Leave to chance Meaning in English

expression

US

LEEV tuh CHANS

UK

LEEV too CHAANS

释义

To rely on luck or coincidence instead of planning or making sure something happens; not to control or organize everything.

用法与细微差别

Common in both formal and informal English. Often used to criticize incomplete planning: 'not something you should leave to chance.' Can be positive (risk-taking) or negative (carelessness). Sometimes appears as 'leave it to chance.'

• Spanish: dejar al azar
• Portuguese (BR): deixar ao acaso
• Portuguese (PT): deixar ao acaso
• Chinese (Simplified): 听天由命 - 任凭运气
• Chinese (Traditional): 聽天由命 - 任憑運氣
• Hindi: भाग्य/किस्मत पर छोड़ना
• Arabic: يترك للأقدار
• Bengali: ভাবনার ওপর ছেড়ে দেওয়া - ভাগ্যের ওপর ছেড়ে দেওয়া
• Russian: пустить на самотёк - оставить на волю случая
• Japanese: 運に任せる
• Vietnamese: để cho may rủi quyết định - phó mặc cho may rủi
• Korean: 운에 맡기다
• Turkish: şansa bırakmak
• Urdu: قسمت پر چھوڑ دینا - حالات پر چھوڑ دینا
• Indonesian: menyerahkan pada kebetulan - membiarkan pada nasib

例句

We should not leave to chance who brings food to the party.

basic

If you leave to chance your health, you might get sick.

basic

She planned everything carefully and did not leave to chance any detail.

basic

I wouldn’t leave to chance something as important as my job interview.

natural

Are you really going to leave to chance whether you catch your flight?

natural

We can't afford to leave to chance the success of this project.

natural