The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one, and against two bombs a million times a million to one. Next time you fly, cut the odds and take a bomb.
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prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
n. 炸弹;彻底的失败;[橄榄球] 长传;高压贮罐;
vt. 轰炸，投弹于;
vi. 投弹;[俚语] 惨败;[俚语] 涂鸦;
💡 bomb- 【希腊语传入拉丁语】隆隆声,嗡嗡声,炸弹
"a coded warning of a bomb at the airport"
告知机场有炸弹的密码警报
近义：shell, strafe, zap, blast, blitz, bombard
反义：qualify
n. 水平;平面;飞机;木工刨;
adj. 平的，平坦的;
vt. 用刨刨平;小船等擦着水面疾驶;
vi. 鸟滑翔;
💡 plain, plan 表”平的,光滑的”
"The plane was hijacked soon after it took off."
那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了.
近义：planish, shave, sleek, smooth, surface, unwrinkle
反义：tilt
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
adj. 紧接在后的;次于的;贴近的;紧邻的;
adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的;
n. 下一位;下一个;
prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。
近义：oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming
反义：prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准（机械的）速度;拨准（钟、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期（付款）的;
int. [体育]时间到，（一场或一局等的）比赛时限，暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon