单词 | oddball |
释义 | oddball (ɒdbɔːl ) Word forms: oddballs countable noun If you refer to someone as an oddball, you think they behave in a strange way. [informal] His mother and father thought Jim was a bit of an oddball too. Oddball is also an adjective. I came from a family that was decidedly oddball, you know. Collocations: oddball character Over the years it has become more sophisticated without losing its oddball character. The Sun Being an oddball character was a plus - something that wouldn't work in traditional professions such as finance or law. Times, Sunday Times Oddball characters are propelled along zigzagging narrative channels, connections made with whimsical aplomb. Times, Sunday Times Two pot smokers set off on a quest to find the perfect burger - but encounter all manner of oddball characters along the way. The Sun But many others took its tender love story and its broadly affectionate collection of oddball characters to their hearts. Times, Sunday Times |
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