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单词 odds
释义
odds
noun[plural]
uk
/ɒdz/us
/ɑːdz/
C1
theprobability(= howlikelyit is)that aparticularthing will or will nothappen:
可能性，机会；几率，概率
If youdriveacarallyourlife, the oddsarethat you'll have anaccidentat somepoint.如果你一辈子开车的话，你有可能在某一时刻发生车祸。
There areheavyoddsagainstpeoplesucceedingin such abadeconomicclimate.在如此恶劣的经济环境下人们成功的可能性很小。
What are the oddsonhim being(= do youthinkhe will be)re-elected?他再次当选的几率有多大？
Theoveralloddsofwinningalotteryprizeare 1 in 13.抽中彩票的几率是十三分之一。
The oddsarestackedagainsta womansucceeding(= it is notlikelythat a woman willsucceed)in thebusiness.女性在生意场上成功的可能性不大。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
the chance of something happening
  • chanceThere's a good chance he'll resign.
  • probabilityWhat's the probability of winning?
  • oddsWhat are the odds that she takes him back?
  • likelihoodThe treaty increases the likelihood that the cease-fire will hold.
  • possibilityThere's a distinct possibility I won't be able to make it to the pub tonight.
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ingambling(= theactivityofriskingmoneyguessingtheresultof something), aprobabilityexpressedas anumber:
投注赔率
The oddsagainstmyhorsewinning(= that it will notwin)/onmyhorsewinning(= that it willwin)are a hundred to one.赌我的马输/赢的赔率是100比1。
The oddsthatthe USentrantwillwintheraceare ten to one.赌美国选手在这次比赛中获胜的赔率是10比1。
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  • Bookmakers areofferingpuntersodds of 6-1 on thehorseRedDevilwinningtherace.
  • What are the odds on himwinningthetitlefor the thirdyearrunning?
  • Thebookmakersaren'tofferingvery good odds on adraw.
  • The odds haveshortenedfrom 10-1 to 5-1.
  • The odds against youwinningsuch acompetitionareenormous.
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Possible and probable
Gambling & bookmaking

Idioms

against (all) the odds/against all odds
be at odds
make no odds
over the odds
(Definition ofoddsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

odds| American Dictionary

odds
plural noun
us
/ɑdz/
thelikelihoodthat aparticularthing will or will nothappen:
She wassickyesterday, so the odds are she won’t be in today.

Idiom

at odds (withsomeone/something)
(Definition ofoddsfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

odds| Business English

odds
noun[plural]
uk
/ɒdz/us
the odds of somethinghappeningare howprobableit is that it willhappen:
the odds are against sthAt themomentitseemsthe odds are against adeal.
the odds are on sth/in sth's favourThey are soevenlymatched, the odds are on adraw.
the odds are good/strongThe odds are good that the country'stransformationwillproceedsmoothly.
good/better oddsPeopleretiringtoday havebetterodds thaneveroflivingalonghealthylife.
the odds are slim/longGiven thepooreconomicclimate, the odds ofsuccessareslim.
howprobablesomething is,expressedas apairofnumbersor apercentage, forexamplewhenbetting:
good/bad oddsWethink6 to 2 are good odds.
the odds are ... against/in favour of sthThe odds are 100-1 against him getting thejob.
the odds of sth happeningFortaxpayerswithincomesabove $100,000 the odds of beingauditedin 2006 were 1 in 59.
be at odds (with sb/sth)
todisagreewith someone:
She and herbossare at odds over theissueoftraining.
On thisissue,Britainis at odds with therestof the EU.
if two things are at odds, they are very different and cannot both becorrect:
Thesefindingsare at odds withourresearch.
Management's andshareholders'interestsseemto be at odds.
against the odds/against all odds
used to say that someone hasachievedsomething orsucceededdespitethis being veryunlikely:
Against all odds, shewonthecase.
the odds are against sb/in sb's favour
someone isunlikely/likelytosucceed:
In acaselike this, the odds are against thedefendant.
over the oddsUKinformal
more than something is reallyworth:
Theypaidway over the odds fortheirnewoffices.
(Definition ofoddsfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofodds

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Atoddswith a climate of reduced unknowns and devolved responsibility is a desire in good clients to pursue creativity, novelty and delight.
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Oddsof exit were 80 per cent lower for respondents with two or more children compared with others.
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The associations between the risk factors included in the survey and symptoms of diarrhoea were assessed using bivariate tabulations and calculations ofoddsratios.
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In this respect,oddsratios can be more easily compared and present a clearer picture than linear regression coefficients.
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Against all theodds, however, a deal has been finalized.
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At first glance, the concentration of market reforms in the veto-free/hierarchical regimes is atoddswith expectations.
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Increases in either duration were associated with significant increases in theoddsthat a stimulus would be judged to end in a long vowel.
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When blame, castigation, branding as deficient and dangerous, and exclusion from society's mainstream are added to the equation, theoddsagainst rehabilitation are considerably magnified.
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The much loweroddsof predicted discharge observed in patients living in privately managed facilities raises some concern.
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Table 2 presents the relativeoddsof encountering both disaffiliative and affiliative responses in each of the three locations.
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Each insecure category was compared with the secure classification to yieldoddsratios.
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Theoddsof individuals employed in the local government sector making an active investment decision are 1.06 times greater than in other sectors.
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In general, as income increased, theoddsof reporting cost-related underuse decreased.
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To test whether class influences individuals' party preferences, we useoddsratios.
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Oddsratios are reported with 95 % confidence intervals.
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