unnecessary

英 [ʌnˈnesəsəri]

美 [ʌnˈnesəseri]

adj.  不需要的; 不必要的; 多余的; 不必要(且容易开罪于人)的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.3637 / COCA.5396

牛津词典

adj.

• 不需要的；不必要的；多余的
  not needed; more than is needed
  1. unnecessary expense
     不必要的花费
  2. They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals.
     他们因虐待动物而被判有罪。
  3. All this fuss is totally unnecessary .
     这场纷扰是完全可以避免的。
• 不必要（且容易开罪于人）的
  not needed in the situation and likely to be offensive
  1. That last comment was a little unnecessary, wasn't it?
     那最后一点评论有点多余，不是吗？

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不需要的；没必要的；多余的
  If you describe something asunnecessary, you mean that it is not needed or does not have to be done, and is undesirable.
  1. The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman...
     屠杀鲸鱼是没有必要的也是不人道的。
  2. He accused Diana of making an unnecessary fuss.
     他责备黛安娜没必要那么大惊小怪。

英英释义

adj

• not necessary
  Synonym:unneeded

双语例句

• They viewed his actions as unnecessary.
  他们认为他的行动没必要。
• Please, Mary, this is all so unnecessary
  玛丽，请不要这样，这完全没必要。
• This avoids unnecessary projects being loaded in the workspace.
  这将避免在工作空间中加载不必要的项目。
• A union would infuse unnecessary conflict into the company's employee relations.
  工会会把不必要的冲突带入公司员工关系当中。
• I thought that a fire was unnecessary.
  我认为不要火了。
• As we are old friends, it is totally unnecessary to stand on ceremony.
  都是老朋友，大可不必如此客气。
• The city council has been trying to prune unnecessary costs from its list.
  市议会一直在努力从支出计划中削减不必要的开支。
• Cut off the unnecessary twigs and branches.
  把多余的枝叶剪去。
• The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman
  屠杀鲸鱼是没有必要的也是不人道的。
• I felt that we were taking unnecessary risks.
  我觉得我们在冒不必要的风险。