odds
英 [ɒdz]美[ɑdz]
- n. 几率；胜算；不平等；差别
词组搭配
it makes no odds
(informal, chiefly Brit.)it does not matter
(非正式，主英)没有关系，无关紧要
lay (或 give) odds
offer a bet with odds favourable to the other better
（打赌时）让对方一筹
over the odds
(Brit.)above what is generally considered acceptable, especially for a price
(英)（尤指价格）超过正常的
you could be paying over the odds for perfume.
你有可能为香水多付钱。
take odds
offer a bet with odds unfavourable to the other better
占优势
what's the odds?
(informal)what does it matter?
(非正式)那有什么关系?
at odds
In disagreement; in conflict
争执：不同意；意见冲突
“The artist and the self-critic . . . are, with a few felicitous exceptions, forever at odds”(&b{Joyce Carol Oates})
“艺术家和自我批评…，除了一些幸运的例外，永远争执不下”(&b{乔伊丝·卡罗尔·奥茨})
by all odds
In every possible way; unquestionably
毫无疑问地：在每个可能的方法上；毫无疑问地
By all odds it is the best film of the year.
毫无疑问地，它是那年最佳影片
双语例句
- 1. He sweeps up and does a few odds and ends.
- 他扫完地，又干了几样杂活儿。
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- 2. Global ecological efforts can easily be at odds with local ecologies.
- 全球性生态保护工作很可能会和地方生态系统存在矛盾。
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- 3. He reckoned the odds are against the scheme going ahead.
- 他认为目前实施这项计划的希望渺茫。
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- 4. She put in some clothes, odds and ends, and make-up.
- 她将一些衣服、化妆品和零碎物品放了进去。
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- 5. Finally, late in life and against considerable odds, she became a nun.
- 她排除极大困难，最终在晚年成为了一名修女。
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