Odd
[ɒd] or [ɑd]
解释:
(adj.) not easily explained; 'it is odd that his name is never mentioned' .
(adj.) not divisible by two .
(adj.) an indefinite quantity more than that specified; 'invited 30-odd guests' .
(adj.) of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. .
编辑:兰德尔--From WordNet
解释:
(superl.) Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.
(superl.) Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, etc., are odd numbers.
(superl.) Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra.
(superl.) Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.
(superl.) Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange.
安编辑
同义词及近义词:
a. [1]. Uneven, not divisible by 2.[2]. Unmatched, single (of a pair or set).[3]. Supernumerary, redundant, left over (from a specified number).[4]. Singular, strange, uncommon, eccentric, fantastic, whimsical, peculiar, comical, droll, BIZARRE, grotesque, extravagant, out of the way.
塞西尔编辑
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Alone, sole, unmatched, remaining, over, fragmentary, uneven, singular,peculiar, queer, quaint, fantastical, uncommon, nondescript
ANT:Aggregate, consociate, matched, balanced, squared, integrant, even, common,usual, regular, normal
手打:普里西拉
解释:
adj. not paired with another: not even: left over after a round number has been taken: additional to a certain amount in round numbers: not exactly divisible by two: strange: unusual in kind or appearance: trifling: remote: (Shak.) at variance.—ns. Odd′-come-shortly an early day any time; Odd′fellow a member of a secret benevolent society called Oddfellows; Odd′ity the state of being odd or singular: strangeness: a singular person or thing.—adj. Odd′-look′ing having a singular appearance.—adv. Odd′ly.—ns. Odd′ment something remaining over: one of a broken set—often used in the plural; Odd′ness.—n.pl. Odds (odz) inequality: difference in favour of one against another: more than an even wager: the amount or proportion by which the bet of one exceeds that of another: advantage: dispute: scraps miscellaneous pieces as in the phrase Odds and ends (lit. 'points' and ends).—At odds at variance.
手打:托马斯
例句:
- To Gerald, the smallish, odd figure of the German was distinct and objective, as if seen through field glasses. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- Odd, Watson--very odd! 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- Some pounds, odd shillings, and halfpence, I think, were mentioned. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- In the same odd way, yet with the same rapidity, he then produced singly, and rubbed out singly, the letters forming the words Bleak House. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Emma could hardly understand him; he seemed in an odd humour. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- Well THAT is an odd kind of delicacy! 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
- Lieutenant Berrendo, watching the captain's face and his odd eyes, thought he was going to shoot the man then. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- Odder and odder! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- I thought of the oddest things. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- You're the oddest fellow I ever saw. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- But of all the odd things that ever I knew, the oddest is that you should so run counter to your own interests as to bring this to me. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- I must be in love; I should be the oddest creature in the world if I were notfor a few weeks at least. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- Well, it is the oddest thing to me, that a man should use such a pretty girl so ill! 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
- His tools were old bottles, glasses, tobacco-pipes, teacups, and such odds and ends as he could find. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- That makes no odds. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- A day makes no such odds. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- The odds are enormous against its being coincidence. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- Give out by driblets, and never inquire for odds and ends,--it isn't beSt. That troubles me, Augustine. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- What odds, dear boy? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- What's the odds where it comes from? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
手打:萨曼莎