By all accounts:According to the information or reports that are available or from what people are saying. (根据大家说,人人都这么认为)
例句:Maybe this just shows that an inspired move — and by all accounts a snap decision — sometimes pays off against the odds, leaving the manufacturer laughing all the way to the bank. { 例句出处:《剑桥BEC高级真题集第四辑:P80》}
翻译:也许这正好显示出一次富有创意的行动(大家都认为是一次草率的决定)也有侥幸得胜的时候,使得那些制造商们一路朝着银行乐开了花。
注:Pays off against the odds:(侥幸得胜或碰巧取得成功), odds在这里是指“机率”的意思。
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