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

• Catchall: a receptacle or storage area for odds and ends.
  杂物包：盛放杂物和残渣的容器或地方。
• There was a table with odds and ends piled on it.
  有一张桌子上堆着零碎东西。
• I have bought this thing from the odds and ends shop.
  我在杂物店买了这个东西。
• Clear away those odds and ends.
  把那些零杂玩意儿收拾起来。
• Please put these odds and ends out of the way.
  请把这些零碎东西放到一边去。
• Don's forget to pack up those odds and ends before you quit your job.
  在你辞职前，别忘了要包装那些琐碎东西。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• We bought a few odds and ends.
  我们买了一些零碎的东西。