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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。
Extra ExamplesOxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(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
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(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。
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(no comparative or superlative )无比较级或最高级 happening or appearing occasionally; not happening often synonym occasional偶然出现的;偶尔发生的;不规律的 - [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
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(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 - [only before noun]
available; that somebody can use synonym spare可得到的;可用的 (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
strange奇怪
odd-(某方面)怪异
numbers数字
not regular/often不规则;不常
various各种各样
not matching不相配
available可得到的
approximately约略
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
an odd/a queer fish
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a person who is slightly strange or crazy Topics Personal qualitiesc2古怪的人;有些荒唐的人