| 词汇 | take a chance |
| 释义 | take a chancetake a chance RISK 风险 RISKto do something that involves risks 冒险；碰运气 The rope might break, but that’s a chance we’ll have to take. 绳子可能会断，但我们只能冒这个险了。 After losing $20,000 on my last business venture, I’m not taking any chances this time. 上次生意我损失了20,000美元，这次我不会冒任何风险了。 take a chance on He was taking a chance on a relatively new young actor. 他冒险用一个出道不太久的年轻演员。 He decided to take his chances in the boat. 他决定上船碰碰运气。 Examples from the Corpus take a chance• Isaacs chanced it with a long three-point shot at goal in the last minute of the game.• The great champions were aggressive, took chances.• There are a lot of people here who are afraid to take chances and do new things.• There are a lot of people in the movie industry who are afraid to take chances and do new things.• He had begun to take chances.• He persuaded the record company to take a chance on the band, and it became a huge hit.• Bernstein decided to take a chance.• You have to take chances for peace, just as you must take chances in war.• Looking back, Andrew Ory acknowledges he was both brash and naive, but willing to take chances.• Victor took a chance and set up his own company, which has been very successful.• She knew she was taking a chance, but she decided to buy the house anyway.• It might not happen, but it is never worth taking a chance. → take a chance at chance1(1) |
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