1 strange; unusual 奇怪的；不寻常的: There's something odd about him. 他有点怪。It's a bit odd that she didn't phone to say she couldn't come. 她没打电话来说她不能来，我觉得有点不寻常。 [SYN] peculiar 同义词为peculiar

2 odd- (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) strange or unusual in the way mentioned 在…方面奇怪或不寻常的: an odd-sounding name 听上去有点怪的名字

3 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) not regular or fixed; happening sometimes 并非经常或固定的；偶尔发生的: He makes the odd mistake, but nothing very serious. 他偶尔犯错，但并不很严重。

4 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) that is left after other similar things have been used 剩余的: He made the bookshelves out of a few odd bits of wood. 他用剩余的木块做了那些书架。

5 not with the pair or set it belongs to; not matching 单的（与“双”相对）；单个儿的: You're wearing odd socks. 你穿的袜子不成对。

6 (used about a number) that cannot be divided by two （指数字）单的；奇数的: One, three, five and seven are all odd numbers. 一、三、五、七都是奇数。 [OPP] even 反义词为even

7 (usually used after a number) a little more than （通常用于数目之后）稍多于: ‘How old do you think he is?’ ‘Well, he must be thirty-odd, I suppose.’ “你认为他有多大年纪呢？”“我想他一定有30多岁了。” ➔oddly adv Oddly enough, the most expensive tickets sold fastest. 说也奇怪，最贵的票倒卖得最快。 ➔oddness noun [U]