1. Basilisks are ferocious fighters but not suicidal; they retreat when the odds turn against them. 蜥怪是勇猛的战士，但不会自取灭亡；当它们失败几率过大时，它们会撤退。
2. We found that the prominent factor in intraoperative cardiac complications was the presence of hypertension (odds ratio = 2. 911). 作者发现术中心脏并发症的首要因素是高血压（优势比=2。911）。
3. Even the epigraph to The Line of Beauty - a passage from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - suggests a playfulness at odds with his ascetic reputation. 就连《美丽曲线》那段出自《爱丽丝梦游记》的铭文也似乎在暗示一种顽皮心态与他那犹如苦行者般的名声之间的较量。
4. We are proving we can do it against all odds. 我们证明我们能打败所有的困难而做到。
5. Against all odds we had a snowstorm in early May. 在五月初竟然出乎意料地下了一场暴风雪。
