oddball

英 [ˈɒdbɔːl]

美 [ˈɑːdbɔːl]

n.  行为古怪者; 反常者; 怪人
adj.  古怪的

复数：oddballs　

BNC.25359 / COCA.18761

牛津词典

noun

• 行为古怪者；反常者；怪人
  a person who behaves in a strange or unusual way

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 行为古怪的人；怪人
  If you refer to someone as anoddball, you think they behave in a strange way.
  1. His mother and father thought Jim was a bit of an oddball too.
     吉姆的父母也认为他有些古怪。
  2. Oddballis also an adjective.
     
  3. I came from a family that was decidedly oddball you know.
     你要知道，我的家人个个古怪得紧。

英英释义

noun

• a person with an unusual or odd personality
  Synonym:eccentriceccentric personflakegeek

双语例句

• Is he some kind of an oddball here?
  他是不是有点怪癖？
• I'm definitely the oddball here, I'm the outcast.
  在这里我肯定是个古怪的人，是个被遗弃的人。
• Are used to fielding oddball requests but sometimes the questions leave even the best of them stumped.
  帮用户解决电脑问题是电脑技术支持的主要职责，但有时用户提的问题甚至把IT精英们都给难倒了。
• The new boss is a bit of an oddball.
  新老板有点古怪。
• His mother and father thought Jim was a bit of an oddball too.
  吉姆的父母也认为他有些古怪。
• Oddball wears a beautiful ring on his tail.
  小怪在他的尾巴上戴了一枚漂亮的戒指。
• She had a whole list of oddball phrases to describe her various states of mind.
  她有一系列古怪的用语来形容她不同的心境。
• Michael mumford, a psychology professor at the University of Oklahoma who specializes in talent assessment, said that this sort of test was effective, but he cautioned that companies should not rely on oddball factors, even if they seemed to correlate to good performance.
  俄克拉荷马大学的心理学教授迈克专门研究如何寻觅合适人才，他指出此类测验是有效的，但是也警告说公司不能依赖不常用的衡量标准，虽然看起来同优秀业绩有关。
• We have gotten so used to Beyonc é, it may be hard to grasp what an oddball she is, how different her approach to rhythm, melody and harmony are to those of previous generations.
  我们太习惯于碧昂斯的唱腔了，所以可能没有想过她其实是个多么古怪的歌手，她对节奏、旋律和和声的把握与之前几代音乐人是多么不同。
• Why did Cruella throw oddball away?
  为什么黑心娜娜把奇球扔掉了？