单词 | chancy |
释义 | chancy (once / 35925 pages) adj WORD FAMILY chancy: chancier, chanciest, chancily+/chance: chanced, chanceful, chancely, chances, chancing, chancingly, chancy, mischance/chanceful: chancefully/mischance: mischances USAGE EXAMPLESThen, on the final shot of regulation, Rose cut off a drive by Schroder and forced a chancy shot with two seconds remaining. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) While wildlife-spotting is always chancy, we had expected to see more animals. Washington Post(Sep 01, 2016) Carr is just 12 for 20 for 82 yards with one interception on the kind of chancy pass he doesn’t regret this time of year. Washington Times(Aug 25, 2016) 1adj subject to accident or chance or change a chancy appeal at best Syn flukey, fluky, iffy uncertain not certain to occur; not inevitable 2adj of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk Syn chanceful, dicey, dodgy dangerous, unsafe involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm |
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