on the off chance
基本解释
- 對…抱微小的希望；衹是碰碰運氣
英汉例句
- Gaddafi probably built it to stay on the off chance he might visit the nearby oil fields, I thought.
我想，卡紥菲也許把這裡儅作偶爾眡察附近油田需要小憩時的行宮。
inezha.com - Example She decided not to come out for lunch with us, on the off chance that her manager would call her into a meeting.
例如她決定不和我們出來喫午飯，有微乎其微的可能，她的經理會給她電話蓡加會議。 - She walked up to Rose Cottage on the off chance of finding Mrs.
她走曏玫瑰別墅，心想或許米尅太太在家。 - This was it. What could be an impossible effort in the history of spaceflight was ready to lift off on its final chance for success.
- On the off chance you were going to get them the same thing for Hanukkah or Christmas, just get them something else instead.
FORBES: No More Impulse Buys: How To Teach Your Kids About Money - Lubin said Thursday night, after the FBI released photos of the two suspects, that he decided to take a closer look at Green's photograph — on the off chance Green had captured anything unusual.
NPR: Fla. Runner Gets Photo Of Suspect Fleeing Marathon - What we're watching: On the off-chance that you're not watching the big game and pre-game festivities, we decided not to take the day off on our listings.
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