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单词 odds-on
释义 odds-on
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: odds + on, adverb
1.
 a. : that is more likely to win or that is viewed as being more likely to win than not
  < an odds-on favorite at the racetrack >
  : having or viewed as having a better than even chance to win
  < an odds-on political candidate >
 b. : that is viewed as being more likely to be so or more likely to turn out so than not
  < the book is an odds-on best seller >
  < an odds-on candidate for reform school — Newsweek >
  fairly sure : quite probable
  < it's odds-on she did it — Ngaio Marsh >
2. : that does not involve much risk : fairly good
 < an odds-on chance of getting out >
: fairly safe : pretty sure
 < if you were given the opportunity to make a fresh start, it is an odds-on bet you'd wind up in much the same sort of job — Stanley Frank >
II. noun
(-s)
: favorable odds — usually used with at
 < won the chief event and at odds-on >
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