| [/ɔd; ɑd/] adj (-er, -est) 用法:
1 strange; unusual; peculiar 奇怪的; 不寻常的; 古怪的:
What an odd man! 多古怪的男人哪! *
How odd! 多奇怪呀! *
She wears rather odd clothes. 她穿的衣服很怪. *
She gets odder as she grows older. 她越老越古怪. 用法:
2 (no comparative or superlative 无比较级或最高级) (of numbers) that cannot be divided by two; not even （指数目）奇数的:
1, 3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers. 1、 3、 5、 7是奇数. 用法:
3 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (no comparative or superlative 无比较级或最高级) (a) of one of a pair, set, series, etc when the other(s) is/are missing 单的（指一双、 一套、 一组...中的单个）:
an odd shoe/sock/glove 单只的鞋[袜子/手套] *
two odd volumes of an encyclopedia 百科全书中的两个单本 *
You're wearing odd socks, ie two that do not form a pair. 你穿的两只袜子不是一双.
(b) left over; extra; surplus 剩余的; 多余的; 多出的:
She made a cushion out of odd bits of material. 她用碎布头做了个靠垫. 用法:
4 (no comparative or superlative; usu placed directly after a number 无比较级或最高级, 通常直接置於数字之後) a little more than 稍多於:
five hundred odd, ie slightly more than 500 五百多 *
thirty-odd (ie between 30 and 40) years later 三十多年後 *
twelve pounds odd, ie 12 and some pence extra 十二英镑多. 用法:
5 [attrib 作定语] (no comparative or superlative 无比较级或最高级) not regular or fixed; occasional 不规则的; 非固定的; 临时的:
weed the garden at odd times/moments, ie at various irregular moments 用零星时间给花园除草 *
I take the odd bit of exercise, but nothing regular. 我偶尔稍微锻炼一下, 但无规律. *
The landscape was bare except for the odd cactus. 那片地上除了偶见的仙人掌以外, 什麽都没有. *
Do you have an odd minute (ie a little spare time) to help me with this? 你有空儿帮我做这件事吗? 用法:
6 (idm 习语) an odd/a queer fish => fish1. the/an odd man/one `out (a) person or thing left over when the others have been put into pairs or groups 配对或分组时多出的人或物:
There's always an odd one out when I sort out my socks. 我给袜子配对时, 总是有单只的剩下. *
That boy is always the odd man out when the children are divided into teams. 孩子分组时, 那男孩总是单个儿.
(b) person or thing that is different from the others 与众不同的人或物:
Banana, grape, apple, daisy which of these is the odd one out? 香蕉、 葡萄、 苹果、 雏菊--这几样东西哪一样与众不同?
(C) (infml) person who cannot fit easily into the society, community, etc of which he is a member 与集体不融洽的人; 不合群者:
At school she always felt the odd one out. 她上学时总觉得和大家格格不入. *
His formal clothes made him the odd one out in the club. 他衣冠楚楚, 在俱乐部中如鹤立鸡群. odd 2
[/ɔd; ɑd/] adj (-er, -est) 用法:
1 strange; unusual; peculiar 奇怪的; 不寻常的; 古怪的:
What an odd man! 多古怪的男人哪! *
How odd! 多奇怪呀! *
She wears rather odd clothes. 她穿的衣服很怪. *
She gets odder as she grows older. 她越老越古怪. 用法:
2 (no comparative or superlative 无比较级或最高级) (of numbers) that cannot be divided by two; not even （指数目）奇数的:
1, 3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers. 1、 3、 5、 7是奇数. 用法:
3 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (no comparative or superlative 无比较级或最高级) (a) of one of a pair, set, series, etc when the other(s) is/are missing 单的（指一双、 一套、 一组...中的单个）:
an odd shoe/sock/glove 单只的鞋[袜子/手套] *
two odd volumes of an encyclopedia 百科全书中的两个单本 *
You're wearing odd socks, ie two that do not form a pair. 你穿的两只袜子不是一双.
(b) left over; extra; surplus 剩余的; 多余的; 多出的:
She made a cushion out of odd bits of material. 她用碎布头做了个靠垫. 用法:
4 (no comparative or superlative; usu placed directly after a number 无比较级或最高级, 通常直接置於数字之後) a little more than 稍多於:
five hundred odd, ie slightly more than 500 五百多 *
thirty-odd (ie between 30 and 40) years later 三十多年後 *
twelve pounds odd, ie 12 and some pence extra 十二英镑多. 用法:
5 [attrib 作定语] (no comparative or superlative 无比较级或最高级) not regular or fixed; occasional 不规则的; 非固定的; 临时的:
weed the garden at odd times/moments, ie at various irregular moments 用零星时间给花园除草 *
I take the odd bit of exercise, but nothing regular. 我偶尔稍微锻炼一下, 但无规律. *
The landscape was bare except for the odd cactus. 那片地上除了偶见的仙人掌以外, 什麽都没有. *
Do you have an odd minute (ie a little spare time) to help me with this? 你有空儿帮我做这件事吗? 用法:
6 (idm 习语) an odd/a queer fish => fish1. the/an odd man/one `out (a) person or thing left over when the others have been put into pairs or groups 配对或分组时多出的人或物:
There's always an odd one out when I sort out my socks. 我给袜子配对时, 总是有单只的剩下. *
That boy is always the odd man out when the children are divided into teams. 孩子分组时, 那男孩总是单个儿.
(b) person or thing that is different from the others 与众不同的人或物:
Banana, grape, apple, daisy which of these is the odd one out? 香蕉、 葡萄、 苹果、 雏菊--这几样东西哪一样与众不同?
(C) (infml) person who cannot fit easily into the society, community, etc of which he is a member 与集体不融洽的人; 不合群者:
At school she always felt the odd one out. 她上学时总觉得和大家格格不入. *
His formal clothes made him the odd one out in the club. 他衣冠楚楚, 在俱乐部中如鹤立鸡群. |