odd
adjective
uk/ɒd/us/ɑːd/oddadjective(STRANGE)
B2
strangeorunexpected:
奇怪的,古怪的;异常的;出人意料的Herfatherwas an odd man.她父亲是个古怪的人。
What an odd thing to say.这样说太奇怪了。
Theskirtandjacketlookeda little odd together.这裙子和夹克搭配看上去有点怪。
That's odd - I'msureI put mykeysin thisdrawerandyetthey're not here.真奇怪——我肯定把钥匙放进这个抽屉了,可是却不见了。
It's oddthatno one'sseenhim.奇怪的是没人见过他。
Itmust be oddtogo back toyourhometownafter fortyyearsaway.离开40年后回到家乡一定感觉很奇怪。
Synonyms
bizarre
curious(STRANGE)mainlyUK
eccentric(STRANGE)
eerie
freakish
funny(STRANGE)
outlandishdisapproving
peculiar(STRANGE)
strange(UNUSUAL)
weird
strange
- strangeShe's a strange girl.
- oddI always thought there was something a bit odd about her.
- bizarreI had a really bizarre dream last night.
- weirdHis films are so weird that I can barely get through them.
- funnyThis lemonade tastes funny.
- peculiarThe chicken had a peculiar smell.
- I had a very odddreamabout you lastnight.
- Ifindhim really odd - I can'tfigurehim out at all.
- Doesn't itstrikeyou asratherodd that he nevertalksabout hisfamily?
- Something in thecupboardsmellsodd.
- It's odd that she shouldthinkI wouldwanttoseeher again.
Strange, suspicious and unnatural
- aberrant
- abnormal
- abnormally
- add
- Alice-in-Wonderland
- freakishness
- funnily
- funnily enoughidiom
- ghostliness
- ghoul
- perverse
- perversely
- perversity
- perverted
- pervy
- unorthodox
- wack
- wackadoodle
- wackiness
- wacky
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Not expected or planned
oddadjective(NOT OFTEN)
C2[before noun]
nothappeningoften:
不常发生的;不经常的She doestheoddteachingjobbut nothingpermanent.她有时教教课,但并不固定。
You gettheoddpersonwho'srudeto you but they'regenerallyquitehelpful.你不巧遇到了一个对你粗鲁的人,不过他们一般是相当乐于助人的。
- There may be the oddflurryofsnowover thehillstonight.
- I used to do a lot ofsport, but now I justplaythe oddgameoftennis.
- Ispenttheafternoonpotteringaround thegardendoing a few oddjobs.
- It was abeautifulday, with just the oddpatchofcloudin thesky.
- Only the oddpassingcardisturbedthesilence.
Rarely & infrequently
- (every) now and then/againidiom
- blue moon
- episodic
- ever and anon
- every
- few
- fit
- in/by fits and startsidiom
- occasion
- occasional
- occasionally
- odd jobs
- once
- one
- one-shot
- one-time
- rarely
- seldom
- ship
- time
oddadjective(NUMBERS)
(ofnumbers) notableto bedividedexactlyby two:
奇数的,单数的3, 5, and 7 are all oddnumbers.3, 5, 7都是奇数。
Thehouseson thissideof thestreetall have oddnumbers.街道这边的房子都是单号的。
Opposite
even(NUMBER)
Terms for numbers
- additive inverse
- aliquot
- common denominator
- common factor
- common multiple
- cos
- exponent
- fold
- fortyfold
- fourfold
- GCF
- hundredfold
- imaginary number
- recurring
- recurring number
- remainder
- resultant
- root
- sevenfold
- weighting
oddadjective(SEPARATED)
[before noun]
(of something that should be in apairor set)separatedfromitspairor set:
(指一对或一组事物中)单个的,单只的,不成对的He's got awholedrawerfullof oddsocks.他有一抽屉的单只袜子。
I'd got a few odd(= I hadvarious)ballsofwoolleftover.我有几个花色不同的、织毛衣剩下的毛线团。
Numbers: single, double & multiple
- alone
- bilateral
- bilaterally
- bipartite
- bipolar
- deka-
- double-action
- dual
- dualism
- individual
- lone
- multiple
- plural
- purely
- solitary
- trilateral
- trilaterally
- tripartite
- unilaterally
- unit
Idiom
the odd one out