The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one, and against two bombs a million times a million to one. Next time you fly, cut the odds and take a bomb.
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prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記：反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成，五人反對，兩人棄權。
近義：athwart, agin
n. 炸彈;徹底的失敗;[橄欖球] 長傳;高壓貯罐;
vt. 轟炸，投彈于;
vi. 投彈;[俚語] 慘敗;[俚語] 涂鴉;
?? bomb- 【希臘語傳入拉丁語】隆隆聲,嗡嗡聲,炸彈
"a coded warning of a bomb at the airport"
告知機場有炸彈的密碼警報
近義：shell, strafe, zap, blast, blitz, bombard
反義：qualify
n. 水平;平面;飛機;木工刨;
adj. 平的，平坦的;
vt. 用刨刨平;小船等擦著水面疾駛;
vi. 鳥滑翔;
?? plain, plan 表”平的,光滑的”
"The plane was hijacked soon after it took off."
那架飛機起飛后不久被劫持了.
近義：planish, shave, sleek, smooth, surface, unwrinkle
反義：tilt
n. 希望，可能性;幾率，勝算;掣肘的事情;逆境;
?? 這些不尋常的(odd)美元(s)給我們帶來了發財的 可能性
"She spent the day sorting through a box full of odds and ends."
她花一天工夫整理裝滿小玩意兒的箱子。
近義：likelihood, likeliness, outlook, probability, chance, avail
反義：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
adj. 緊接在后的;次于的;貼近的;緊鄰的;
adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的;
n. 下一位;下一個;
prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
議程表上的下一項是宣傳預算。
近義：oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming
反義：prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently
n. 時間;時刻;時代;次;
vt. 為…安排時間;測定…的時間;調準（機械的）速度;撥準（鐘、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子;
adj. 定時的;定期的;[美國英語]分期（付款）的;
int. [體育]時間到，（一場或一局等的）比賽時限，暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個。
近義：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon