嗨,大家好!我们知道one是一,ten是十,那“ten to one”是什么意思呢?
ten to one的意思是“if someone says ten to one something will or will not happen,he or she means it is very likely that it will or will not happen”,即“十之八九,很有可能”。这里的to可以理解成“比”的意思,10比1,也就是胜算很大,所以翻译为“很有可能”。
例句:
Ten to one she won't be there tonight.
她今晚十之八九不会去那里。
下面再介绍两个关于one的习语:
be at one
be at one的意思是“to agree”,即“意见一致,同意”。
例句如下:
We disagree on most things, but on this question we are at one.
我们在大多数问题上有分歧,可是在这个问题上,我们的意见完全一致。
for one
for one的意思是“used to say that you think your opinion or action is right, even if others do not”,即“(用于表示认为自己的观点或行为正确,即使别人不这样认为)对…来说”。
举个例子:
I don't think that meeting is important. I, for one, would prefer to postpone the meeting.
我不认为那场会议很重要。主张推迟会期的,我就是一个。
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