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

• Superfluous namespace declarations are removed from each element.
  删除各元素中多余的名称空间声明。
• A metaphor for doing something superfluous, but things broke.
  比喻做了多余的事，反而把事情弄坏。
• 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》。
• 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。
• However, at that point, the var keyword is almost superfluous.
  然而，在这种情况下var几乎显得是多余了。
• ( of plants or trees) shaped by having superfluous branches or shoots trimmed back or cut off.
  （植物和树）把分枝或芽作为多余的东西被剪掉或切断的。
• 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。
• Feeling tired to take one more step is superfluous.
  累到感觉多走一步都是多余的。
• A man's condition again good, he had no time to accompany you, is superfluous.
  一个男人的条件再好，他没有时间陪你，也是多余的。
• In2010, it is suddenly superfluous, or so we like to pretend.
  然而到了2010年，它突然成了多余的东西，或者说被我们看作是一个累赘。