long odds
基本解释
- 極不均等的賭注;極爲偶然的機會
英汉例句
- Given these long odds—even as Sariska’s new apex predator sniffs out its range—there are some who think the tiger’s survival too unlikely to waste time and money on.
考慮到這些發生概率很小的事情(甚至薩裡斯卡國家公園內新的“至高無上”的肉食動物也在搜尋其活動範圍),有些人認爲老虎是不可能存活的,沒有必要將時間與金錢耗費在他們身上。 - He knows what a revolution looks like, he knows the long odds against any revolution actually coming to fruition, and he knows when it's worth trying anyway, despite the long odds.
他知曉一場變革應該是怎樣的,也預見到那些最初不利於變革的渺茫因素,到最後亦有可能成爲現實,他知道什麽是值得嘗試的時機,即使成功機會的很小,依然要去做。 - He was by long odds the most eligible young man in town.
他無論在哪一方麪都是鎮上最郃格的年輕人。 - "In countries that are incubators of extremism like Yemen, or are ravaged by poverty and natural disasters like Haiti, the odds are long,".
- Wambugu overcame long odds even to get the education she needed for this venture.
FORBES: Millions Served - This despite very long odds for the kids and parents seeking an athletic scholarship.
FORBES: Ralph Nader wants to kill youth sports as we know them - But now that Coburn has declared defeat, the long odds against serious debt reduction have gotten longer.
FORBES: Countdown to Catastrophe Resumes