needless 详细解释

needless

['ni:dlis]

adj.不需要的, 无用的

a.

不必要的; 不需要的

A third car was a needless expense.

买第三辆汽车是一笔不必要的开支。

词形变化

副词: need-lessly | 名词: needlessness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.不需要的, 不必要的, 多余的

unnecessary  gratuitous  unneeded  unwanted  unessential  nonessential  useless  dispensable  superfluous  redundant  supererogatory  excess  wordy  pointless  uncalled for  

同义参见:

extraneous  excessive  

反义:

a.不必要的; 无用的

needful  

反义参见:

necessary  

英英释义

形容词 needless:

unnecessary and unwarranted

同义词：gratuitous, uncalled-for

短语词组

needless to say

1. 不用说

Needless to say, I agree with you.

不用说, 我赞同你。

补充

needlessneedless英:[ˈni:dlis] 美:[ˈnidlɪs]adj.1.不需要的; 不必要的

例句

1. We are committed to reducing the needless suffering this disease causes.我们要全力以赴减少这种疾病所带来的不必要痛苦。 2. We believe our findings will prevent thousands of needless deaths.我们相信我们的发现将会防止成千上万例不必要的死亡。 3. Dying cancer patients often suffer needless pain.垂危的癌症病人经常要承受不必要的痛苦。 4. This new social awareness will, needless to say, bring big changes.不用说, 这种新的社会意识势必将要带来巨大的变化。 5. I deplore needless waste.我痛惜无谓的浪费。 6. needless [=unnecessary] waste不必要的浪费 7. needless human suffering不必要的人类苦难 8. a needless death不必要的死亡 9. "The two candidates were equally popular. needless to say [=of course, obviously], the election was very close."两位候选人都很受欢迎。不用说，竞选难分上下。 10. needlessly [=unnecessarily] complicated instructions过分复杂的指令 11. the needlessness of his death他的枉死

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