PROBABILITY 可能性, the odds how likely it is that something will or will not happen

〔事物发生的〕可能性，机会:

that he will commit the same crime again.

他可能还会犯同样的罪行。

You can narrow the odds of a nasty accident happening in your home by being more safety-conscious.

通过增强安全意识，就可以减少危险的意外事故在家中发生的可能性。

The odds against a plane crash are around a million to one.

发生空难的可能性极小，大约为百万分之一。

I'm afraid that the odds are heavily against her winning (=it is not likely) .

恐怕她获胜的可能性很小。

The odds are in favour of a Russian victory (=it is likely) .

俄罗斯队很可能获胜。

What are the odds (=how likely is it) that they will mess up?

他们把事情搞砸的可能性有多大？

a new company that has beaten the odds and succeeded (=it was not likely to succeed, but it did)

战胜逆境、取得成功的一家新公司

DIFFICULTIES 困难, difficulties which make a good result seem very unlikely

困难，不利条件

Against all the odds , he recovered from his terrible injuries.

尽管困难重重，他还是从严重的伤情中康复了。

The South Africans overcame the odds to beat Australia.

南非队克服了重重困难，打败了澳大利亚队。

The hospital's director has been battling against the odds to improve patient care.

这位医院院长为了提高病人护理质量一直在和各种困难作斗争。

The odds are stacked against the young birds, especially in winter.

小鸟处境困难，尤其是在冬天。

Their job was to hold on despite impossible odds , in order to give the rest of the army time to strike.

为了给其他部队争取时间发动攻击，他们的任务是即使困难重重也要坚守下去。

a little company that battled its way, despite enormous odds , to success

尽管困难巨大，为了成功仍奋斗不止的一家小公司

be at odds

HORSE RACING ETC 赛马等, the numbers that show how much money you will win if you BET on the winner of a horse race or other competition

投注赔率:

The odds are 6-1.

赔率是 6 比 1。

At odds of 10-1 he bet a hundred pounds.

他以 10 比 1 的赔率押了 100 英镑。

Everyone was surprised when Desert Zone won the race, at very long odds.

对“沙漠地带”以高赔率获胜人人都感到意外。

it makes no odds, [BrE spoken] used to say that what someone does or what happens is not important

无关紧要，没多大关系:

Pay me now or later – it makes no odds.

现在付给我或者晚点再付都没关系。

pay over the odds, [BrE informal] to pay a higher price than is usual or reasonable

花高价:

Most residents live in tiny apartments and pay over the odds for them too.

大部分居民居住在狭小的公寓里，还要支付高额房租。