单词	dead wood
释义	English American Business dead woodnoun [ U ] uk/ˌded ˈwʊd/us/ˌded ˈwʊd/ people or things that are no longer useful: She cleared out the dead wood as soon as she took over the company. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Too much and unnecessary a sledgehammer to crack a nut idiom avalanche *be up to your* neck (in sth) idiom bellyful binge carry/take coals to Newcastle idiom immoderate inessential insatiable lousy** make a pig of yourself idiom plenty plethora proliferate redundancy redundant sock supplementary surplus weigh See more results » dead woodnoun [ U ] /ˈded ˌwʊd/ people, esp. employees, who are no longer useful: When she took over the agency, she streamlined the operation by getting rid of a lot of dead wood. dead woodnoun [ U ] US usually deadwood ukus people or things that are no longer useful or effective: We think that 76% of all retail money is invested in funds which are effectively dead wood. get rid of/clear out the dead wood If the company is to improve its performance, it needs to take this opportunity to get rid of some of the deadwood.
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