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

• Needless to say, I survived.
  不用说，我得救了。
• Needless to say, theory and practice sometimes diverged.
  不用说，理论和实践有时候并不相符。
• '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。”
• 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, this is not a good time to be in trouble.
  不必说，现在不是一个陷入困境的好的时机。
• It's needless to say that the experiment will be successful.
  不用说，实验会成功的。
• Needless to say, I'm not sure that I want to change my life-style.
  不用多说，我也不是很清楚我是否想要改变我的生活方式。
• 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。
• All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports
  不用说，所有这些都是从电台报道中采集来的二手材料。
• Needless to say, I have some unusual habits.
  不用说，我有些特别的习惯。