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单词 odds and ends
释义
odds and endsˌodds and ˈends (also ˌodds and ˈsods British English informal) noun [plural] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • We packed just about everything, but probably left some odds and ends behind.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Cheerful little odds and ends arranged with flair can often make a room seem far more interesting than much grander collections.
  • He felt heavy, saturated, crammed with more or less repulsive odds and ends he neither wanted nor needed to know.
  • It was a cupboard used by the cleaners that contained a number of other odds and ends.
  • It was only three minutes down the road, and Jim always had a storehouse of odds and ends.
  • The orange conning tower sits abandoned on the dock amid odds and ends of superstructure.
  • Unlike him I have always found the little odds and ends Sellotaped to the front cover both interesting and useful.
  • Wycliffe had a little room where he kept his books and papers, his photographs and odds and ends he valued.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorseveral things of different types
use this when you are talking about two or more things of different types and you do not need to say what they are: · I threw a few things into a bag and ran to the car.somebody's things spoken (=the things that someone owns or that they are carrying with them): · She's coming back later to get her things.all sorts/kinds of things (=a lot of different types of things): · They sell furniture, toys, cards - all sorts of things.
informal spoken objects or possessions of different types: · I don't know how we're going to get all this stuff into the car.somebody's stuff: · You're not going to have a lot of time to pack up your stuff before you move.
spoken things that are not useful and should be thrown away, for example because they are old or broken: · I must clean out this cupboard - it's absolutely full of junk.· They have so much junk in their yard. It makes the neighborhood look awful.
several different things, especially small things that are not of much value: · In the drawer she found a photograph, an old hairbrush, and various other odds and ends.· Odds and ends that haven't sold have been drastically reduced in price.
also bits and bobs British informal a number of small objects that are all different from each other: · There are all sorts of bits and pieces in this box.· Do any of these bits and bobs belong to you?
a large number of different things which you need for a particular activity - you can often use this humorously : · The car is packed solid with all our camping paraphernalia.· She was charged with possessing drug paraphernalia.
small things of various kinds without much value:  He didn’t keep much in his desk – just a few odds and ends.
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