so that there are heavy odds in favour of our dying between the ages of sixty-five and eighty.
我们最可能死亡的年龄在65至80岁之间,
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 37 The process of ageing

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sixty ['sɪksti] 词频1
num. 六十;
💡 six六+ty十 →六十
"She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five."
她连续不断地受雇于人,一直工作到六十五岁。
近义:threescore
eighty ['eiti] 词频1
num. 八十; n. 八十;八十年代;八十岁; adj. 八十的;八十个的;八十岁的;
💡 eigh八+ty十 →八十
"There are scores of people there, maybe eighty or more."
那里有好多人, 也许有80个或者更多.
近义:fourscore
heavy ['hɛvi] 词频1 词根: /hi:/
adj. 重的,沉重的;大量的,浓密的;激烈的;重型的; n. 重物;庄重的角色; adv. 密集地;大量地;笨重地;
"There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight."
今夜闹市区交通繁忙。
近义:hotshot, lion, mogul, nabob, notable, personage 反义:ingravid, lightweight, thin, underweight, weightless, filmy
odds [ɑdz] 词频3
n. 希望,可能性;几率,胜算;掣肘的事情;逆境;
💡 这些不寻常的(odd)美元(s)给我们带来了发财的 可能性
"She spent the day sorting through a box full of odds and ends."
她花一天工夫整理装满小玩意儿的箱子。
近义:likelihood, likeliness, outlook, probability, chance, avail 反义:assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
favour ['feivə] 词频1
n. 帮助;恩惠;赞同;善行; vt. 喜爱;有利于;赞同;容貌像…;
"He abdicated in favour of his son."
他把王位让给了儿子。
近义:privilege, propitiate, subserve, favor, forward, foster

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