odd

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odd /ˈɑːd/ adjective

odd

/ˈɑːd/

adjective

Learner's definition of ODD

[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。
She had an odd look on her face.她脸上一副古怪的神情。
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。
She's got a really odd sense of humor.她的幽默感真的不同寻常。
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。
There was something odd about his story.关于他的传闻有些离奇。
It's odd that nobody told me about this before.很奇怪，没有人对我讲过这件事。
That's odd. He was here a minute ago.这就怪了，刚才他还在这儿。
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。
What an odd-looking animal.真是个样子古怪的动物。
They made quite an odd couple. [=they were very different from each other]他们两人截然不同。
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。

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。
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。

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。
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。
a few odd [=random] bits of information一点零星的信息

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。
an odd shoe单只的鞋
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。

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。
odd and even numbers奇数和偶数
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。
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。
The odd-numbered houses are on the left side of the street.单号的住宅在大街的左侧。

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 book's only 100-odd pages long. [=only slightly more than 100 pages long]这本书只有100多页。
I'd guess that he's 40 odd years old.我猜他有40出头。
30-odd years ago30多年前

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。
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。

noun [noncount]