odds
书籍：英汉辞典
更新时间：2018-09-12 06:06:51
出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第860页（564字）
【词性】：n．
【释义】：
(pl．or sing．)①不平均的物，不等：make odds even拉平．②战败的可能性，机会，优势，差异：The odds lie on our side．优势在我们方面．The odds are against you．你们成功的机会很少．It makes no odds．没有什么区别，怎样都行．What’s the odds?【口语】那有什么要紧?They are fighting against heavy odds．他们和优势敌人作战．The odds are that很可能…：The odds are that he will come他大概会来的．by long odds 差异很大，…得多：This is a better book than that one by long odds．这本书比那本好得多．③(打赌等)让步，有利条件：odds of ten to one十赌一(输时付十，赢时得一)．give(receive or take) odds 打赌或比赛时给予(接受)有利条件．
△be at odds with和…争吵．odds and ends零碎物品，残余．