odds-on

adj.

1. 很可能发生（或取胜等）的
   very likely to happen, win, etc.
   1. the odds-on favourite (= the person, horse, etc. that is most likely to succeed, to win a race, etc.)
      被看好会赢的人或马等
   2. It's odds-on that he'll be late.
      他多半要迟到。
   3. Arazi is odds-on to win the Kentucky Derby.
      阿拉兹十有八九会在肯塔基赛马会上获胜。

1. ADJ 大有可能发生的；大有希望的
   If there is an odds-on chance that something will happen, it is very likely that it will happen.
   1. Gerald was no longer the odds-on favourite to win the contest...
      杰拉尔德不再是有望赢得比赛的热门人选。
   2. It was odds-on that there was no killer.
      十之八九根本就没有凶手。

1. Gerald was no longer the odds-on favourite to win the contest
   杰拉尔德不再是有望赢得比赛的热门人选。
2. It was odds-on that there was no killer.
   十之八九根本就没有凶手。
3. I felt odds-on in winning the case.
   我感觉非常有希望赢这个案子。
4. England are odds-on favourites to progress to the last sixteen knock-out stages of the tournament after avoiding some of the major contenders.
   避开了不少强队之后英格兰被认为绝对应该进入16强。
5. The odds-on favourite came in last, to everyone's surprise.
   出乎大家的预料，那匹热门马竟然最后到达终点。
6. Liverpool remain top of Group K and are odds-on favourites to qualify for the Europa League's knockout stages and Shelvey hopes that means he will get to another chance to prove his worth.
   赛后，利物浦仍然占据K组榜首并且很有希望晋级淘汰赛。同时，谢尔维希望这些意味着自己能有另一次或更多次机会来证明自己。
7. It's odds-on that gerry'll miss the meeting again.
   格里很可能又无法出席这次会议。
8. John is the odds-on choice for class president, because he has good sense and good humour.
   约翰很有可能被选为班主席，因为他很有头脑，脾气又好。
9. The losers at St Mary's will be odds-on to be relegated with only two matches remaining after this basement clash.
   两支排名垫底的球队本轮将展开一场保级大战，输球的一方将几乎铁定降级。因为，在这之后联赛只剩下最后两轮。
10. The fact that they're the odds-on favorites to win the championship doesn't hurt, either.
    他们是夺冠大热门，这个事实也不会让他们背上包袱。
11. Pearson is odds-on to play against Manchester United on saturday.
    皮尔森星期六可能又要与曼联队比赛。
12. The South Americans look odds-on to qualify as group winners, but the race for second place is wide open, with Otto Rehhagel's side hoping to pip Korea Republic to the prize.
    南美人看起来更值得以小组头名出线，但第二名的位置还没有确定，奥托·雷哈格尔希望击败韩国获得出线名额。
13. I think you have fifty percent of odds-on to reach your destination.
    我认为，贵司在这个问题上有百分之五十的胜算。
14. In order to improve odds-on, tennis servers should analyze opponent's information, adopting mixed serving tactics.
    在网球发球上要分析对手的情报资料，竞赛中要采用混合策略，频繁地交叉发球，以提高比赛的胜算。

adj

1. having a better than even chance of success
   1. the odds-on favorite