1.配對或分組時多出的人或物There's always an odd one out when I sort out my socks. 我給襪子配對時, 總是有單隻的剩下。That boy is always the odd man out when the children are divided into teams. 孩子分組時, 那男孩總是單個兒。
2.與眾不同的人或物Banana, grape, apple, daisy -- which of these is the odd one out? 香蕉、葡萄、蘋果、雛菊－－這幾樣東西哪一樣與眾不同?His formal clothes made him the odd one out in the club. 他衣冠楚楚, 在俱樂部中如鶴立雞群。
3.【口】與集體不融洽的人; 不合群者At school she always felt the odd one out. 她上學時總覺得和大家格格不入。
