redundancy
redundancy
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]the state of being no longer needed or useful
过剩，剩余
the redundancy of 19th-century heavy plant machinery.
19世纪重型成套机械的过剩。
■(chiefly Brit.)the state of being no longer in employment because there is no more work available
(主英)（因劳动力过剩）解雇，失业
the factory's workers face redundancy.
工厂的工人们面临失业。
[count noun]the car giant is expected to announce around 5,000 redundancies.
汽车巨头将宣布裁员5,000人左右。
■(Engineering)the inclusion of extra components which are not strictly necessary to functioning, in case of failure in other components
(工程)组件重复，组件重复设置
a high degree of redundancy is built into the machinery installation.
该机械装置有高度重复组件。
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