Dreye权威释义

n.[K]

机会，可能性；成功的可能性[（+on/against）][+（that）]
His odds were very poor after he sprained his wrist.
他扭伤了手腕，获胜的可能性极小。
The odds are that our team will win.
我们队大概会赢。
The odds are against us.
我们成功的机会很小。
投注赔率，赌注差额
不和，相争
She is at odds with her boss.
她与她的老板不和。
区别，差异；差额
It makes no odds whether you give me coffee or tea.
你请我喝咖啡或喝茶都没有什么关系。
It makes no odds whether she goes or she stays.
她去也好留也好都没有什么关系。
优势
The odds are on the visiting team.
优势在客队这一边。
She succeeded against overwhelming odds.
她在极端不利的条件下获得了成功。
（比赛时对较弱一方的）让步

at odds

不一致
This action is greatly at odds with his previous attitude.
这一行动与他以往的态度大相径庭。

by all odds

give odds

odds and ends

零星物品
Everything has been packed in boxes except a few odds and ends.
除了几件零星物品，所有的东西都装在盒子里了。

the odds are

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以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》

pl. n.

the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way.
(the odds) the chances of something happening or being the case.
(the odds) the balance of advantage; superiority in strength, power, or resources:
she clung to the lead against all the odds.

at odds
in conflict or at variance.
it makes no odds
informal, chiefly Brit. it does not matter. [from an earlier use of odds in the sense ‘difference in advantage or effect’.]
lay (or give) odds
offer a bet with odds favourable to the other better.
over the odds
Brit. (especially of a price) above what is generally considered acceptable.
take odds
offer a bet with odds unfavourable to the other better.

C16: appar. the pl. of the obs. noun odd ‘odd number or odd person’.

以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》