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Needless Ly Cat 英 Niːdləs] 美 Niːdləs Adj.不需要的;无用的 Banning

英语单词 needless
英美音标 英 ['niːdləs] 美 ['niːdləs]
中文释义 adj.不需要的;无用的
英语例句 (1) Banning smoking would save needless deaths.
(2) I cancel many needless words in the manuscript.
(3) If one is enough, a second although useful is needless.
(4) Needless to say, he kept his promise.
(5) Needless to say, learning without thinking is useless.
中文例句 (1) 禁止吸烟会免除不必要的死亡。
(2) 我把我原稿许多不需要的字删去了。
(3) 如果一个够了,那么第二个即使有用,也是不需要的。
(4) 不用说,他信守了他的诺言。
(5) 不用说,学而不思则罔。
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不需要的;不必要的 Something that is needless is completely unnecessary.
  • But his death was so needless...

    但他的死太没有必要了。

  • 'I have never knowingly exposed any patient to needless risks,' he said.

    他说:“我从未故意将任何病人置于不必要的风险境地。”

needlessly
  • Half a million women die needlessly each year during childbirth...

    每年有50万女性难产致死是本可避免的。

  • He said something to me so mean, so needlessly cruel.

    他对我说了一些十分刻薄、太过冷酷的话。

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[PHRASE 短语]不用说;不必说 You use needless to say when you want to emphasize that what you are about to say is obvious and to be expected in the circumstances.
  [PHR with cl]
  [emphasis]
  • Our budgie got out of its cage while our cat was in the room. Needless to say, the cat moved quicker than me and caught it.

    我们的虎皮鹦鹉飞出鸟笼的时候,猫正好在室内。不用说,猫比我快,抓住了它。

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