我們還可以說"against the odds," 就是說困難重重。美國參議院星期一開始討論一項極具爭議的移民議案。美聯(lián)社報道說,即使議案在參議院勉強獲得通過,"the measure would face long odds in the House," 意思是這項議案在眾議院也會遇到很大的阻力。好,今天我們學習的詞兒是odds...
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n.讓步,機率,可能性,比率;勝敗優(yōu)劣之別
參考例句:
The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她獲勝的機會是五比一。
Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道贏得一次彩票的幾率多大嗎?
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n.抽彩;碰運氣的事,難于算計的事
參考例句:
He won no less than £5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英鎊的獎券。
They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他們認為自己是變幻莫測的人生中的幸運者。