on the off chance
基本解释
- 对…抱微小的希望;只是碰碰运气
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,卡扎菲也许把这里当作偶尔视察附近油田需要小憩时的行宫。
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.
例如她决定不和我们出来吃午饭,有微乎其微的可能,她的经理会给她电话参加会议。 - She walked up to Rose Cottage on the off chance of finding Mrs.
她走向玫瑰别墅,心想或许米克太太在家。 - 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.
ENGADGET: HDTV Listings for February 5, 2006 HD