perchance

英 [pəˈtʃɑːns]

美 [pərˈtʃæns]

adv.  也许; 可能

过去式：perchanced　

BNC.36366 / COCA.31828

牛津词典

adv.

• 也许；可能
  perhaps

柯林斯词典

• 可能；也许
  Perchancemeansperhaps.

双语例句

• They will slink back to their kennels in disgrace, or perchance run wild and strike a league with the wolf and the fox.
  它们丢脸地偷偷溜进他们的狗棚，也许变得狂野起来，和狼或狐狸赛了个三英里的跑。
• The book exists for us, perchance, which will explain our miracles and reveal new ones.
  一本书，能解释我们的奇迹，又能启发新的奇迹，这本书就为我们而存在了。
• And if perchance, Faith's light is dim, because the oil is low
  假若信心之光，因灯油将尽而暗淡
• On the threshold she paused turned partly round for perchance the idea of entering alone and all so changed, the home of so intense a former life, was more dreary and desolate than even she could bear.
  她在门限处停下了脚步，还侧转了身体，或许，只身一人走进以往过着提心吊胆生活、如今已经面貌全非的家，连她都受不了那种阴森凄凉的劲头。
• To see what kind of earth that is on which you have a house and garden somewhere, perchance!
  或许，你竟能看看那在上面某处建房和花园的地球是个什么东西！
• So far as concerns the overthrow or preservation of his fair fame and his earthly state, and perchance his life, he is in thy hands.
  至于他的良好的名声和他在世间的地位，或许还有他的生命，予取予夺都在你的掌握之中。
• Meanwhile, nevertheless, it was sad to think of the perchance mortal agony through which he must struggle towards his triumph.
  然而，一想到他为了赢得胜利而在挣扎中所经受的致命的折磨，同时又令人神伤。
• He only had one argument not to kill himself: "To sleep, perchance to dream, for in that sleep of death what dreams may come when we have shuffled off this mortal coil might give us pause."
  他只有一个不自杀的理由：，“入睡，偶尔作梦，因为在沉睡中，什么梦都会出现，我们可以从中暂时摆脱尘世的烦恼”
• The stars are the jewels of the night, and perchance surpass anything which day has to show.
  星星是黑夜的珠宝，或许它们比白天里的任何事物都更胜一筹。
• To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;
  去睡：也许会做梦吧？这就不妙了；