English-Thai Dictionary

odds

N โอกาส ที่จะ เป็นไปได้  probability chance o-kad-ti-ja-pen-pai-dai

 

odds and ends

IDM สิ่งของ จิปาถะ  สิ่ง ของกระจุกกระจิก  odds and sods sing-kong-ji-pa-ta

 

odds-on

ADJ เป็นต่อ  ได้เปรียบ  pen-tor

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ODDS

n.s as z. [It is used both in the singular and plural. ] 1. Inequality; excess of either compared with the other; difference in favor of one and against another.
Preeminent by so much odds.
In this example, much marks the singular number, and many cannot be used.
Cromwell, with odds of number and of fate -
All the odds between them has been the different scope given to their understandings to range in.
Judging is balancing an account and determining on which side the odds lie.
There appeared at least four to one odds against them.
2. Advantage; superiority.
3. Quarrel; dispute; debate.
It is odds, more likely than the contrary. It is odds that he will find a shrewd temptation.
At odds, in dispute; at variance; in controversy or quarrel.
That sets us all at odds.
Or they must always be at odds.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ODDS

Odds, n. sing. & pl. Etym: [See Odd, a.]

 

1. Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances; probability. "Preëminent by so much odds. " Milton. "The fearful odds of that unequal fray. " Trench. The odds Is that we scare are men and you are gods. Shak. There appeared, at least, four to one odds against them. Swift. All the odds between them has been the different s "cope. ...given to their understandings to range in. Locke. Judging is balancing an account and determining on which side the odds lie. Locke.

 

2. Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in the phraze at odds. Set them into confounding odds. Shak. I can not speak Any beginning to this peevish odds. Shak. At odds, in dispute; at variance. "These squires at odds did fall. " Spenser. "He flashes into one gross crime or other, that sets us all at odds. " Shak. -- It is odds, it is probable. [Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. -- Odds and ends, that which is left; remnants; fragments; refuse; scraps; miscellaneous articles. "My brain is filled. ..with all kinds of odds and ends." W. Irving.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

odds

odds |ädz ɑdz | ▶plural noun the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way: the bookies are offering odds of 8-1 | it is possible for the race to be won at very long odds . • (usu. the odds ) the chances or likelihood of something happening or being the case: the odds are that he is no longer alive | the odds against this ever happening are high. • (usu. the odds ) superiority in strength, power, or resources; advantage: she clung to the lead against all the odds | the odds were overwhelmingly in favor of the banks rather than the customer. PHRASES at odds in conflict or at variance: his behavior is at odds with the interests of the company. by all odds certainly; by far. lay (or give ) odds offer a bet with odds favorable to the other bettor. • be very sure about something: I'd lay odds that the person responsible is an insider. take odds offer a bet with odds unfavorable to the other bettor. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: apparently the plural of the obsolete noun odd ‘odd number or odd person. ’

 

odds and ends

odds and ends |ˈˌɑdz ən ˈɛn (d )z | ▶plural noun miscellaneous articles or remnants.

 

odds and sods

odds and sods ▶plural noun Brit. informal miscellaneous people or articles.

 

oddsmaker

odds mak er |ˈädzˌmākər ˈɑdzmeɪkər | ▶noun a person who calculates or predicts the outcome of a contest, such as a horse race or an election, and sets betting odds.

 

odds-on

odds-on |ˌɑdz ˈɑn | ▶adjective (esp. of a horse ) rated as most likely to win: the odds-on favorite.

 

Oxford Dictionary

odds

odds |ɒdz | ▶plural noun the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way: Nicer is starting at odds of 8-1 | it is possible for the race to be won at very long odds . • (usu. the odds ) the chances or likelihood of something happening or being the case: the odds are that he is no longer alive | the odds against this ever happening are high. • (usu. the odds ) the balance of advantage; superiority in strength, power, or resources: she clung to the lead against all the odds | the odds were overwhelmingly in favour of the banks rather than the customer. PHRASES at odds in conflict or at variance: his behaviour is at odds with the interests of the company. by all odds N. Amer. certainly. it makes no odds informal, chiefly Brit. it does not matter. [from an earlier use of odds in the sense ‘difference in advantage or effect ’.] lay (or give ) odds offer a bet with odds favourable to the other better. • be very sure about something: I'd lay odds that the person responsible is an insider. over the odds Brit. above what is generally considered acceptable, especially for a price: you could be paying over the odds for perfume. take odds offer a bet with odds unfavourable to the other better. what's the odds? informal what does it matter? [from an earlier sense of odds; compare with it makes no odds . ]ORIGIN early 16th cent.: apparently the plural of the obsolete noun odd ‘odd number or odd person ’.

 

odds and ends

odds and ends ▶plural noun miscellaneous articles or remnants.

 

odds and sods

odds and sods ▶plural noun Brit. informal miscellaneous people or articles.

 

oddsmaker

odds |maker ▶noun N. Amer. a person who works for a bookmaker by predicting a future event, such as the outcome of a race, and setting the odds for betting on it.

 

odds-on

odds-on ▶adjective (especially of a horse ) rated as more likely than evens to win: the odds-on favourite. • very likely to happen or succeed: it seemed odds-on that Jones would add another century to his 157.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

odds

odds plural noun 1 odds are that he is no longer alive: the likelihood is, the probability is, chances are, there's a good chance. 2 the odds are in our favor | against all odds: advantage, edge; superiority, supremacy, ascendancy. PHRASES at odds 1 Duncan and Eliza have been at odds all week: in conflict, in disagreement, on bad terms, at cross purposes, at loggerheads, quarreling, arguing, on the outs, at daggers drawn, at each other's throats. 2 your behavior is at odds with the interests of the company: at variance with, not in keeping with, out of keeping with, out of line with, in opposition to, conflicting with, contrary to, incompatible with, inconsistent with, irreconcilable with. odds and ends the students covered the gourds in odds and ends such as felt and cotton: bits and pieces, bits, pieces, stuff, paraphernalia, things, sundries, miscellanea, bric-a-brac, knickknacks, oddments, junk.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

odds

odds plural noun 1 the odds are that he is no longer alive: likelihood, probability, chances, chance, balance. 2 the odds are in our favour: advantage, lead, edge, superiority, supremacy, ascendancy. PHRASES at odds 1 he found himself at odds with his colleagues: in conflict, in disagreement, on bad terms, at cross purposes, at loggerheads, quarrelling, arguing, clashing, at daggers drawn, at each other's throats, at outs, estranged; N. Amer. on the outs. 2 his behaviour is at odds with the interests of the company: at variance, not in keeping, out of keeping, out of line, out of step, in opposition, conflicting, clashing, disagreeing, differing, contrary, incompatible, contradictory, inconsistent, irreconcilable, incongruous, discrepant. odds and ends bits and pieces, bits and bobs, bits, pieces, stuff, paraphernalia, things; sundries, miscellanea, bric-a-brac, knick-knacks, oddments, fragments, remnants, scraps, offcuts, cuttings, snippets, leftovers, leavings, remains, flotsam and jetsam, debris, detritus, rubbish, litter; informal junk; Brit. informal odds and sods, clobber, gubbins; vulgar slang shit, crap; archaic rummage, truck; rare knick-knackery.

 

Duden Dictionary

Odds

Odds Pluralwort Sport , die |O dds englisch ɔdz |Pluraletantum englisch odds, wohl zu: odd = zusätzlich, dazu 1a a Vorgaben (besonders bei Pferderennen )b (bei Pferdewetten ) vom Buchmacher festgelegtes Verhältnis des Einsatzes zum Gewinn

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

odds

odds /ɑdz |ɔdz /名詞 〖通例複数扱い 〗1 〖通例the ～〗可能性 , 見込み , 確率 ▸ even odds 五分五分のチャンス ▸ shorten [lengthen ] the odds 実現に近づける [を遠ざける ]▸ The odds are that he will do so .おそらく彼はそうするだろう ▸ if the odds are in one's favor うまくいけば 2 困難, 見通しの暗さ ; 反対 (の意見 ), 相違 ▸ great odds たいへんな困難 ▸ It makes no odds when he comes .｟主に英話 ｠彼がいつ来ようとかまわない ▸ What's the odds ?どうでもいいじゃないか (!What're … も可 ) .3 (賭 （か ）け事の )賭け率, 勝てる度合い, 歩 [分 ]（ぶ ）▸ at odds of 10 --1 10対1の賭け率で 〘勝てば10倍 〙.against (à ll ) the ó dds 猛烈な抵抗にもかかわらず, だめだと思っていたのに .at ó dds 〈人が 〉 «…と /…のことで » 争って, 不和で ; 意見が合わないで «with /on , over » ; 〈物 事が 〉 «…と » 異なって «with » .by (à ll ) ó dds はるかに, かけ離れて ▸ It is by all odds the best .それは断然一番よい .def ỳ the ó dds 可能性に挑戦する, 打ち勝つ .l ò ng [sh ò rt ] ó dds 大差の [小差の ]賭け率 ; 起こりそうにもない [起こりそうな ]こと .ò dds and é nds ｟くだけて ｠〖複数扱い 〗がらくた, 雑多なもの .p à y [ch à rge ] over the ó dds ｟英 くだけて ｠法外な金を支払う [請求する ].The ò dds are ag á inst A (do ing ).＝まれ The ò dds are st à cked ag á inst A (do ing ).(多くの困難があるので )A 〈人 事 〉(が …するの )はうまくいきそうにない .

 

oddsmaker

ò dds m á ker 名詞 C オッズメーカー, 予想屋 〘競馬などの賭博 （とばく ）で, 掛け率を計算設定する人 〙.

 

odds-on

ò dds- ó n 形容詞 本命の, 勝ちそうな ; ほぼ確実な ▸ the odds-on favorite 本命馬 [優勝候補者 ]▸ It's odds-on that he'll win the fight. ≒He is odds-on to win the fight .まず間違いなく彼が試合に勝つだろう .