odds
[ɔdz]
n.机率, 可能性, 差别, 投注赔率, 让步,优势
例句与用法:
The odds are five to one on that horse.
那匹马的赔率是五比一。
The firm pays over the odds for working in unpopular areas.
在条件差的地区工作,公司多给酬金。
He's moved most of his stuff; there are just a few odds and ends left.
他把大部分东西都搬走了,只留下一些零星杂物。
The horse was running at odds of ten to one.
那匹马参赛赔率是十比一。
n.[K]
1. 机会, 可能性; 成功的可能性[(+on/against)][+(that)]
His odds were very poor after he sprained his wrist.
他扭伤了手腕, 获胜的可能性极小。
The odds are that our team will win.
我们队大概会赢。
The odds are against us.
我们成功的机会很小。
2. 投注赔率, 赌注差额
3. 不和, 相争
She is at odds with her boss.
她与她的老板不和。
4. 区别, 差异; 差额
It makes no odds whether you give me coffee or tea.
你请我喝咖啡或喝茶都没有什么关系。
It makes no odds whether she goes or she stays.
她去也好留也好都没有什么关系。
5. 优势
The odds are on the visiting team.
优势在客队这一边。
She succeeded against overwhelming odds.
她在极端不利的条件下获得了成功。
6. (比赛时对较弱一方的)让步
短语词组:
at odds
1. 不一致
This action is greatly at odds with his previous attitude.
这一行动与他以往的态度大相径庭。
by all odds
1. 毫无疑问; 绝对
By all odds it is the best film of the year.
这部电影无疑是今年最好的一部。
give odds
1. 打赌
I'll give odds that he won't come tomorrow.
我敢打赌明天他不会来。
odds and ends
1. 零星物品
Everything has been packed in boxes except a few odds and ends.
除了几件零星物品, 所有的东西都装在盒子里了。
the odds are
1. 有可能
The odds are that we won't get a baby-sitter.
很可能我们找不到照看孩子的人。
odds
■An archaeologist, an odd bird of passage who turns up there every three or four years or so.
一个考古学家,他是一个性情古怪、漂泊无定的人,每隔三四年左右就会来这里一次。
■No matter what the committee tries to discuss, even if it's only whether or not to paint the railings outside, Vera is always shouting the odds about the rights of women.
不管委员会想讨论什么,即使只是讨论是否要油漆外面的栏杆,维拉也总是为争取妇女的权利而大声疾呼。
■Don't throw these odd pieces of cloth away; they may come in for something or other.
不要把这些零碎布片扔掉,它们可能会有什么用的。
■The couple are at odds with each other again.
两口子又在闹别扭了。
■George is no longer on the stab, but does odd jobs when required.
乔治现在已经没有固定工作了,只是在别人需要的时候干一点零活。
■Odds have evened between the champions.
争夺冠军的两名选手得胜的机会均等。
■Five and nine are odd numbers.
五和九是奇数。
■The odds are ten-to-one that it wont rain today.
今天十之八九不会下雨。
■It's long odds against his coming home this winter.
今年冬天他回家的可能性极小。
■Today's lunch, odds and ends from the frig.
今日的午餐,清理冰箱垃圾。
■He was admitted to graduateschool against all odds.
他不计成败一定要进研究所。
■He gave long odds of fifty to one.
他以50比1的悬殊比数打赌。
■They battled against heavy odds.
他们以寡敌众。
■They're constantly at odds with each other.
他们常互相争吵。
■They assigned his odd behavior to his ill health.
他们把他的古怪行为归因于健康不佳。
■Whether they go or stay, it makes no odds.
他们是去是留都没多大关系。
■They formed two teams, leaving one odd player.
他们组成两个球队,多出一位运动员。
■How odd they have gone through the eccentric thing!
他们经历了多么离奇古怪的事!
■What's the odds that they don't come at all?
他们还是不来,会怎么样?
■They were usually at odds over politics.
他们通常政见不一。
■He will make use of all the odds and ends.
他会利用所有这一切零碎东西。
■He did all kinds of odd jobs.
他做各种零活。
■He does odd jobs that bring him in about 30 a week.
他做零工每周可赚约30英镑。
■He does the odd job for me from time to time.
他偶尔来为我做些零碎的工作。
■He profited by his free time to do some odds.
他利用空闲时间打工。
■He survived the cancer against all odds.
他勇敢地与癌症做斗争活了下来。
■The odds were ten to one in favor of him going.
他十之八九会去的。
■I marvel that he was able to succeed against such odds.
他在这样不利的条件之下犹能成功,这使我感到惊异。
■The odds are that he will fail his examination.
他多半是通不过这次考试的。
■The odds are that he will give his consent.
他大概会同意的。
■He will succeed against all odds.
他将会克服困难获得成功。
■The odds always against him when he playing cards.
他打牌的时候,运气很差。
■He's doing odd jobs to turn an honest penny.
他打零工老老实实挣钱。
■His odds are very poor after he sprained his wrist.
他扭伤了手腕,获胜的可能性极小。
■He's moved most of his stuff; there are just a few odds and ends left.
他把大部分东西都搬走了,只留下一些零星杂物。
■He was by long odds the most eligible young man in town.
他无论在哪一方面都是镇上最合格的年轻人。
■He's an odd bod.
他是个怪人。
■He does odd jobs for people.
他替人做临时工。
■He does odd jobs for me from time to time.
他有时给我干点零活。
■It makes no odds whether he comes or not.
他来不来都没什么关系。
■His behavior is at odds with his personality.
他的行为与他的个性不符。
■He's quite mad: he goes round in very odd clothes.
他真是疯了,竟穿著稀奇古怪的衣服到处逛。
■He is always so quick to take offence at odds.
他老是动不动就对琐碎的小事生气。
■His formal clothes made him the odd one out in the club.
他衣冠楚楚,在俱乐部中如鹤立鸡群。
■He's a bit of an odd fish -- he's never been out of his house for years.
他这个人很古怪--多年来深居简出。
■Now those odds are about 1 in 10.
但是现在的可能性为1/10。”
■Cui, Are you at odds with your boss?
你与老板不和吗?
■I had an odd sense of deja vu just as you said that.
你刚才提到的事,我有一种似曾经历过的奇怪幻觉。
■It is odds ten to one but you lose.
你十之八九要输。
■The odds are that you will be disqualified.
你很可能将被取消资格。