redundant
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ Something that is redundant is unnecessary, for example, because it is no longer needed or because its job is being done by something else. 多余的
Changes in technology may mean that once-valued skills are now redundant. 技术的变化可能意味着从前受重视的技巧现在变得多余了。
2. ADJ 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. 被裁减的[英国英语] [商业]
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redundant /rɪˈdʌndənt/
剑桥词典
- The company was losing money and it had to make people redundant.
- She was made redundant a year ago and hasn't found any work since.
- They're threatening to make a third of the workforce redundant.
- She was told she was being made redundant yesterday .
- He was made redundant and given a big pay-off. 返回 redundant
redundant adjective (NOT NEEDED)
(especially of a word, phrase, etc.) unnecessary because it is more than is needed（尤指词、短语等）多余的，不需要的，累赘的，啰唆的
In the sentence "She is a single unmarried woman", the word "unmarried " is redundant. 在句子 She is a single unmarried woman 中，unmarried 一词是多余的。
redundant adjective (NOT EMPLOYED)
B2 UKhaving lost your job because your employer no longer needs you
失业的，被解雇的，被裁减的
To keep the company alive , half the workforce is being made redundant. 为了使公司生存下去，一半的员工要被裁掉。
figurative New technology often makes old skills and even whole communities redundant. 新技术常常会使古老的技艺甚至是某个行业完全消失。
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