| 词汇 | needless |
| 释义 | needless (rather formal, especially written) that could or should have been avoided不必要的；应当避免的◆the report caused needless anxiety to hundreds of women.报告引起了数百名妇女不必要的焦虑。◆banning smoking would prevent needless deaths.禁止吸烟可以防止不必要的死亡。ⓘ needless is used especially to describe death, suffering, anxiety, fuss, risk and waste. needless often suggests a sense either of regret or of criticism. * needless 尤用来修饰 death、suffering、anxiety、fuss、risk 和 waste，往往暗含遗憾或批评之意。▸ needlessly adverb◆many soldiers died needlessly.许多战士无谓地牺牲了。needless/ˈni:dləs ||; ˈnidlɪs/adj that is not necessary and that you can easily avoid 不必要的 ☞look at unnecessary, it has a different meaning. 参看unnecessary，意思不同。 ➔needlessly advneedlesssee ⇨ need/necessary 9 need·less /`nidlɪs; ˈniːdləs/adj 1. needless to say used when you are telling someone about something that they probably already know or expect 不用说，当然:◇needless to say, with four children we're always busy. 不用说，四个孩子弄得我们常常都很忙碌。 2. not necessary, and often easily avoided 不必要的:◇needless suffering 不必要的痛苦 |
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