odds-on

英 [ˌɒdz ˈɒn]

美 [ˌɑːdz ˈɑːn]

adj.  很可能发生(或取胜等)的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 大有可能发生的；大有希望的
  If there is anodds-onchance 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。

英英释义

adj

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

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