Lợi thế

the odds are in our favour

ta ở vào thế lợi

Sự chênh lệch; sự so le

to make odds even

làm cho hết so le, làm cho đều nhau

Tỷ lệ (tiền cuộc)

to lay odds of three to one

đánh cuộc một ăn ba

Sự khác nhau

it makes no odds

không sao, không hề gì

Sự xung đột, sự bất hoà

to be at odds with somebody

bất hoà với ai

Sự chấp (chơi cò, thể thao...)

to give odds

chấp

to take odds

nhận sự chấp

against(all) the odds

chống đối mạnh mẽ

be at odds(with sb)(over/on sth)

xung đột

even chances/odds/money

( even)

give/receive odds

chấp

have the cards/odds stacked against one

( stack)

it makes no odds

không ảnh hưởng, không quan trọng

lay (sb) odds (of)

đề ra tỉ lệ đánh cuộc

odds and ends, odds and sods

những mẫu thừa, lặt vặt

over the odds

cần thiết, nhiều hơn mong đợi

What's the odds?

Thế thì sao?

it is long odds that he will do it

nhất định là anh ta sẽ làm việc đó

he is by long odds the ablest of the boys

anh ta là tay cừ nhất vượt hẳn các cậu khác

số lẻ, số dương

cơ hội

tính khả năng

N.pl.

Chances, likelihood, probability: The odds are thatJanet will finish the job in time.

Edge, advantage, lead,superiority: We have won before against greater odds.

Difference, inequality, disparity, unevenness, discrepancy,dissimilarity, distinction: It makes no odds who you are, youmay not go in there.

At odds. at variance, at loggerheads, atdaggers drawn, at sixes and sevens, at cross purposes, at eachother's throats, in disagreement, in opposition, on bad terms,not in keeping, out of line, inharmonious, conflicting,clashing, disagreeing, differing: Teenagers have been at oddswith their parents since time immemorial.

Odds and ends.oddments, fragments, debris, leftovers, leavings, remnants, bits(and pieces), particles, shreds, snippets, scraps, rubbish,litter, Colloq Brit odds and sods: We managed to packeverything into boxes except for a few odds and ends.

N.pl.

The ratio between the amounts staked by the parties toa bet, based on the expected probability either way.

Thechances or balance of probability in favour of or against someresult (the odds are against it; the odds are that it willrain).

The balance of advantage (the odds are in your favour;won against all the odds).

An equalizing allowance to aweaker competitor.

A difference giving an advantage (it makesno odds).