I don't want to be at odds with my neighbors. 我不想与邻居们有什么争执。
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名词odds很难找到直接对应的中文含义,大概相当于“可能的机会”“成败的可能性”之类的含义。这个句子里“be at odds with sb.”是个固定的表达,意思是,与某人意见不一致、有争执。英文对这个表达的解释就是,be in disagreement,be in conflict。
The artist and the self-critic... are, with a few felicitous exceptions, forever at odds. 艺术家和自我批判(的品质)……除了少数令人欣喜的例外,总是冲突的。
He is always at odds with his father over politics. 在政治上他总和父亲意见不一。
Bush is at odds with Davis over California energy crisis. 布什与戴维斯在加州能源危机的问题上意见相左。
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名词odds很难找到直接对应的中文含义,大概相当于“可能的机会”“成败的可能性”之类的含义。这个句子里“be at odds with sb.”是个固定的表达,意思是,与某人意见不一致、有争执。英文对这个表达的解释就是,be in disagreement,be in conflict。
The artist and the self-critic... are, with a few felicitous exceptions, forever at odds. 艺术家和自我批判(的品质)……除了少数令人欣喜的例外,总是冲突的。
He is always at odds with his father over politics. 在政治上他总和父亲意见不一。
Bush is at odds with Davis over California energy crisis. 布什与戴维斯在加州能源危机的问题上意见相左。