希望,可能性;几率,胜算;掣肘的事情;逆境;

谐音记忆法
还可谐音:矮子,矮子变高的可能性不大。
词源记忆法
来自odd,偶然发生的,此处形容词做名词,-s,复数后缀。原用于赌博赔率,引申词义机会,可能性。
词组短语
at odds with与…争执,意见不一致;与…不和;差异;odds and ends零星物品,零碎东西
What are the odds of finding a parking space right outside the door?
就在门口找到停车位的可能性有多大?
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》His reception there shortened the odds that he might be the next Tory leader.
他在那里得到的反应使他更有望成为英国保守党下一任领导人。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Gavin Jones, who put £25 on Eugene, at odds of 50 to 1, has won £1,250.
加文·琼斯以50比1的赔率赌尤金胜,他下注25英镑,赢了1,250英镑。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The profit motive is inherently at odds with principles of fairness and equity.
盈利动机天生就与公平和公正的原则相抵触。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》We have put in a bid of a government contract, but there are long odds on our getting it.
我们已投标以求与政府签订合同, 但成功的可能性极小.
来源:《简明英汉词典》An adviser said there was no reason why the two countries should remain at odds.
一位顾问说这两个国家不会一直这样争执下去。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》一些民主党人士至今仍然记得当时困难重重、在调查中惨败的痛苦经历。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Global ecological efforts can easily be at odds with local ecologies.
全球性生态保护工作很可能会和地方生态系统存在矛盾。
来源:柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典Finally, late in life and against considerable odds, she became a nun.
她排除极大困难,最终在晚年成为了一名修女。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》I'm sorry. I just feel as if the odds are stacked up against me.
对不起,我只是觉得情况好像对我很不利。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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