sundries
/ˈsʌndriz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsʌndriz/ (ame, ipa)
sundries — noun
1. small unrelated items spoken of as one group instead of being named separately
small unrelated items spoken of as one group instead of being named separately
Wei packed soap, batteries, and other sundries into the side pocket.
listing mixed small items together
The hotel shop sells postcards, painkillers, and sundries near the desk.
Ilan kept the screws and sundries in a tin above the sink.
Nkechi added tape, string, and sundries to the class supply list.
- odds and ends
more informal and often suggests leftover small things.
- miscellany
more formal and more common in writing than in speech.
用法筆記
Usually plural and often used in lists, shop labels, or budget categories rather than in careful description of each item.
常見錯誤
2. in cricket, runs added from a wide, a bye, or another ball that gives runs witho
in cricket, runs added from a wide, a bye, or another ball that gives runs without a hit from the batter
The scorer added two sundries after the bowler sent a wide.
cricket scoring: runs not from the bat
Pakistan won because late sundries kept the scoreboard moving.
The coach blamed the loss on sundries from wides and byes.
Those four sundries came from byes, not from Omar's bat.
- extras
the usual modern cricket term for runs not credited to the batter.
用法筆記
Used in cricket scoring to separate these runs from runs made by the batter's shot; modern reports more often say extras.