| 英语单词 | redundant |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [rɪ'dʌndənt] 美 [rɪ'dʌndənt] |
| 中文释义 | adj.多余的,过多的;累赘的,冗长的;解雇的;重复的,千篇一律的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Skill has been made redundant by machine. (2) This word is redundant, it can be left out. (3) There are too many redundant words in this book. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 由于使用机器,手艺已变得多余。 (2) 这个字是多余的, 可以去掉。 (3) 这本书里多余的词太多。 |
| vocabulary简明 | The word redundant applies to things that are unnecessary or could be left out. Calling a blank sheet of paper empty is redundant. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Teachers often tell students to avoid being redundant — meaning avoid saying something twice or more. Have you ever heard someone tell a story and repeat the same thing over and over? The repeated parts are redundant. Sometimes being redundant can make things clear, but it can also be annoying. Redundant can apply to anything that's overflowing or unnecessary. If a business has two stores on the same street, one is redundant. When you hear redundant, think "Too much!" |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ 形容词](人员因过剩)被解雇的,被裁减的 If you are made redundant, your employer tells you to leave because your job is no longer necessary or because your employer cannot afford to keep paying you. [BRIT 英] [BUSINESS 商]
in AM, use 美国英语用 be dismissed 2 [ADJ 形容词]多余的;不再需要的;过剩的 Something that is redundant is no longer needed because its job is being done by something else or because its job is no longer necessary or useful. [usu v-link ADJ]
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