英语词汇“odds and ends”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Odds and ends are a mixture of different things, especially leftover or miscellaneous bits. Many people have a drawer in their kitchen full of all kinds of odds and ends.

You can also use terms like bits and bobs or this and that to mean odds and ends. Your least favorite meal might be the casserole your dad makes with odds and ends from the refrigerator all mixed together, while your favorite place to shop could be a thrift store that sells odds and ends. Odds and ends probably started out as odd ends in the sixteenth century, meaning "leftover pieces or lumber or cloth."

WORD FAMILY

odds and ends

USAGE EXAMPLES

People bring him odds and ends to display.

Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016)

A storefront decorated with odds and ends houses Jonathan Raby’s chair.

Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016)

A number of other odds and ends await action as well.

Seattle Times(Nov 28, 2016)

n a motley assortment of things

Syn|Hyper

farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, omnium-gatherum, ragbag

assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

单词	odds and ends
释义	odds and ends (once / 3977 pages) n Odds and ends are a mixture of different things, especially leftover or miscellaneous bits. Many people have a drawer in their kitchen full of all kinds of odds and ends. You can also use terms like bits and bobs or this and that to mean odds and ends. Your least favorite meal might be the casserole your dad makes with odds and ends from the refrigerator all mixed together, while your favorite place to shop could be a thrift store that sells odds and ends. Odds and ends probably started out as odd ends in the sixteenth century, meaning "leftover pieces or lumber or cloth." WORD FAMILY odds and ends USAGE EXAMPLES People bring him odds and ends to display. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) A storefront decorated with odds and ends houses Jonathan Raby’s chair. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) A number of other odds and ends await action as well. Seattle Times(Nov 28, 2016) n a motley assortment of things Syn\|Hyper farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, omnium-gatherum, ragbag assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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