| 单词 | redundant |
| 释义 | redundant —redundant /rɪˈdʌn.dənt/ adjective (NOT NEEDED) ► C2 (especially of a word, phrase, etc.) unnecessary because it is more than is needed: » In the sentence She is a single unmarried woman the word "unmarried" is redundant.Thesaurus+: ↑Too much and unnecessaryadjective UK (NOT EMPLOYED) ► B2 having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you: » To keep the company alive, half the workforce is being made redundant.» FIGURATIVE New technology often makes old skills and even whole communities redundant.Thesaurus+: ↑Employment status and types of work• • • Extra Examples:» 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. |
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