Word · Frequency #4266
odds
可能性；几率
核心释义
The chance or likelihood of something happening rather than not happening.
- 1.
事件发生的概率与不发生的概率之比。
The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.
- 2.
事情发生与不发生的可能性,几率
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
- 3.
赌博中赢钱与下注金额的比率。
The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
- 4.
赌注差额
the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another
- 5.
为平衡游戏而给予较弱对手的优势,通常是非正式对弈中让子或让时。
An advantage given to a weaker opponent in order to equalize the game when playing casually, usually by removing one of the stronger player's pieces or by giving the weaker player more time.
赔率；让步；让子；事件发生的概率与不发生的概率之比。；事情发生与不发生的可能性,几率；赌博中赢钱与下注金额的比率。
用法In use
The odds of winning the lottery are very low, so I only buy a ticket occasionally.
用法提示：odds 表示可能性，此处指中奖的概率。
What are the odds that it will rain tomorrow? The forecast says 60%.
用法提示：odds 表示几率，用于询问事件发生的可能性。
The small company beat the odds and became a market leader within five years.
用法提示：beat the odds 是固定搭配，表示在不利情况下成功，odds 指不利的几率。
he offered odds of two to one
odds of + noun/gerund
表示某事发生的概率或可能性。
The odds of winning the lottery are very low.
中彩票的可能性非常低。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- against all odds
- 尽管可能性很小
- She won the race against all odds.她克服了极大的困难赢得了比赛。
- the odds are
- 可能性是
- The odds are that he will be late.他很可能会迟到。
- odds and ends
- 零碎东西
- I need to sort out the odds and ends in my drawer.我需要整理抽屉里的零碎物品。
- reduce the odds
- 降低可能性
- Regular exercise reduces the odds of heart disease.定期锻炼能降低患心脏病的可能性。
- long odds
- 极小的可能性
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Odds 音似 '奥兹'，想象奥兹国里奇特机会的可能性。
语境与语域Context & Register
‘odds’在不同语境下注册差异较大：在赌博和统计中较为正式，日常对话中则常见于非正式表达‘what are the odds?’，而‘against all odds’是固定短语。因此归类为混合注册。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常以复数形式出现，谓语动词用复数
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'odds' (they share the /ɑdz/ sound). Words like 'adds' or 'ads' (spelled with -ads) have a different vowel (/ædz/), so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.