"leave to chance" in Chinese (Simplified)
听天由命任凭运气
Definition
依靠运气或巧合,而不是计划或确保事情发生;没有把一切都控制或安排好。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
适用于正式和非正式场合。常带批评意味,强调缺乏计划:'这种事不能听天由命。' 有时也表示敢于冒险。
Examples
We should not leave to chance who brings food to the party.
我们不应该**听天由命**谁带食物来聚会。
If you leave to chance your health, you might get sick.
如果你把健康**听天由命**,可能会生病。
She planned everything carefully and did not leave to chance any detail.
她仔细安排了一切,任何细节都没有**听天由命**。
I wouldn’t leave to chance something as important as my job interview.
像面试这么重要的事情,我绝不会**听天由命**。
Are you really going to leave to chance whether you catch your flight?
你真的要把赶不赶上飞机**听天由命**吗?
We can't afford to leave to chance the success of this project.
我们不能把这个项目的成功**听天由命**。