odds and ends

英 [ˌɒdz ən ˈendz]

美 [ˌɑːdz ən ˈendz]

n.  零碎; 琐碎的东西; 小玩意

牛津词典

noun

• 零碎；琐碎的东西；小玩意
  small items that are not valuable or are not part of a larger set
  1. She spent the day sorting through a box full of odds and ends.
     她花一天工夫整理装满小玩意儿的箱子。
  2. I've got a few odds and ends (= small jobs) to do before leaving.
     我临行之前还有些杂事要处理。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 零碎东西；琐碎的事
  You can refer to a disorganized group of things of various kinds asodds and ends.
  1. She put in some clothes, odds and ends, and make-up...
     她将一些衣服、化妆品和零碎物品放了进去。
  2. He sweeps up and does a few odds and ends.
     他扫完地，又干了几样杂活儿。

英英释义

noun

• a motley assortment of things
  Synonym:oddmentsmelangefarragoragbagmishmashmingle-manglehodgepodgehotchpotchgallimaufryomnium-gatherum

双语例句

• I can't go home now. I've got some odds and ends to deal with.
  我现在不能回家，我还有一些零碎的事要处理。
• She is tidying up the odds and ends.
  她正在拾掇零碎儿。
• He sweeps up and does a few odds and ends.
  他扫完地，又干了几样杂活儿。
• She made a stew with the odds and ends she found in the fridge.
  她炖了炖在冰箱里找到的剩余食物。
• If I want to buy some odds and ends like household items?
  如果我想买一些零星的东西，如家庭用品呢？
• I said we'd just eat up the odds and ends.
  我说我们只吃残羹剩饭就行了。
• Do understand that when buying technology for your hotel you start a journey that has no destination. I suppose the hotel has a shop where I can get odds and ends.
  要知道，从为饭店采购技术起，你就踏上了一条没有尽头的（技术升级）道路。我想饭店有个我可购买杂物的商店。
• The tailor made a suit for the boy out of the odds and ends of the cloth.
  裁缝用剩余的布头给孩子做了一套衣服。
• I'd let so many odds and ends pile up that you could scarcely see the desk itself.
  我让太多零碎东西堆放着以至于你几乎不能看见我的桌子。
• The attic was used as storage room for odds and ends.
  这个阁楼用作贮藏室，堆放一些零碎物品。