| 单词 | long odds |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslong odds long odds n. originally Gambling (odds reflecting) a low probability, esp. of a favourable outcome; cf. long shot n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > hazard, venture, or gamble > small possibility of winning long odds1764 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > improbability, unlikeliness > [noun] > remote chance a hundred to one1647 a million to one1678 long odds1764 long shot1796 off-chance1844 long chance1854 outside chance1867 a fat chance1892 to have a Chinaman's chance1915 1764 Hist. Miss Charlotte Seymour II. xxviii. 273 Presently news was brought that the favourite horse, on whose head Mr. Huntly had laid the long odds,..had fallen and broke his leg, within three yards of the goal. 1818 Sporting Mag. 2 22 The admirers of youth..added to the chance of long-odds proved eager takers. 1892 J. Payn Mod. Dick Whittington I. 177 He thinks I may pull off the long odds. 1924 J. Galsworthy Forest ii. ii. 52 With only nine Soudanese..and less than thirty carriers—all in bad shape; it's precious long odds against our getting through. 2002 W. Kennedy Roscoe 103 Put grease or flour or stove black on your best fighter's head to make him look sick and people will give you long odds. < as lemmas |
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