odds的意思

odds

英 /ɒdz/ 美 /ɑdz/

  • 雅思
  • 考研

基本释义

  • n 可能,机会

    how likely it is that something will or will not happen

例句

  1. (= it is likely ) that he will commit the same crime again.

    他可能还会犯同样的罪行。

  2. (= how likely is it ) that they will mess up?

    他们失败的可能性有多大?

  3. a new company that has beaten the odds and succeeded (= it was not likely to succeed, but it did )

    战胜逆境而取得成功的一家新公司

短语

  • at odds with 与…争执,意见不一致;与…不和;差异
  • odds and ends 零星物品,零碎东西
  • against all odds 困难重重
  • odds ratio 优势率;让步比
  • against all the odds 尽管有极大的困难;尽管极为不利

近义词

n 几率;胜算;不平等;差别