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n[pl]
1 probability or chance (that a certain thing will or will not happen) 可能性; 機(jī)會(huì)
The odds are in your favour (ie You are likely to succeed) because you have more experience. 你經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富, 成功的機(jī)會(huì)居多.
The odds are against him, ie He's unlikely to succeed. 他可能失敗.
The odds are that (ie It is probable that) she'll win. 可能她贏.
2 difference in strength, numbers, etc (in favour of one person, team, etc); inequalities 差異, 不平等(力量、 數(shù)目等有利於某一方)
a victory against overwhelming odds 以弱勝?gòu)?qiáng)
They were fighting against heavy odds, ie a much stronger enemy. 他們?cè)诳箵魪?qiáng)敵.
3 (in betting) difference in amount between the money bet on a horse, etc and the money that will be paid if it is successful (賭博的)投注賠率
The horse was running at odds of ten to one. 那匹馬參賽賠率是十比一.
The odds are five to one on that horse. 那匹馬的賠率是五比一.
I bet three pounds on a horse running at twenty to one and won sixty pounds! 我用三鎊壓在賠率為二十比一的馬上, 結(jié)果贏了六十鎊!
4 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) against (all) the `odds despite strong opposition or disadvantages 盡管極為不利或遭強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)
Against all the odds she achieved her dream of becoming a ballerina. 她沖破重重困難, 實(shí)現(xiàn)了當(dāng)芭蕾舞演員的夢(mèng)想. be at odds (with sb) (over/on sth) be disagreeing or quarrelling (with sb) (about sth) (與某人)(在某事上)不和, 爭(zhēng)吵
They're constantly at odds with each other. 他們常互相爭(zhēng)吵.
He's always at odds with his father over politics. 在政治上他總和父親意見不一. even chances/odds/money => even1. give/receive `odds (sport 體) give/receive an advantage at the beginning of a game (eg golf) to make it more difficult for the stronger player to win (比賽開始時(shí)強(qiáng)弱雙方之間)讓步[接受讓步]. have the cards/odds stacked against one => stack v. it makes no `odds it will not affect matters; it is of no consequence 無(wú)關(guān)緊要; 沒(méi)關(guān)系
It makes no odds to me whether you go or stay. 你是去是留與我無(wú)關(guān). lay (sb) odds (of) offer (sb) odds(3) (of) 向(某人)以(某賠率)打賭
I'll lay odds of three to one that he gets the job. 我以三比一的賠率打賭, 他能得到那份工作. ,odds and `ends; (Brit infml 口) ,odds and `sods small articles; bits and pieces of various sorts, usu without much value 零星雜物; 瑣碎物品
He's moved most of his stuff; there are just a few odds and ends left. 他把大部分東西都搬走了, 只留下一些零星雜物. Cf 參看 oddment. over the `odds (Brit infml 口) more than is expected, necessary, etc 比預(yù)期的或必要的為多
The firm pays over the odds for working in unpopular areas. 在條件差的地區(qū)工作, 公司多給酬金.
We offered over the odds for the house to make sure we got it. 我們?yōu)橛邪盐盏玫侥撬孔泳投喑隽藘r(jià). what's the `odds? (infml 口) what does it matter?; it's not important 那有什麼關(guān)系?; 那無(wú)所謂
He's left her? What's the odds? He was never at home anyhow. 他離開她了? 那算得了什麼? 他反正從來(lái)都不在家里.
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*[?dz]n. 可能性, 幾率, 機(jī)會(huì), 勝算, 不平等相關(guān)詞組: be over the odds give odds receive odds at odds set the two at odds be at odds with shout the odds make odds even It makes no odds whether The odds are that be within the odds