新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

redundantIELTS重点词汇

英 [rɪˈdʌndənt]

[ADJ]

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ADJ. 形容词

1. 多余的
Something that is redundant is unnecessary, for example, because it is no longer needed or because its job is being done by something else.
双语例句
例：
Changes in technology may mean that once-valued skills are now redundant.
技术的革新可能意味着那些从前被看重的技术如今却显得多余了。
例：
the conversion of redundant buildings to residential use.
将空置建筑改造为住宅。
2. 被裁减的
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.
双语例句
例：
My husband was made redundant late last year.
我丈夫去年年末被裁员了。
例：
a redundant miner.
一位被裁的矿工。

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