He was dressed in an odd assortment of clothes.
他穿着奇装异服。
Which makes it odd that the kitchen has become the heart of the modern house: what the great hall was to the medieval castle, the kitchen is to the 21st-century home.
这使得厨房成为现代住宅的核心这件事变得很奇怪:厨房对于21世纪的家庭来说,就像大厅之于中世纪城堡的意义。
Bob's very practical. He does all the odd jobs around the house.
鲍勃心灵手巧,家里的零活他都包了。
你穿的袜子不成双呀!
He listened thoughtfully, interjecting only the odd word.
他细心地聆听,只插了几句话。
He's worked there for twenty-odd years.
他在那里工作了二十多年。
This might sound odd coming from a personal-finance columnist.
这种言论出自一位个人理财专栏作家之口听起来有些奇怪。
Doesn't it seem odd that one can make amends but not one amend.
一个人可以说“makeamends”,但却不能说“oneamend”,这不是很奇怪吗?
In it, Borges explores the odd realities of a truly infinite library.
在书中,博尔赫斯就一个真正的无限图书馆确实存在这一听来奇特的现实展开了探索。
By alternating colors on even and odd rows, it makes the list easier to scan.
用不同的颜色显示奇数行和偶数行,这样读者更容易阅读。
This may seem a bit odd and even the experts haven't quite figured it out.
这看起来也许有些奇怪。对此,甚至连专家都还没探究出个所以然。
Yes it’s absurd, and a more than a bit odd, but that’s precisely why we love it.
酷熊这个名字很可笑,也很古怪,不过这正是为什么我们喜欢它的原因。
The entrepreneur is an odd mix: part dreamer, part brutal realist and pragmatist.
创业家是一个怪异的混合体:部分是梦想家,部分是现实主义者和实用主义者。
He found mirror-light odd and flat; he would squint in the paint, as if it hurt him.
他发觉镜光奇特而单一。作画时,他会眯着双眼,仿佛光线灼伤了他。
Adam Smith's theories have influenced international trade over the past 200 odd years.
斯密的理论影响了200多年来的国际贸易实践。
My father had retired, and they were living off his pension and the odd lottery payout.
我爸那时已经退休,他们就靠着他的退休金和偶尔中点彩票的收入度日。
When questioned about his odd behavior, he would reply, "I am searching for an honest man."
人们问起他这古怪行为时,他会回答说:“我正在寻找正人君子。”
The Broad Walk of tall plane trees is a favourite with walkers and the odd skate-boarder.
梧桐树下的宽阔步行道是散步者和滑板一族的最爱。
Just when I was feeling like it was odd to not buy things for our home, I turned to page 121.
就在我感觉家里什么东西都没买有些奇怪的时候,我翻到第121页。
Water's odd properties don't stop there (see "Water's mysteries"), and some are vital to life.
水的奇特属性不止于此(见“水的奥秘”),有些对生命还非常重要。
Jose Luis Ramirez dropped out of school at age 13 and spent most of his life doing odd jobs.
约瑟·路易斯·拉米雷斯早在十三岁时便离开了校园,此后,他生命中的绝大多数时间都在打零工。
The odd thing was that the four of us were still friends, even though Greg and I had this secret.
奇怪的是,尽管格里格和我有了这个小秘密,我们四个人照旧还是朋友。
Ames worked odd jobs at the agency while in high school, and after college, he signed on full time.
埃姆斯在高中时就在该部门打零工,大学毕业后,成为这里的正式员工。
"Top off!" cried the mouse, "that is a very odd and uncommon name, is it a usual one in your family?"
老鼠叫了起来,“这个古怪的名字可不多见。你们家常取这样的名字吗?”
I accept this is an odd hobby, but let me explain why I think they are so interesting - and important.
我承认这是个古怪的爱好,但请容我解释,为何我认为它们如此有趣——和重要。
The German photographer Walter Schels thinks it not only odd, but wrong that death is so hidden from view.
这位德国摄影家认为,我们把死亡隐匿在视线之外很奇怪,而且不应该这么做。
But even if imidacloprid isn't directly killing our bees, could it be responsible for their odd behavior?
但即便吡虫啉没有直接杀死我们的蜜蜂,那它是否是驱使蜜蜂做出反常举动的元凶呢?
But even if imidacloprid isn't directly killing our bees, could it be responsible for their odd behavior?
但即便吡虫啉没有直接杀死我们的蜜蜂,那它是否是驱使蜜蜂做出反常举动的元凶呢?
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