odds and ends

noun

1. 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。

1. N-PLURAL 零碎东西；琐碎的事
   You can refer to a disorganized group of things of various kinds as odds 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。

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。
3. Clear away those odds and ends.
   把那些零杂玩意儿收拾起来。
4. She is tidying up the odds and ends.
   她正在拾掇零碎儿。
5. She pieced together odds and ends of coloured cloth and made a jacket for her little girl.
   她把零碎花布拼拼凑凑，给小闺女做了一件褂子。
6. There were various odds and ends lying about on the table.
   桌上放着好些零七八碎儿。
7. We bought a few odds and ends.
   我们买了一些零碎的东西。
8. I'll go to pick up some odds and ends at the store.
   我要到商店买些零碎的东西。
9. I was not only providing a swell dinner, but some odds and ends of extra.
   我并不是光办一桌极讲究的酒席，另外还带着不少零碎儿呢。
10. I have bought this thing from the odds and ends shop.
    我在杂物店买了这个东西。
11. I'll finish the last few odds and ends tomorrow.
    我明天会把最后一批琐碎事务处理完的。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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？
15. 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。
16. There was a table with odds and ends piled on it.
    有一张桌子上堆着零碎东西。
17. 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。
18. He's moved most of his stuff; there are only a few odds and ends left.
    他已经把大部分东西搬走了，只剩下一些零星杂物了。
19. At a flea market, there are many odds and ends for sale.
    在跳蚤市场里有许多零星物品出售。
20. Please put these odds and ends out of the way.
    请把这些零碎东西放到一边去。
21. She made the odds and ends in the fridge into a meal!
    她利用冰箱里零零碎碎碎的东西做了一顿饭。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. An assembly of parts welded together. She pieced together odds and ends of cloth.
    焊接到一块的一组零件。她将零头布凑成整块。
28. I said we'd just eat up the odds and ends.
    我说我们只吃残羹剩饭就行了。
29. I suppose the hotel has a shop where I can get odds and ends.
    我想饭店有个我可购买杂物的商店。
30. 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。

noun

1. a motley assortment of things

   Synonym:    oddmentsmelangefarragoragbagmishmashmingle-manglehodgepodgehotchpotchgallimaufryomnium-gatherum