a thousand to one meaning in English

千对一, 几乎绝对的

It is a thousand to one but you 'll succeed .
你成功的机会只有千分之一，你几乎失败定了。
It s a thousand to one nothing comes of it
十有八九是不会有什么结果的。
It is a thousand to one but you ' ll succeed
你成功的机会只有千分之一，你几乎失败定了。
That if i once came into their power , i should run a hazard more than a thousand to one of being kill d , and perhaps of being eaten ; for i had heard that the people of the carribean coast were canibals , or man - eaters ; and i knew by the latitude that i could not be far off from that shore
而从纬度来看，我知道我目前所在的这个荒岛离加勒比海岸不会太远。再说，就算他们不是吃人的部族，他们也一定会把我杀掉。他们正是这样对待落到他们手里的欧洲人的，即使一二十个欧洲人成群结伙也难免厄运。