odd

adjective

/ɒd/

/ɑːd/

(comparative odder, superlative oddest)

Idioms

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strange

strange or unusual

They're very odd people.
There's something odd about that man.
That painting looks very odd.
a teenage girl with rather odd hair
After a while she noticed something quite odd.
When we got inside something struck me as odd.
It's an odd little movie.
it is/seems odd that… It seems odd that nobody noticed anything wrong.
It's most odd that (= very odd that) she hasn't written.
The odd thing was that he didn't recognize me.
it is odd to do something It's odd to think I will never see her again.

compare peculiar

Extra Examples

I didn't think it odd at the time.
I find it odd that she takes so long to do that job.
She had the oddest feeling that he was avoiding her.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs

be
feel
look
…

adverb

extremely
fairly
very
…

phrases

how odd
it is odd to think
something odd
…

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odd-

(in compounds) strange or unusual in the way mentioned

an odd-looking house
an odd-sounding name

numbers

(no comparative or superlative) (of numbers) that cannot be divided exactly by the number two

1, 3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers.
Each section may have an odd or even number of players.

opposite even

not regular/often

the odd

[only before noun] (no comparative or superlative) happening or appearing occasionally; not happening often synonym occasional

He makes the odd mistake—nothing too serious.

various

[only before noun] (no comparative or superlative) of no particular type or size; various

decorations made of odd scraps of paper

not matching

[usually before noun] (no comparative or superlative) not with the pair or set that it belongs to; not matching

You're wearing odd socks!

available

[only before noun] available; that somebody can use synonym spare

Could I see you when you've got an odd moment?

approximately

(no comparative or superlative; usually placed immediately after a number) approximately or a little more than the number mentioned

How old is she—seventy odd?
He's worked there for twenty-odd years.

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
- At school he was always the odd man out.
- Dog, cat, horse, shoe—which is the odd one out?

an odd/a queer fish

(old-fashioned, British English) a person who is slightly strange or crazyTopics Personal qualitiesc2

单词	odd
释义	odd adjective /ɒd/ /ɑːd/ (comparative odder, superlative oddest) Idioms jump to other results strange strange or unusual They're very odd people. There's something odd about that man. That painting looks very odd. a teenage girl with rather odd hair After a while she noticed something quite odd. When we got inside something struck me as odd. It's an odd little movie. it is/seems odd that… It seems odd that nobody noticed anything wrong. It's most odd that (= very odd that) she hasn't written. The odd thing was that he didn't recognize me. it is odd to do something It's odd to think I will never see her again. compare peculiar Extra Examples I didn't think it odd at the time. I find it odd that she takes so long to do that job. She had the oddest feeling that he was avoiding her. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … phrases how odd it is odd to think something odd … See full entry odd- (in compounds) strange or unusual in the way mentioned an odd-looking house an odd-sounding name numbers (no comparative or superlative) (of numbers) that cannot be divided exactly by the number two 1, 3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers. Each section may have an odd or even number of players. opposite even not regular/often the odd [only before noun] (no comparative or superlative) happening or appearing occasionally; not happening often synonym occasional He makes the odd mistake—nothing too serious. various [only before noun] (no comparative or superlative) of no particular type or size; various decorations made of odd scraps of paper not matching [usually before noun] (no comparative or superlative) not with the pair or set that it belongs to; not matching You're wearing odd socks! available [only before noun] available; that somebody can use synonym spare Could I see you when you've got an odd moment? approximately (no comparative or superlative; usually placed immediately after a number) approximately or a little more than the number mentioned How old is she—seventy odd? He's worked there for twenty-odd years. 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 At school he was always the odd man out. Dog, cat, horse, shoe—which is the odd one out? an odd/a queer fish (old-fashioned, British English) a person who is slightly strange or crazyTopics Personal qualitiesc2
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