odd

adjective

/ɒd/

/ɑːd/

(comparative odder, superlative oddest)

Idioms

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strange奇怪

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。
That painting looks very odd.那幅画看起来很奇怪。
a teenage girl with rather odd hair 一个头发很奇怪的十几岁女孩
After a while she noticed something quite odd.过了一会儿，她注意到一些非常奇怪的事情。
When we got inside something struck me as odd.当我们进去的时候，我觉得有些奇怪。
It's an odd little movie.这是一部奇怪的小电影。
it is/seems odd that… It seems odd that nobody noticed anything wrong.似乎很奇怪，没有人注意到任何问题。
It's most odd that (= very odd that) she hasn't written.真怪了，她一直没写信。
The odd thing was that he didn't recognize me.怪就怪在他没认出我来。
it is odd to do something It's odd to think I will never see her again.想到再也不会见到她了，我觉得怪怪的。

compare peculiar

Extra Examples

I didn't think it odd at the time.当时我没觉得有什么异常。
I find it odd that she takes so long to do that job.她花那么长时间做那件事，我觉得很奇怪。
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。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
feel
look
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adverb

extremely
fairly
very
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phrases

how odd
it is odd to think
something odd
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odd-（某方面）怪异

(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

numbers数字

(no comparative or superlative无比较级或最高级) (of numbers

数字

) that cannot be divided exactly by the number two奇数的

1, 3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers.1、3、5 和 7 是奇数。
Each section may have an odd or even number of players. 每个部分可以有奇数或偶数个玩家。

opposite even

not regular/often不规则；不常

the odd

[only before noun] (no comparative or superlative无比较级或最高级) happening or appearing occasionally; not happening often偶然出现的；偶尔发生的；不规律的 synonym 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

[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

[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！

available可得到的

[only before noun] available; that somebody can use可得到的；可用的 synonym 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

(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。

Word OriginMiddle English (in the numerical sense): from Old Norse odda-, found in combinations such as odda-mathr ‘third or odd man’, from oddi ‘angle’.

Idioms

the odd man/one out

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？