Learner's definition of ODD
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[also more odd; most odd] odder; oddest : strange or unusual : different from what is normal or expected奇怪的;不寻常的 -
He has some odd [=peculiar, weird] habits.他有些怪习惯。
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She had an odd look on her face.她脸上一副古怪的神情。
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People would call at odd hours during the night.人们会在夜间不寻常的时刻打来电话。
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She's got a really odd sense of humor.她的幽默感真的不同寻常。
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Some rather odd people used to live in this house.有些很奇怪的人曾经住在这所房子里。
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There was something odd about his story.关于他的传闻有些离奇。
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It's odd that nobody told me about this before.很奇怪,没有人对我讲过这件事。
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That's odd. He was here a minute ago.这就怪了,刚才他还在这儿。
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That is one of the oddest creatures I have ever seen.那是我曾经见过的最古怪的生物之一。
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What an odd-looking animal.真是个样子古怪的动物。
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They made quite an odd couple. [=they were very different from each other]他们两人截然不同。
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He's an odd duck. = (Brit) He's an odd fish. [=he's a very strange person]他是个十分古怪的人。
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always used before a noun : happening in a way that is not planned or regular偶然的;临时的 -
She kept a stack of magazines that she would read at odd moments.她保存着一摞杂志,以备不时翻阅。
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During the summer, he would do odd jobs for his neighbors to earn extra money.夏天,他总会给邻居打零工赚点外快。
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always used before a noun : of different kinds or types各式各样的 -
I stopped by the grocery store to pick up a few odd [=miscellaneous] things.我在食品杂货店前停下来买点杂七杂八的东西。
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They were selling an odd assortment of candy and jewelry.他们在出售各种各样的糖果和首饰。
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a few odd [=random] bits of information一点零星的信息
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always used before a noun : not matched or paired with another thing or person单只的;不成对的 -
I folded all the laundry and had one odd sock left.我把洗好的衣服都叠好后,剩下了单只的袜子。
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an odd shoe单只的鞋
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The students got into groups of two, and the odd student worked with the teacher.学生们两人一组,剩下单个的学生跟老师一块儿做练习。
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a : not able to be divided into two equal whole numbers奇数的;单数的 -
The numbers 1, 3, 5, and 7 are odd, while 2, 4, 6, and 8 are even.数字1、3、5、7是奇数,2、4、6、8是偶数。
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odd and even numbers奇数和偶数
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There's an odd number of chairs.椅子的数量是单数的。
b : marked by an odd number标有奇数号码的 -
There's a picture on every odd page of the book.这本书中每一单数页码上都有一幅画。
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Please do the odd-numbered problems on page 20 of your textbook.请做课本第20页上面标有奇数号码的题目。
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The odd-numbered houses are on the left side of the street.单号的住宅在大街的左侧。
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informal : a little more than a particular number稍多于 —
used in combination with a number与数字组合构成合成词使用
the odd man/one out
: the person or thing that is different from the other members of a group与众不同的人(或事物) -
It looks like he's the odd one out on this particular issue. [=he has a different opinion than everyone else]他似乎对这个具体问题持有与众不同的见解。
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All my college friends have gotten married. I'm the odd man out.我大学时的朋友都结婚了,只有我还是单身。
— oddness
noun [noncount]