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 don't have much work to do, just a few odds and ends to take care of.
  我没有什么太多的工作要做，只要处理几件零星小事。
• Please put these odds and ends out of the way.
  请把这些零碎东西放到一边去。
• 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？
• He sweeps up and does a few odds and ends.
  他扫完地，又干了几样杂活儿。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• When mother came back, she picked up all odds and ends of the child.
  妈妈回来后，收拾了孩子所有零碎的东西。
• There was a table with odds and ends piled on it.
  有一张桌子上堆着零碎东西。