defy the odds

克服困难，排除万难

defy the law───明知故犯

over the odds───（尤指价格）超过正常的

what's the odds───可能性有多大

go by the boards───被丢弃；从船上落水；被忽视

by all odds───远远地

on the outs───与某人不和，与某人意见不一致；堕落边缘

say the word───v.发布命令

play the dozens───打一打

set by the ears───引起争吵；在……之间制造麻烦，挑拨离间；（因新发现等）使震惊

But the judges appear to be betting that he can defy the odds and resolve them all in the next few years.───也许评委们十分确信他可以反其道而行之，在未来的几年中可以解决这些问题。

The book is about the creative individuals and teams that somehow defy the odds again and again and make their ideas happen.───本书是关于创造性的个体和团队以某种方式不断对抗这种可能性(指不发生的可能性)并使他们的想法实现。

The hope of a millworker's son who dares to defy the odds.───那是敢于蔑视苦难的矿工儿子的希望。

At Arlington Park, she says, students will learn and everyone will defy the odds so they can shine.───她说，在阿灵顿公园小学，每个人都将克服困难，让孩子们发出光彩。

the hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta; the hope of a millworker 's son who dares to defy the odds;───是因为希望，年轻的海军上尉才会在湄公河三角州勇敢的巡逻放哨，是因为希望，出身工人家庭的孩子才会敢于挑战自己的命运；

the hope of a millworker's son dare to defy the odds;───希望就是一个工人的儿子对厄运的不屈抗争；