by chance

英[baɪtʃɑːns] 美[baɪtʃæns]
  • 偶然; 碰巧
Adverb:
  1. through chance,

    "To sleep, perchance to dream.."

  2. by accident;

    "betrayed by a word haply overheard"

  3. without advance planning;

    "they met accidentally"

1. I saw the letter purely by chance.
我看见这封信纯属偶然。

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2. Several years after they'd split up they met again by chance in Paris.
他们分手几年以后在巴黎又偶然相遇。

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3. In this house nothing is there by chance: it is always the result of great deliberation.
在这房子里,没有什么东西是偶然的——总是非常仔细考虑后的结果。

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4. I came here by chance and was just watching what was going on, when this girl came up to me.
我碰巧来到这里,正在看热闹,这时一个女孩向我走来。

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5. Danielle was among the last to find out, and as often happens, too, she learned of it only by chance.
丹妮尔是最后一个才知道的人之一,而且同往常一样,她也只是偶然听到的。

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6. The site came to light only by chance.
这个地点偶然间才被发现。

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7. These products aren't habit-forming by chance.
这些产品并不是偶然形成的。

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8. These products aren't habit-forming by chance; it's by design.
这些产品不是偶然使你上瘾的,而是有意设计的。

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9. Maybe it happened by chance, maybe one language was heavily influenced by borrowed words from the other.
也许这是偶然发生的,也许是一种语言深受另一种语言的借用词影响。

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10. To make sure this wasn't by chance, Wang conducted additional tests using different performance measures.
为了确保这不是偶然现象,王使用不同的性能度量进行了额外的测试。

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11. It is not by chance that the Funeral March is not the last movement of the Eroica Symphony, but the second.
《葬礼进行曲》不是《英雄交响曲》的最后乐章,而是第二乐章,这并非偶然。

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12. An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered by chance a long lost antique vase.
一位艺术家最近乘渡船到南岛时,偶然发现了一个丢失已久的古董花瓶。

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13. An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered by chance a long lost antique Greek vase.
一位艺术家最近乘渡船去南岛时,偶然发现了一个丢失已久的古希腊花瓶。

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14. The ones that stay in place are probably by chance, and the ones that stay in the bottom are often trapped there by high fees.
那些保持住地位的很可能是偶然的,而那些一直在底位的往往被高昂的费用困在那里。

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15. A beautifully preserved boat, made around 3,000 years ago and discovered by chance in a muddy hole, has had a profound impact on archaeological research.
(考古学家)在一个泥泞的洞里偶然发现了一艘大约3000年前制造的保存完好的船只,其对考古学研究产生了深远的影响。

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16. He had met Mr. Maude by chance.
他曾与莫德先生邂逅。

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17. They met by chance.
他们不期而遇。

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18. I met him by chance out walking yesterday.
昨天出去散步时我无意中遇到了他。

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19. I came here by chance.
我碰巧来到这。

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20. Any of you happened to be familiar with the Greek word for "sun" by chance?
你们中有谁碰巧熟悉希腊语中“太阳”的意思?

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21. "Tell me," asked the Pigeon, "do you by chance know of a Marionette, Pinocchio by name?"
“告诉我,”鸽子问,“你碰巧认识一个叫皮诺乔的木偶吗?”

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22. I met her by chance on the street.
我恰巧在街上遇到了她。

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23. Although we have only met by chance, I can see you are a very remarkable girl with a clear purpose in life.
虽然我们萍水相逢,可是我觉得你是个了不起的有志气的姑娘。

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24. They are just there by chance.
它们只是偶然在这儿。

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25. eg: I heard their talking by chance.
我碰巧听见了他们的对话。

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26. I met her by chance.
我偶然碰到她。

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27. He met a woman by chance at a party.
他碰巧在一个宴会上遇到了一名女子。

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28. They found these autobiographies by chance.
他们偶然间发现了这些自传。

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29. They found these autobiographies by chance.
他们偶然间发现了这些自传。

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    1. I met him by chance at Canterbury Cathedral.
      我是在坎特伯雷大教堂偶然地碰到过他。
    2. He kept an eye out for any chance passenger.
      他注视着每一个偶然走过的乘客。
    3. I happened to sit by her in the cinema.
      在电影院我碰巧坐在她旁边。
    4. Excuse me, have you get a light by any chance?
      对不起,你碰巧有打火机吗?

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