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odds

noun
/ɒdz/
/ɑːdz/
[plural]Idioms
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  1. (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
    • great
    • impossible
    verb + odds
    • offer
    • quote
    • lay
    odds + verb
    • fall
    • go down
    • lengthen
    preposition
    • against the odds
    • odds  against
    • odds  of
    phrases
    • against all odds
    • against all the odds
    • face impossible odds
    See full entry
  2. 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 Examples
    • He 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。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • great
    • impossible
    verb + odds
    • offer
    • quote
    • lay
    odds + verb
    • fall
    • go down
    • lengthen
    preposition
    • against the odds
    • odds  against
    • odds  of
    phrases
    • against all odds
    • against all the odds
    • face impossible odds
    See full entry
  3. (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 Examples
    • The 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
    verb + odds
    • offer
    • quote
    • lay
    odds + verb
    • fall
    • go down
    • lengthen
    preposition
    • against the odds
    • odds  against
    • odds  of
    phrases
    • against all odds
    • against all the odds
    • face impossible odds
    See full entry
  4. 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)
  1. to disagree with somebody about something(就某事)(与某人)有分歧
    • He's always at odds with his father over politics.他在政治上总是与他父亲的意见相左。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
be at odds (with something)
  1. to be different from something, when the two things should be the same(与…)有差异,相矛盾 synonym conflict
    • These findings are at odds with what is going on in the rest of the country.这些研究结果与国内其他地区的实际情况并不相符。
the cards/odds are stacked against you
  1. you are unlikely to succeed because the conditions are not good for you形势对你不利Topics Difficulty and failurec2
the cards/odds are stacked in your favour
  1. you are likely to succeed because the conditions are good and you have an advantage形势对你有利Topics Successc2
it makes no odds
  1. (informal, especially British English) used to say that something is not important没关系;无所谓;无差别
    • It makes no odds to me whether you go or stay.你的去留与我无关。
over the odds
  1. (British English, informal) more money than you would normally expect(比期望的)价钱高
    • Many collectors are willing to pay over the odds for early examples of his work.许多收藏家都肯出高价买他早期的作品。

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