| 单词 | odd |
| 释义 | oddWord family noun oddity oddmentoddnessoddsoddballOddfellowoddsmanadjective odd oddishodds-onadverb oddly odd /ɒd $ ɑːd/ ●●● S1 W3 AWL adjectiveadj (comparativecomp odder, superlativesupl oddest) 1 strange 古怪的STRANGE different from what is normal or expected, especially in a way that you disapprove of or cannot understand 奇特的，异常的，古怪的 It was an odd thing to say. 这话说得很奇怪。 an odd way to behave 古怪的行为 They’re an odd couple. 他们是古怪的一对。 There was something odd about him. 他这人有些奇怪。 What she did was unforgivable, but the odd thing was he didn’t seem to mind. 她的所作所为是不可原谅的，但奇怪的是他好像并不在意。 She was holding an extremely odd-looking weapon. 她手持一件非常奇特的武器。 it is/seems odd (that) ► see thesaurus at strange It seemed odd that he wanted a picture of me. 他想要一张我的照片，这似乎有点奇怪。 2 the odd occasion/day/moment/drink etc especially British EnglishBrESOMETIMES a few occasions, days etc that happen at various times but not often and not regularly 偶尔的场合/日子/时刻/饮酒等 SYN occasional Lack of sleep doesn’t matter on the odd occasion. 偶尔睡眠不足没什么关系。 I take the odd day off work. 我偶尔请假不上班。 I like the odd glass of wine with my dinner. 我喜欢晚餐时偶尔喝杯葡萄酒。 Jo smokes the odd cigarette. 乔偶尔吸一支烟。 Examples from the Corpus the odd occasion/day/moment/drink etc• We've been working on the Panch Chule expedition for a year, but it's just the odd day basically.• Not on the odd occasion, but each time they took this fit.• This doesn't matter on the odd occasion; it is only a problem if it occurs regularly.• However, on the odd occasion that I purchase fish elsewhere, I do quarantine the fish for two weeks.• On the odd occasion the jollities would get out of hand and the fists would fly.• We just used to banter, have the odd drink together, fool around in the snow. 3 various 各种各样的 [only before noun]VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS not specially chosen or collected 非特意挑选[收集]的 Any odd scrap of paper will do. 随便拿一张纸片都行。 4 not in a pair/set 不成对/不成套 [only before noun]GROUP OF THINGS separated from a pair or set 〔一双或一套中〕单只的，不成对的 an odd shoe 单只鞋 odd socks/gloves etc (=not a matching pair of socks etc) 不配对的短袜/手套等 He was wearing odd socks. 他穿了两只不配对的短袜。 5. odd number HMNa number that cannot be divided exactly by two, for example 1,3, 5,7 etc 奇数，单数 OPP even number Examples from the Corpus odd number• Erect verticals upon the odd numbers, 1,3, 5,7, etc.• Clearly the northern fleet is being reinforced from the southern; but why the odd numbers?• I have no idea why it is always an odd number.• He said that we have to prove that no odd number can be perfect.• An odd number of classes provides a neutral mid-point.• You need to have an odd number of colours, including the background.• An individual scorer might be useful where an odd number of people are concerned.• Three arrangements with eight fences; five with ten fences ... odd numbers ... Was there a pattern? 6 20-odd/30-odd etc spokenAPPROXIMATELY a little more than 20 etc 20多一点/30多一点等 I have another 20-odd years to work before I retire. 我还要工作20多年才退休。 7 the odd man/one out British EnglishBrE someone or something that is different from the rest of the group or not included in it 与众不同的人/一个 Which shape is the odd one out? 哪个形状与其他的不同？ I was always the odd one out at school. 在学校里我总是跟同学格格不入。 Examples from the Corpus the odd man/one out• Which of the following grape varieties is the odd one out? 4.• At each stage of the story, Britain has been the odd man out.• Why is it always the odd man out?• Others are widowed or divorced, and hate being the odd one out among friends who are all couples.• Unless Spencer is traded, the latter seems to be the odd man out despite showing improvement in the preseason.• He was the odd one out in a gifted family.• I was always the odd man out in my class at school.• And Joe Bowie remains the odd man out, uncoupled at the end. —oddness noun [uncountableU] → oddlyExamples from the Corpus odd• Apparently the odd arrangement was uninteresting to a teenager.• Reynolds was an odd choice to host the show.• an odd combination• Spurred by some odd impulse, he threw the trowel as far as he could.• One carried his dark jacket in an odd kind of bundle under one arm.• There was an odd kind of silence.• I started out as a gofer, running errands for him and doing odd little jobs.• Timber? That's kind of an odd name for a kid.• He was the odd one out in a gifted family.• an odd sock• She looked more odd than ever and her movements were beginning to stiffen. it is/seems odd (that)• I just think it is odd at 17 to spend all your time with one person.• In the circumstances, it seems odd that Hrabal's importance to cinema has been severely under-rated.• Bale is excellent, and it is odd to think how close Leonardo DiCaprio came to being monumentally miscast in the part. odd socks/gloves etc• On his feet were a pair of odd socks that were holed at the toes.• For dumped along with several worn and odd socks was £500 he had hidden in the foot of one pair! (1300-1400) Old Norse oddi “point of land, triangle, odd number” |
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