needless

英 [ˈniːdləs]

美 [ˈniːdləs]

adj.  不必要的; 可以避免的

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习惯用语

adj.

needless to say
• 不必说；不用说
  used to emphasize that the information you are giving is obvious
• The problem, needless to say, is the cost involved.
  不用说，问题是所涉及的费用。

牛津词典

adj.

• 不必要的；可以避免的
  needless death or suffering is not necessary because it could have been avoided
  1. needless suffering
     不必要的痛苦
  2. Banning smoking would save needless deaths.
     禁止吸烟会免除不必要的死亡。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不需要的;不必要的
  Something that isneedlessis completely unnecessary.
  1. But his death was so needless...
     但他的死太没有必要了。
  2. 'I have never knowingly exposed any patient to needless risks,' he said.
     他说：“我从未故意将任何病人置于不必要的风险境地。”
• PHRASE 不用说;不必说
  You useneedless to saywhen you want to emphasize that what you are about to say is obvious and to be expected in the circumstances.
  1. Our budgie got out of its cage while our cat was in the room. Needless to say, the cat moved quicker than me and caught it.
     我们的虎皮鹦鹉飞出鸟笼的时候，猫正好在室内。不用说，猫比我快，抓住了它。

英英释义

adj

• unnecessary and unwarranted
  1. a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life
  Synonym:gratuitousuncalled-for

双语例句

• But his death was so needless
  但他的死太没有必要了。
• Needless to say I am thinking of you.
  无可置疑的我在想着你。
• If we know how to diminish needless human suffering and mortality, why would we not?
  如果我们知道该如何减少不必要的人类痛苦和死亡，那为什么不行动起来呢？
• Needless to say, we rejected the Soviet definition.
  不用说，我们拒绝了苏联的定义。
• Needless to say, he was late for the meeting.
  不用说，开会他迟到了。
• It's needless to say that the experiment will be successful.
  不用说，实验会成功的。
• So, needless to say anything, because I only know that I love you.
  所以，什么都不用说，因为我只知道，我爱你。
• Needless to say, theory and practice sometimes diverged.
  不用说，理论和实践有时候并不相符。
• Needless to say, this is a tedious process.
  不用说，这将是一个繁琐的过程。
• I am not a qualified leader, with needless to say, a good leader.
  我不是一个合格的领袖，跟不用说是一个优秀的领袖。