon sb/sth (format) to find or meet sb/sth
unexpectedly or by chance f$ ^ A M ; it *5 iS M : One day he chanced
upon Emma’s diary and began reading it. iE,
j&Ao
■ adj. [only before noun] not planned
jtXhW; fPl^S W; it 15 W Cgan unplanned : a chance
meeting/encounter
i
chan-cel /'tjainsl; NAmE 'tjaensl/ noun the part of a church near the altar, where
the priests and the choir (= singers) sit during services (
fSt#W ) MM,
m
chan-cel-lery /‘tjainsalari; NAmE 'tjaen-/ noun [pi. -ies) 1 [C, usually sing.] the place where a chancellor has his or her office AE (
^£AAW^ ) WWW 2 [sing.+sing./pl. v.] the staff in the
department of a chancellor AS ( ii&A
AW# ) WWW^ftXftAM
chancel lor (also Chan-cel-lor) /‘tjamsala(r); NAmE ‘tjsens-/ noun (often used in a title W H X A #) 1 the head of government in
= Chancellor of the Exchequer : MPs
waited for the chancellor’s announcement.
3
the official head of a university in
— compare vice chancellor 4 the head of some American universities ( 5 used
in the titles of
some senior state officials in
WA# ) : the Lord Chancellor
(= a senior law official) A^W .Chancellor of the Ex chequer noun (in
chan cer /‘tja:nsa(r); NAmE ‘tjaensar/ noun (BrE, informal) a person who is always looking for opportunities to gain an advantage,
even when they do not deserve
todosoSt/l#; &WAWA
chan-cery /'tjainsari; NAmE 'tjaens-/ noun [sing.] 1 Chancery (law #) a division of the High Court in Britain ( AB ) 2 (especially BrE)
an office where
public records are kept A
3 (also 'chancery court) a court in the
chan cre /'Jasrjka(r)/ noun (medical E) a sore area on the body, which is not painful, especially one on the
outer sex organs, caused by disease chan-croid /'Jaeqkroid/ noun [U] an infection that is passed from one person to another during sexual
activity, that causes swelling in the groin chancy /'tjainsi; NAmE 'tjaensi/ adj.
(informal) involving risks and uncertainty W risky
chan-de-lier /JaBnda'lia(r); NAmE -'lir/ noun a large round frame with branches that hold lights or candles. Chandeliers are decorated with many small
pieces of glass and hang from the ceiling. |£?j| chand ler /'tj’aindla(r); NAmE ‘tjaend-/ (also 'ship’s chandler) noun a person or shop/store that sells equipment for ships )
change o-w /tjeind3/ verb, noun m verb
►
BECOME/MAKE DIFFERENT ( {t ) A it 1 M to become
different it: Rick
hasn’t changed. He looks
exactly the same as he did at
school. fife
'#0 0 changing
attitudes towards education W
/Aft W W H & 0 Her life changed
completely when she won the
lottery.
■tc'&SzTo 2
[VN] to make sb/sth different Fame hasn’t really
changed him.
O Computers
have changed the way people work. it M #1 & ^ 7 A W i # A -^.o 3 ~ (sb/sth) (from A) to/into B to pass or make sb/sth pass from one state or form into another ({£)•■$&, $L $ , $ J® : [V]
Caterpillars change into butterflies. % ^ $ J& ^ 0 0
Wait for the traffic lights to change. tf $ ^
M
0 The
lights changed from red to green. ^cifitTS hi o 0 [VN] With a wave of her magic
wand, she changed the frog into a handsome prince. ,
Ac 4 [VN] to stop having one state,
position or direction and start having another Leaves change colour
in autumn. b The wind has changed
direction. ijo 0 Our ship changed
course. Ml W ]|&gJc^ T M B ?
►
REPLACE ft# 5 [VN] ~ sb/sth (for sb/sth) | ~ sth (to sth)
to replace one
thing, person, service, etc. with sth new or different # ft; ; jg I want to change my