oddsBrE /ɒdz/ NAmE /ɑːdz/► SEE ALLagainst all (the) oddsbe at odds (with sb/sth) (about/over sth)it makes no odds (to sb/sth)odds and endsthe odds are (that…)the odds are against sth/sb doing sthover the oddswhat’s the odds?the cards/odds are stacked against sb/sththe cards/odds are stacked in favour of sb/sth ●against all (the) ˈoddsin spite of great difficulties or problems; although it seemed impossible尽管有极大的困难；在完全不利的条件下◆Against all the odds this little-known man succeeded in becoming President. 这个无名小辈克服重重困难成功当选总统。◆It’s a romantic story of love surviving against all odds. 这是个有情人历尽坎坷真爱不变的浪漫故事。●be at ˈodds (with sb/sth) (about/over sth)1.not be in agreement with sb about sth（与…）意见不一致，不合◆I’m at odds with her on the question of nuclear energy. 在核能的问题上，我与她意见相左。2. (of two things两种事物) not match or correspond to each other不匹配；不合适◆His colourful way of dressing is strangely at odds with his shy personality. 他鲜艳明朗的衣着与他腼腆的个性格格不入。●it makes no ˈodds (to sb/sth) (spoken, especially BrE) used to say that sth is not important没关系；无所谓；怎样都行◆It makes no odds to me what you decide to do. 你作什么样的决定对我来说无所谓。●odds and ˈends (BrE alsoodds and ˈsods) (informal) small items that are not valuable or are not part of a larger set零零碎碎的东西；琐碎物品◆She’s got all kinds of interesting odds and ends on her desk. 她的桌上堆满了各种好玩的小玩意儿。◆I’ve got a few odds and ends (= small jobs) to do before leaving. 走之前我有点琐事要处理。●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。●the odds are aˈgainst sth/sb doing sthsth is very unlikely（某事）不大可能发生◆The odds are against them winning, I’m afraid. 恐怕他们不会赢。◆The odds are against her because she’s less experienced than the other applicants. 她的希望不大，因为她不如其他求职者那么经验丰富。●over the ˈodds (informal) more than the usual price（价钱）超出常规价格◆He paid over the odds for that bike and now he’s regretting it. 他那辆自行车买贵了，现在开始后悔了。●what’s the ˈodds? (BrE, informal) what difference does it make?; what does it matter?那有什么区别；那有什么要紧◆Work this weekend or next weekend? What’s the odds? You get the same money. 是本周末还是下周末加班又有什么区别？反正拿的钱是一样的。●the cards/odds are stacked aˈgainst sb/sthit is not likely that sb/sth will succeed, because they/it will have many problems or difficulties情况对…不利；…处于困境◆The cards are stacked against this plan. The public are against it.情况对这项计划不利，公众反对该计划。●the cards/odds are stacked in ˈfavour of sb/sth (BrE) (NAmEthe cards/odds are stacked in ˈfavor of sb/sth) it is likely that sb/sth will succeed because the conditions are good or because sb/sth has an advantage情况对…有利；…处于有利境地◆The odds are heavily stacked in favour of Manchester United, who are having a very successful season and who will be playing in front of the home crowd.曼彻斯特联队处于有利境地，该队这一赛季一直表现优秀，而且又是在主场踢球。
