off-chance

英 [ɒf tʃɑːns]

美 [ɔːf tʃæns]

n.  不大会有的机会；侥幸

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 心存侥幸地；怀着渺茫希望地
  If you do somethingon the off-chance, you do it because you hope that it will succeed, although you think that this is unlikely.
  1. He had taken a flight to Paris on the off-chance that he might be able to meet Francesca.
     他搭飞机去了巴黎，心想着或许能遇到弗朗西丝卡。
  2. ...an American visitor who had turned up on the off-chance of catching a glimpse of the princess.
     为有幸一睹王妃风采而前来的美国游客

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