redundant

redundant

[ri'dʌndənt]

adj.多余的, 累赘的,解雇的

例句与用法：

Skill has been made redundant by machine.

由于使用机器，手艺已变得多余。

I regret having to make so many staff redundant.

我很遗憾不得不裁减这么多职员。

There will be no question of anyone being made redundant.

决不可能裁掉任何人。

In the sentence "She lives alone by herself", the word "alone" is redundant.

在“她独自一人单独生活中”这个句子中，＂单独”是多余的。

词形变化：

副词: redundantly |

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a.

1. 多余的, 过剩的

Skills which have been made redundant by technological advance.

由于技术进步而变得多余的技术。

2. 累赘的, 冗长的

3. 【主英】(因人员过剩而)被解雇的, 失业的[Z]

短语词组：

made redundant

1. 【英】被解雇的; 失业的

Seventy men at the factory were made redundant.

该厂有七十人作为冗员被裁。

2. 过剩的; 多余的

The jobs have been made redundant by technological advance.

这些职业工种因技术的发展而变得多余。