●the odds ˈare (that…) ( (it’s) odds-ˈon (that…)) it is very likely that很有可能(…)◆I don’t think we can come. The odds are that we won’t be able to get a babysitter — not on Christmas Eve. 我觉得我们去不了,在平安夜不大可能找得到临时保姆。◆It was odds-on that they would decide to get married, so no one was surprised. 他们当时十有八九会决定结婚,因此没人对此感到惊讶。