| 词汇 | even-money |
| 释义 | even money noun[ U ] uk /ˌiː.vən ˈmʌn.i/ us /ˌiː.vən ˈmʌn.i/ a situation in which the chance of something happening is considered to be the same as the chance of it not happening, so that if you bet(= risk) money on it and are successful, you will receive the same amount of money that you risked: If I were betting I'd take even money on United.要是我下注的话，我就以同额赌注押联队。 The election looks to be an even money bet at this stage. The odds of her playing tomorrow are no better than even money. The best price you can get now for O'Brien to win is even money. Hernandez was the even money favourite to win the prize. Gambling & bookmaking a/the bookmaker'sphrase ante anti-gambling bank bet blackjack casino chip co-favourite cockfight favourite pontoon raffle self-exclusion slot machine smart money sportsbook spread betting stake something on something stakeholder even-money adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈiː.vənˌmʌn.i/ us /ˈiː.vənˌmʌn.i/ having an equal chance of winning or losing a competition, or used to refer to someone or something that has this chance: （成功或失败的）均等机会;有均等机会的人（或事） He has an even-money chance of winning the race.他有同等机会赢得这场比赛。 the even-money favourite同等喜好 Chance and randomness accident accident of birth aleatory arbitrarily arbitrariness coincidence crapshoot fluke fluky fortuitous luck luck into something more by accident than designidiom more by luck than judgmentidiom non-purposive randomness serendipitous serendipitously sortition stumble into something You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Gambling & bookmaking Examples of even moneyeven money Evenmoney circulated as a text in this city of words. One of the big problems is not fuel bills, but pensioners not having enough money in their pockets—evenmoney to which they are entitled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In some countries the ratio is about evenmoney, with each getting around the same. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But, unfortunately, we all know that not good will, and not evenmoney subsidies, will produce houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Evenmoney may not achieve that and people may die if something is not done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And so, to my mind, the risks look no more than "evenmoney"—and the odds may be more favourable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To be self-supporting is to have a condition of independence and pride of outlook which exceeds in value evenmoney itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us make it an evenmoney chance, if not less, that they would fail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that money will buy anything, evenmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think perhaps very often the limiting factor is not the will to expand, nor evenmoney, but sheer shortage of suitable personnel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If roulette is permitted, will a stake on the evenmoney chances be lost or go into prison when zero comes up? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no shortage of resources, materials or manpower—indeed, evenmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Evenmoney that is new capital has become cheap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is evenmoney each way, although one side is very much stronger than the other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I always take ten-to-one about an evenmoney chance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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