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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4266 COCA: 3239

odds

odds /ˈɑːdz/ noun
odds
/ˈɑːdz/
noun
Learner's definition of ODDS
[plural]
: the possibility that something will happen : the chance that one thing will happen instead of a different thing可能性;机会
often used with the常与the连用
: conditions that make it difficult for something to happen困难;障碍;不利条件
often used with the常与the连用
: two numbers that show how much a person can win by betting a certain amount of money(赌博的)投注赔率

at odds

: not agreeing with each other : in a state of disagreement意见不一致;不和
often + with

make no odds

British, informal
used to say that a choice is not important无关紧要;没关系

odds are in favor

see 1favor

over the odds

British, informal
: more than the usual or expected amount超过预期(或通常)的数量

what's the odds?

British, informal
used to say that something is not likely to have an effect or make a difference没用;不起作用
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4266 COCA: 3239

odds

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
a(1)
: the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
the odds are against it
(2)
: the ratio of the probability of one event to that of an alternative event
b(1)
: a difference favoring one of two opposed things
overwhelming odds
(2)
: a difference in terms of advantage or disadvantage
what's the odds, if thinking so makes them happy Flora Thompson
c
: an amount by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another
won the election by considerable odds
2
: disagreement, variance
usually used with at
faculty and administration often are at odds on everything W. E. Brock born 1930
3
a
: the ratio between the amount to be paid off for a winning bet and the amount of the bet
b
: an allowance granted by one making a bet to one accepting the bet and designed to equalize the chances favoring one of the bettors
c
: special favor : partiality
4
a
archaic : inequalities
b
obsolete : degree of unlikeness
Phrases
by all odds
: in every way : without question
by all odds the best book of the year

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In some cases, incumbent senators like Florida's Marco Rubio and Wisconsin's Ron Johnson appeared to be at odds with fellow party members newly running for office in Pennsylvania and Colorado. Rick Klein, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022 Beijing, meanwhile, finds itself increasingly at odds with Western countries over Taiwan and human rights abuses in Xinjiang. Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 Max, profoundly at odds with his ex-wife, Jenna (Byrne), about how to address their son’s needs, decides to kidnap Ezra and take him on a cross-country odyssey, with hilariously disastrous results. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022 The excitement of a historical war film is frequently at odds with the subject. David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2022 Bolduc has also been publicly at odds with the popular Republican governor in New Hampshire, Chris Sununu, who passed on the opportunity to run for the Senate. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Jill Gotthelf, for instance, is a New York architect who tries to bridge the divide between historic preservation and green building – two factions of the architectural profession that have long been at odds. Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2022 The growing bipartisan consensus in Washington that key technology, from chips to electric-vehicle batteries, must be made in the U.S. instead of in Asia, in particular China, might be at odds with what shareholders want. Greg Ip, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 The daily lives—and struggles—of a wealthy Texas family who often finds themselves at odds. Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 4a

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The first known use of odds was circa 1525
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4266 COCA: 3239
odds

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ODDS | ODDS + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEconsiderable, great, impossible, incredible, insurmountable, overwhelming, terrible相當大的/巨大的/無法想像的/難以置信的/無法克服的/令人不知所措的/可怕的困境She struggled against terrible odds to overcome her illness.她奮力與可怕的困境抗爭去戰勝疾病。good幾率大high, low可能性大;可能性小long, short (especially BrE) 高賠率;低賠率Sometimes an outsider will win at long odds, but not often.有時不被看好的賽馬也會爆冷獲勝,但這種情況並不經常發生。The bookmakers are offering only short odds on the favourite. (BrE) 賽馬博彩經紀人只給熱門馬很低的賠率。VERB + ODDSoffer, quote開出賠率lay打賭I'll lay odds we never see him again.我打賭我們再也不會見到他了。reduce, shorten降低可能性;減少幾率improve, increase提高幾率;增加可能性beat, defy, overcome排除可能性;克服困難She defied the odds to beat the clear favourite / favorite.她克服困難擊敗了最有希望的奪冠者。calculate預測賠率ODDS + VERBfall, go down, lengthen (especially BrE) 賠率下降;可能性增加go up, increase, shorten (especially BrE) 賠率上升;可能性減小favour/favor sb情形對某人有利PREPOSITIONagainst the odds儘管困難重重The movie is a heart-warming tale of triumph against the odds.電影講述了一個克服重重困難獲得成功的感人故事。odds against對⋯不利的因素The odds against making a profit in this business are huge.在這一行業要實現盈利有巨大的困難。odds of⋯的賠率They were offering odds of ten to one.他們提出以 10 比 1 的賠率打賭。odds on在⋯方面的賠率The odds on the outsider were 100-1.冷門馬的賠率是 100 比 1。PHRASESagainst all odds, against all the odds克服重重困難Against all the odds, we managed to get through to the final.我們克服重重困難進入了決賽。face impossible odds, face insurmountable odds遭遇幾乎想像不到的/遭遇無法逾越的困難the odds are stacked against sb, the odds are stacked in favour/favor of sb情況對某人不利/有利He will try hard to win, although he knows the odds are stacked against him.儘管知道困難重重,他仍將盡力爭取獲勝。

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