nine times out of ten1 USUALLYalmost always 十之八九,几乎总是,几乎每次 Nine times out of ten we can solve the problem over the phone. 我们基本上都可以通过电话来解决问题。
→ nine times out of ten at nine(1)
2 used to say that something is almost always true or almost always happens 十之八九,几乎总是 Nine times out of ten she’s right. 十有八九她都是对的。
→ nine times out of ten/99 times out of 100 etc at time1(8)