long odds
基本解释
- 极不均等的赌注；极为偶然的机会
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.
考虑到这些发生概率很小的事情（甚至萨里斯卡国家公园内新的“至高无上”的肉食动物也在搜寻其活动范围），有些人认为老虎是不可能存活的，没有必要将时间与金钱耗费在他们身上。 - 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.
他知晓一场变革应该是怎样的，也预见到那些最初不利于变革的渺茫因素，到最后亦有可能成为现实，他知道什么是值得尝试的时机，即使成功机会的很小，依然要去做。 - He was by long odds the most eligible young man in town.
他无论在哪一方面都是镇上最合格的年轻人。 - "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