"odds" in Chinese (Simplified)
可能性几率
Definition
某件事发生的可能性,尤其用于有风险、运气或不确定性的情况。它常用来比较一种结果相对于另一种结果有多大机会发生。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常见于 'the odds of'、'the odds are' 和 'against all odds' 这些表达中。日常英语里,'odds' 通常表示可能性;在博彩语境中,它也可以指赔率这样的数字比率。不要和表示“奇怪的”的 'odd' 混淆。
Examples
The odds of rain are high today.
今天下雨的**可能性**很大。
What are the odds of winning this game?
赢这场比赛的**几率**有多大?
The odds are against us.
**形势**对我们不利。
Against all odds, she finished the race after her injury.
尽管困难重重,她受伤后还是完成了比赛。
The odds are we won't get there before dark.
我们很**可能**天黑前到不了那里。
If I had to guess, I'd say the odds are about fifty-fifty.
如果让我猜,我会说**几率**大概是一半一半。