- (usually the odds)
the degree to which something is likely to happen （事物发生的）可能性，概率，几率，机会 The odds are very much in our favour (= we are likely to succeed). 我方胜算的几率极大。 The odds are heavily against him (= he is not likely to succeed). 他成功的几率很小。 The odds are that (= it is likely that) she'll win. 她有可能会赢。 What are the odds (= how likely is it) he won't turn up? 他不会露面的可能性有多大？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
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- lay
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- fall
- go down
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- against the odds
- odds against
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- against all odds
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something that makes it seem impossible to do or achieve something 不利条件；掣肘的事情；逆境 They secured a victory in the face of overwhelming odds. 尽管情况非常不利，他们仍得到了胜利。 She defied the odds to beat the clear favourite. 她克服了困难，击败了最有希望的夺冠者。 to beat/overcome the odds 战胜困难 - against the odds
The film is a heart-warming tale of triumph against the odds. 这部电影讲述了一个克服重重困难获得成功的感人故事。 Against all (the) odds, he made a full recovery. 在凶多吉少的情形下，他终于完全康复了。 - odds against (doing) something
The odds against making a profit in this business are huge. 在这一行业要实现盈利有巨大的困难。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec1He will try hard to win, although he knows the odds are stacked against him. 尽管知道困难重重，他仍将尽力争取获胜。 She struggled against terrible odds to overcome her illness. 她奋力与可怕的困境抗争去战胜疾病。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- impossible
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- offer
- quote
- lay
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- fall
- go down
- lengthen
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- against the odds
- odds against
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- against all odds
- against all the odds
- face impossible odds
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(in betting 打赌 the connection between two numbers that shows how much money somebody will receive if they win a bet 投注赔率 odds of ten to one (= ten times the amount of money that has been bet by somebody will be paid to them if they win) 十比一的赔率 - odds on somebody/something
They are offering long/short odds (= the prize money will be high/low because there is a high/low risk of losing) on the defending champion. 他们为卫冕者开出了高／低赔率。 - (figurative)
I'll lay odds on him getting the job (= I'm sure he will get it). 我敢说他能得到这份工作。
Extra ExamplesThe bookmakers are offering only short odds on the favourite. 赛马赌注登记经纪人只给热门马很低的赔率。 Sometimes an outsider will win at long odds, but not often. 有时不被看好的赛马也会爆冷获胜，但这种情况并不经常发生。 The odds on the outsider were 100–1. 冷门马的赔率是 100 比 1。 I put £10 on Middlesbrough to beat Manchester at odds of three to one. 我押10英镑赌米德尔斯伯勒赢曼彻斯特，赔率三比一。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- impossible
- …
- offer
- quote
- lay
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- fall
- go down
- lengthen
- …
- against the odds
- odds against
- odds of
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- against all odds
- against all the odds
- face impossible odds
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Word Originearly 16th cent.: apparently the plural of the obsolete noun odd ‘odd number or odd person’.
Idioms
be at odds (with somebody) (over/on something)
to disagree with somebody about something （就某事）（与某人）有分歧
be at odds (with something)
to be different from something, when the two things should be the same （与…）有差异，相矛盾
the cards/odds are stacked against you
you are unlikely to succeed because the conditions are not good for you 形势对你不利
the cards/odds are stacked in your favour
you are likely to succeed because the conditions are good and you have an advantage 形势对你有利
it makes no odds
over the odds