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。
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.残余,零碎物件[事情],零星杂品
1.small things that are all different and not valuable or important
1.We also found a mug, a package of powdered cocoa, and a few other odds and ends.
我们还找到了一个大杯子，一袋可可粉和其他的一些小东西。
2.Okay, I'm all packed now, except for a few odds and ends I'll put in a handbag and carry on the plane with me.
这个人说：“行了，我的行李都准备好了，还有一些零星小东西，我准备把它们放在手提包里，随身带上飞机去。”
3.She pieced together odds and ends of cloth and made some clothes for her baby.
她把零头碎布拼起来为婴孩做了些衣服。
4.to complete his strange appearance , captain flint sat perched upon his shoulder and gabbing odds and ends of purposeless sea - talk.
最能体现他这副怪模样的是，鹦鹉弗林特船长蹲在他肩上，无意义地学着水手谈话，不时发出片言只语来。
5.A seller of second-hand goods would be ashamed to give away such a remarkable collection of odds and ends.
收二手货的贩子都会觉得难为情拿出如此破烂的家俬去扔。
6.He's moved most of his stuff; there are just a few odds and ends left.
他把大部分东西都搬走了，只留下一些零星杂物。
7.She made a suit for her boy out of odds and ends of cloth.
他用零碎的布料给男孩做了一件衣服。
8.If these odds and ends were to be looked down upon, it would mean a big difference in the amount of the profit of the factory.
要是这些小东西遭到忽视，那就意味着工厂将会损失掉一大笔利润。
9.He made a meal of the odds and ends that were left in the refrigerator.
她将放在冰箱里的一些残余食物拼凑成一餐饭。
10.From odds and ends of information, it still cannot be predicted whether the war will be upgraded.
根据点滴情况还不可预测战争是否会升级。