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Odd Number Noun Comparative Strange Superlative Oddness Set

The phrase "the odd one out" refers to someone or something that is different from the rest of a group.

The phrase "the odd one out" refers to someone or something that is different from the rest of a group.

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]See also:
odd-looking
奇怪的;古怪的;奇特的;异常的 If you describe someone or something as odd, you think that they are strange or unusual.
  • He'd always been odd, but not to this extent...

    他一直比较怪异,不过并没有到这种程度。

  • What an odd coincidence that he should have known your family...

    他居然认识你的家人,真是太巧了。

  • Something odd began to happen.

    怪事开始出现。

oddly
  • ...an oddly shaped hill...

    形状怪异的小山

  • His own boss was behaving rather oddly.

    他自己的老板举动相当反常。

oddness
  • Perhaps it was that very oddness that attracted me to Glen's music.

    也许正是格伦音乐的怪异之处吸引了我。

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[ADJ 形容词](用于名词前)少量的,微小的,不重要的 You use odd before a noun to indicate that you are not mentioning the type, size, or quality of something because it is not important.
  [det ADJ]
  • ...moving from place to place where she could find the odd bit of work...

    她为了找到点儿零散活计不断地搬来搬去

  • He had various odd cleaning jobs around the place...

    他在这附近干过各种零碎的保洁工作。

  • I knew that Alan liked the odd drink.

    我知道艾伦喜欢偶尔喝点酒。

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[ADV 副词](用于数字后)大约,左右,略多 You use odd after a number to indicate that it is only approximate.
  [num ADV]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • How many pages was it, 500 odd?...

    这有多少页,500来页?

  • He has now appeared in sixty odd films...

    他迄今演过60多部影片。

  • 'How long have you lived here?' — 'Twenty odd years.'

    “你在这里住多久了?”——“20多年了。”

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[ADJ 形容词]奇数的;单数的 Odd numbers, such as 3 and 17, are those which cannot be divided exactly by the number two.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • The odd numbers are on the left as you walk up the street...

    沿这条街走,在左边的是单号。

  • There's an odd number of candidates.

    候选人总数为单数。

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[ADJ 形容词]不同类的;不成对的;单只的 You say that two things are odd when they do not belong to the same set or pair.
  • I'm wearing odd socks today by the way.

    顺便提一下,我今天穿的袜子不成对。

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[PHRASE 短语]与集体不合的人;剩下孤零零的一人;异类 The odd man out ,the odd woman out, or the odd one out in a particular situation is a person who is different from the other people in it.
  [N inflects]
  • Azerbaijan has been the odd man out, the one republic not to hold democratic elections...

    阿塞拜疆没有举行民主选举,是这些共和国中的异类。

  • Mark and Rick were the odd ones out in claiming to like this cherry beer.

    只剩下马克和里克声称喜欢喝这种樱桃啤酒。

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See also:
odds
odds and ends

    Oxford odd AWL / ɒd ; NAmE ɑːd / adjective ( odder , oddest ) strange 奇怪 1 strange or unusual 奇怪的;怪异的;反常的 They're very odd people. 他们那些人都很古怪。 There's something odd about that man. 那个人有点儿怪。 It's most odd that (= very odd that)she hasn't written. 真怪了,她一直没写信。 The odd thingwas that he didn't recognize me. 怪就怪在他没认出我来。 She had the oddest feeling that he was avoiding her. 她有种异样的感觉,觉得他在躲着她。 compare
    peculiar
     (1 )
    odd- (某方面)怪异 2 ( in compounds 构成复合词 ) strange or unusual in the way mentioned (某方面)怪异的,奇怪的 an odd-looking house 样子怪异的房子 an odd-sounding name 听起来奇怪的名字 not regular/often 不规则;不常 3 the odd [only before noun ] ( no comparative or superlative 无比较级或最高级 ) happening or appearing occasionally; not very regular or frequent 偶然出现的;偶尔发生的;不规律的 SYN
    occasional
    He makes the odd mistake—nothing too serious. 他偶尔会犯错误,但不怎么严重。
    various 各种各样 4 [only before noun ] ( no comparative or superlative 无比较级或最高级 ) of no particular type or size; various 奇形怪状的;各种各样的 decorations made of odd scraps of paper 用各种各样的纸片做的装饰 not matching 不相配 5 [usually before noun ] ( no comparative or superlative 无比较级或最高级 ) not with the pair or set that it belongs to; not matching 不成对的;不相配的 You're wearing odd socks! 你穿的袜子不成双呀! numbers 数字 6 ( no comparative or superlative 无比较级或最高级 ) (of numbers 数字 ) that cannot be spanided exactly by the number two 奇数的 1, 3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers. *1、3、5 和 7 是奇数。 OPP
    even
    available 可得到的 7 [only before noun ] available; that sb can use 可得到的;可用的 SYN
    spare
    Could I see you when you've got an odd moment? 你有空时,我能不能见见你?
    approximately 约略 8 ( no comparative or superlative; usually placed immediately after a number 无比较级或最高级;通常紧接在数字后面 ) approximately or a little more than the number mentioned 大约;略多 How old is she—seventy odd? 她多大年纪?七十出头? He's worked there for twenty-odd years. 他在那里工作了二十多年。 odd·ness / ɒdnəs ; NAmE ɑːdnəs / noun [uncountable ] the oddness of her appearance 她那怪样子 His oddness frightened her. 他的反常把她吓坏了。 IDIOM the odd man/one ˈout a person or thing that is different from others or does not fit easily into a group or set 与其他不同(或合不来)的人(或物);异类 At school he was always the odd man out. 在学校里他总是与别人格格不入。 Dog, cat, horse, shoe—which is the odd one out? 狗、猫、马、鞋,哪一个不属同类? more at
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    oddodd /ɒd $ ɑːd/ ●●● S1 W3 AWL adjective (comparative odder, superlative oddest)
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    1strange different from what is normal or expected, especially in a way that you disapprove of or cannot understand:  It was an odd thing to say. an odd way to behave They’re an odd couple. There was something odd about him. What she did was unforgivable, but the odd thing was he didn’t seem to mind. She was holding an extremely odd-looking weapon.it is/seems odd (that) It seemed odd that he wanted a picture of me. see thesaurus at
    strange
    2the odd occasion/day/moment/drink etc especially British English a few occasions, days etc that happen at various times but not often and not regularly SYN  occasional:  Lack of sleep doesn’t matter on the odd occasion. I take the odd day off work. I like the odd glass of wine with my dinner. Jo smokes the odd cigarette.3various [only before noun] not specially chosen or collected:  Any odd scrap of paper will do.4not in a pair/set [only before noun] separated from a pair or set:  an odd shoeodd socks/gloves etc (=not a matching pair of socks etc) He was wearing odd socks.5odd number a number that cannot be divided exactly by two, for example 1, 3, 5, 7 etc OPP  even number620-odd/30-odd etc spoken a little more than 20 etc:  I have another 20-odd years to work before I retire.7the odd man/one out British English someone or something that is different from the rest of the group or not included in it:  Which shape is the odd one out? I was always the odd one out at school.oddness noun [uncountable]
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    古怪的(63%),奇数的(16%),零散的(12%),剩余的(9%)
    adj.奇数的;古怪的;剩余的;临时的;零散的
    n.奇数;怪人;奇特的事物
    n.(Odd)人名;(英、西、挪、瑞典)奥德

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