He took chances.

他利用了机会。

youdao

He took his chances and jumped into the water.

他冒险跳进水里。

《牛津词典》

Coyle was similarly unimpressed. "United were ruthless and clinical," he said. "they certainly took their chances well, but as good as they were we shot ourselves in the foot."

科伊尔依旧强硬的坦言，曼联依旧凶猛残酷，他们很好的抓住了机会，但是我们的射门就是搬起石头砸自己的脚。

youdao

Not only did Einstein love to sail and not know how to swim he often took unnecessary chances while sailing.

FORBES: Einstein at the Beach: The Hidden Relationship Between Risk and Creativity

It could be that he took some calculated chances and was caught by the rapid northward motion of the tornado.

CNN: Why we chase storms

But at least it sprang from a positive vision of regional transformation (people who say he took the huge risk of invading Iraq to improve his election chances are misjudging where the true political risks lay).

ECONOMIST: George Bush