odds

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  • n.可能性；胜算；不和；不平等(的东西)
  • Web赔率；机会；几率

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Odds
n.
1.
（事物发生的）可能性，概率，几率，机会the degree to which sth is likely to happen
The odds are very much in our favour(= we are likely to succeed) .
我方胜算的几率极大。
The odds are heavily against him(= he is not likely to succeed) .
他成功的几率很小。
The odds are that(= it is likely that) she'll win.
她有可能会赢。
What are the odds(= how likely is it) he won't turn up?
他不会露面的可能性有多大？
2.
不利条件；掣肘的事情；逆境something that makes it seem impossible to do or achieve sth
They secured a victory in the face of overwhelming odds.
尽管情况非常不利，他们仍得到了胜利。
Against all (the) odds , he made a full recovery.
在凶多吉少的情形下，他终于完全康复了。
3.
投注赔率the connection between two numbers that shows how much money sb will receive if they win a bet
odds of ten to one(= ten times the amount of money that has been bet by sb will be paid to them if they win)
十比一的赔率
They are offering long/short odds(= the prize money will be high/low because there is a high/low risk of losing) on the defending champion.
他们为卫冕者开出了高╱低赔率。
I'll lay odds on him getting the job(= I'm sure he will get it) .
我敢说他能得到这份工作。

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Lee was the odds-on favorite to become the next president of the company.
李最有可能担任公司下一届总裁。
lǐ zuì yǒu kě néng dān rèn gōng sī xià yī jiè zǒng cái 。
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I want to ask is a female after excising a side oviduct, how much is the odds that remnant is pregnant below a tubal circumstance?
我想问就是女性在切除一侧输卵管后，只剩一个输卵管的情况下怀孕的几率是多少？
wǒ xiǎng wèn jiù shì nǚ xìng zài qiē chú yī cè shū luǎn guǎn hòu , zhǐ shèng yī gè shū luǎn guǎn de qíng kuàng xià huái yùn de jī lǜ shì duō shao ?
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If you were to try a password (or better yet a pass-phrase) that had any complexity to it, odds are that you'd get nothing back.
如果您尝试复杂的密码（或者最好是传递阶段），您可能没有收获。
rú guǒ nín cháng shì fù zá de mì mǎ ( huò zhě zuì hǎo shì chuán dì jiē duàn ) , nín kě néng méi yǒu shōu huò 。
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A few big predators have memorably beaten the odds, at least for a while.
值得一提的是，极少数大型掠食动物至少暂时打破了这一宿命。
zhí dé yī tí de shì , jí shǎo shù dà xíng lüè shí dòng wù zhì shǎo zàn shí dǎ pò le zhè yī sù mìng 。
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But if it is executed professionally, it can tip the odds in favor of making a good decision, and those odds are what our life is all about.
但是，如果按专业化的方法进行，它可以让几率偏向于做出一个好的决定，而那些几率就是我们人生最为重要的。
dàn shì , rú guǒ àn zhuān yè huà de fāng fǎ jìn xíng , tā kě yǐ ràng jī lǜ piān xiàng yú zuò chū yī gè hǎo de jué dìng , ér nà xiē jī lǜ jiù shì wǒ men rén shēng zuì wéi zhòng yào de 。
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And yet individual countries are making progress, steady progress, sometimes stunning progress, against the odds.
但仍有一些国家克服重重障碍，正稳步推进，有的甚至取得了惊人进展。
dàn réng yǒu yī xiē guó jiā kè fú chóng chóng zhàng ài , zhèng wěn bù tuī jìn , yǒu de shèn zhì qǔ dé le jīng rén jìn zhǎn 。
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AMERICA'S federal debt is so vast that it is hard to think about: a few billion here or there seems to make little odds.
美国联邦债务大到让人难以想象：分散在各处的数十亿美元似乎都无足轻重。
měi guó lián bāng zhài wù dà dào ràng rén nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng : fēn sàn zài gè chù de shù shí yì měi yuán sì hū dōu wú zú qīng zhòng 。
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You know you're a God in the making; even if your present path in life is at odds with that eventuality.
你知道你是神在做，即使现在你的人生道路可能发生的是，在与赔率。
nǐ zhī dào nǐ shì shén zài zuò , jí shǐ xiàn zài nǐ de rén shēng dào lù kě néng fā shēng de shì , zài yǔ péi lǜ 。
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And the odds are that it would not pass if it were brought up for a vote today.
如果现在进行投票，它很可能无法获得通过。
rú guǒ xiàn zài jìn xíng tóu piào , tā hěn kě néng wú fǎ huò de tōng guò 。
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And if it did, what are the odds of the UAW or Washington politicians giving their blessing? Pretty close to zero.
如果它这样做，全美汽车工人联合会或华盛顿的政治家赞成这项计划的可能性有多大？几乎是零。
rú guǒ tā zhè yàng zuò , quán měi qì chē gōng rén lián hé huì huò huá shèng dùn de zhèng zhì jiā zàn chéng zhè xiàng jì huà de kě néng xìng yǒu duō dà ? jī hū shì líng 。
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