superfluous

英 [suːˈpɜːfluəs]

美 [suːˈpɜːrfluəs]

adj.  过剩的; 过多的; 多余的

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13701 / COCA.16195

牛津词典

adj.

• 过剩的；过多的；多余的
  more than you need or want
  1. She gave him a look that made words superfluous.
     她看了他一眼，这已表明一切，无须多言了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 多余的;过剩的;不必要的
  Something that issuperfluousis unnecessary or is no longer needed.
  1. My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superfluous...
     我去参加下午的活动是多此一举。
  2. I rid myself of many superfluous belongings and habits that bothered me.
     我把很多无用的物品都丢掉了，并且改掉了一些让我烦心的习惯。

英英释义

adj

• more than is needed, desired, or required
  1. trying to lose excess weight
  2. found some extra change lying on the dresser
  3. yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
  4. skills made redundant by technological advance
  5. sleeping in the spare room
  6. supernumerary ornamentation
  7. it was supererogatory of her to gloat
  8. delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
  9. extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
  10. surplus cheese distributed to the needy
  Synonym:excessextraredundantsparesupererogatorysupernumerarysurplus
• serving no useful purpose
  1. otiose lines in a play
  2. advice is wasted words
  3. a pointless remark
  4. a life essentially purposeless
  5. senseless violence
  Synonym:otiosepointlesspurposelesssenselesswasted

双语例句

• This would be superfluous at best, and perhaps disastrous.
  这种做法往好处说是多余，甚至可能是灾难性的。
• After that I give no explanation will be "superfluous explanation".
  从此之后我给的任何解释都将是《多余的解释》。
• They are all superfluous and artificial.
  他们全都是浅薄和做作的。
• If you cannot find a concrete answer to this question, chances are high that the artifact is superfluous.
  如果您不能找到此问题的具体答案，那么有很大可能性此工件是多余的。
• Feeling tired to take one more step is superfluous.
  累到感觉多走一步都是多余的。
• He didn't know how to blow off his superfluous energy.
  他不知如何发泄过剩的精力。
• It is superfluous to comment on such charges.
  对这种指控作出评论是多余的。
• Superfluous namespace declarations are removed from each element.
  删除各元素中多余的名称空间声明。
• Superfluous information; driving licence or school grades.
  多馀的资讯，例如驾驶证和学校等级。
• My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superfluous
  我去参加下午的活动是多此一举。