| 单词 | odds-on |
| 释义 | ˌodds-ˈon adjective 1. odds-on favourite DGGDSHthe person, horse etc that is most likely to win a race or other competition 被看好的大热门，最有希望获胜的人[赛马等]2 British English informalHAPPEN very likely 很有可能的，十有八九的it’s odds on (that) It’s odds on that she won’t come. 她多半不会来。be odds-on to do something They must have felt they were odds-on to win. 他们肯定觉得自己胜算很大。Examples from the Corpusodds-on• The media regarded Gorbachev as the odds-on favorite to dethrone the old champ.• Personally, I was excited at the prospect of participating in a real blood-and-guts battle against a prohibitive odds-on favorite.• Laing built the original centre 10 years ago and is odds-on to carry out the work if the scheme gets the nod.• But Schuey was in top form and the triple world beater always looked odds-on to score his fifth win on the trot.be odds-on to do something• Laing built the original centre 10 years ago and is odds-on to carry out the work if the scheme gets the nod.• Unsurprisingly, Rugby missed their putt, falling behind when they must have felt they were odds-on to go ahead.ˌodds-ˈon adjectiveChineseSyllable most is etc horse likely to person, Corpus the a that win |
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