英音 /ɒdz/

美音 /ɑːdz/

(noun, plural) the probability (= how likely it is) that a particular thing will or will not happen; in gambling (= the activity of risking money guessing the result of something), a probability expressed as a number
（名词，仅用复数）可能性，机会，几率，概率；（赌）投注赔率

例句：

If you drive a car all your life, the odds are that you’ll have an accident at some point. 如果你一辈子开车的话，你有可能在某一时刻发生车祸。

There are heavy odds against people succeeding in such a bad economic climate. 在如此恶劣的经济环境下人们成功的可能性很小。

What are the odds on him being (= do you think he will be) re-elected? 他再次当选的几率有多大？

The overall odds of winning a lottery prize are 1 in 13. 抽中彩票的几率是十三分之一。

The odds are stacked against a woman succeeding (= it is not likely that a woman will succeed) in the business. 女性在生意场上成功的可能性不大。

The odds against my horse winning (= that it will not win)/on my horse winning (= that it will win) are a hundred to one. 赌我的马输/赢的赔率是100比1。

The odds that the US entrant will win the race are ten to one. 赌美国选手在这次比赛中获胜的赔率是10比1。