每天三分鐘學英語 第464期:外國人口中的Odd man out原來是指這樣的人

Odds [ɑːdz]
機率

What are the odds?
機率好小啊！

1）Odds are against someone
條件不太好，情況不樂觀

The odds are against me, but I want to play in the tournament and try my best.
情況不樂觀，但是我還是想參加比賽，盡我全力。

2）Odds are not in their favor
條件不配合，情況不樂觀

Happy Hunger Games. And may the odds be ever in your favor.
飢餓遊戲快樂，希望好運永遠在你這邊。

3）Beat/overcome the odds
儘管情況不利，但還是取得了成功

You beat the odds.
儘管情況不利，但你還是取得了成功。

The odds are in my favor, the odds are against you.
機率對我有利，對你不利。

She beat the odds and got into medical school despite having bad test scores.
儘管考試分數不高，她還是克服了不利，進入了醫學院。

4）Odds and ends
瑣碎的東西、其餘的、無法歸類的東西

I finally moved everything out of my old apartment expect a few odds and ends.
我終於把東西都搬出了舊公寓，除了一些雜七雜八的東西。

Odd [ɑːd]
奇怪的

What he said was a bit odd. It really made me uncomfortable.
他說的話有點奇怪，讓我感覺不舒服。

Odd man out
奇怪的人，不合羣的人

I'm always the odd man out when it comes to sports. Nobody ever chooses me to be on their team.
在體育方面我總是那個落單的人。從來沒人選我加入他們的隊伍。