| 单词 | unnecessary |
| 释义 | unnecessary (once / 308 pages) adj Anything that is extra or not needed is unnecessary. Wearing long underwear in July is an unnecessary precaution against being cold. If you don't need something, it's unnecessary. You take an unnecessary risk if you get in the car and don't bother to fasten your seatbelt. Driving your car when you could ride a bike instead is an unnecessary use of gasoline. If you keep dropping you pen in class, your teacher might say, "That's unnecessary." Walking your dog with two leashes is definitely unnecessary. That's obvious, but lots of times it's hard to tell what's necessary and what's unnecessary. WORD FAMILYunnecessary: unnecessarily+/necessary: necessaries, necessarily, unnecessary USAGE EXAMPLES"Our mindset is, if you're doing business here in Indonesia, the spirit is to maintain stability. Don't create unnecessary volatility to create business," he added. Reuters(Jan 03, 2017) “Stop with the unnecessary questions. What about my breast?” Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The federal government and private insurers are rewarding health care providers that work together to coordinate care and avoid unnecessary expenses. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) adj not necessary Syn|Ant unneeded inessential, unessential not basic or fundamental excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplusmore than is needed, desired, or required gratuitous, needless, uncalled-forunnecessary and unwarranted inessentialnot absolutely necessary sparekept in reserve especially for emergency use necessary absolutely essential obligatorymorally or legally constraining or binding essentialbasic and fundamental indispensablenot to be dispensed with; essential essential, indispensableabsolutely necessary; vitally necessary incumbentnecessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding needed, needful, required, requisitenecessary for relief or supply obligatoryrequired by obligation or compulsion or convention |
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