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odds/ɒdz/ n 复- 1. 机会,可能性
- • The odds are in her favour. 她成功的机会较大。
- • The odds are that he'll come. 他可能会来。
- 2. 优劣的差距;差异;不平等
- • It makes no odds whether he comes or not. 他来不来都没有什么关系。
- • fight against heavy odds 以寡敌众
- • Death makes the odds all even. 死亡使一切不平等都平等了。
- 3. (赌马时的)投注赔率
- • He was offering odds of five to one. 他提出以5比1的赔率打赌。
- 4. (比赛或打赌时给对方的)让步
- • receive odds 接受让步
词组against all (the) odds 尽管极为不利(或有极大困难) • Against all the odds we finished the work on time. 尽管非常困难,我们还是按时完成了工作。 • Against all the odds he recovered from his illness. 非常出人意料的是,他的病竟然好了。 ask(或beg) no odds (of) 美 不要求照顾;(比赛中)不要求(对方)给予有利条件 • I ask(或beg) no odds of them. 我不要求他们照顾。 at odds (with) 1. (与…)意见不一致 • He was at odds with his boss on this matter. 在这件事上他与上司意见不合。 2. 与…不一致 • Our timetable is at odds with theirs. 我们的时间表与他们的不一致。 by all(或long) odds 1. 大大(胜过);远远(超过) • This is by all odds the easier way. 这个办法要容易得多。 2. 无疑地,肯定地 • It is by all odds the best film of the year. 这无疑是本年度最好的电影。 even odds 1. (赛马时)输赢机会均等 2. 胜负(正反)机会均等 give (或lay)odds 1. (比赛中)给予(对方)有利条件 • What odds will you lay against him? 比赛时你打算给他什么有利条件? 2. 猜测 • I give odds that he'll win. 我估计他会赢。 over the odds (价格等)高过预期的 • What's the odds?(或It makes no odds.) 英口 有什么关系?有什么要紧? |