| 词汇 | chancer |
| 释义 | chancer noun[ C ] UKinformaluk /ˈtʃɑːn.sər/ us /ˈtʃæn.sɚ/ a person who is always trying to get an advantage for himself or herself, especially by taking risks投机者 Competing and contending (non-sporting) as a dare be one up on someoneidiom cat catchup challenge someone to something/do something dare give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom go in for something go toe to toeidiom hyper-competitive in competition with someone/something jungle pit sharp elbowsidiom sharp-elbowed sharpen (something) up sharpen your elbowsidiom showing snap toe Examples of chancerchancer He is a hypocrite and a political chancer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of those people are genuine asylum seekers, others are chancers who masquerade as genuine asylum seekers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trade unions will come down heavily on the chancers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This company has for years flagged up the fact that it is a chancer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The chancer will try to take advantage of the new opportunity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It means that we do not really trust the person who is described as a chancer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The man seems to be a complete chancer, and a callous one at that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is a member of a party of chancers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the fact that this country has moved during the past eight years from being a nation of pragmatists to a nation of chancers is both profound and tragic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Through her relationships she is shown to be a chancer who wants to have fun and has the bottle for anything. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Rory has been described as a cheeky chancer and a heart-throb. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 2010 the ruling administration was overthrown and the city was opened up to rebels and chancers to carve out their own little piece of paradise. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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