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

• But sculpting was so time-consuming, and in a way superfluous, that he ceased doing it.
  但是雕刻是如此花时间，且时间都花在多余的细节上，所以他不再那么做了。
• ( 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。
• A metaphor for doing something superfluous, but things broke.
  比喻做了多余的事，反而把事情弄坏。
• 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。
• 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。
• If you cannot find a concrete answer to this question, chances are high that the artifact is superfluous.
  如果您不能找到此问题的具体答案，那么有很大可能性此工件是多余的。
• What I said may seem superfluous, but I do hope you'll give it a little more thought.
  我说的也可能是废话，不过还是请你再考虑考虑。
• 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》。
• He didn't know how to blow off his superfluous energy.
  他不知如何发泄过剩的精力。
• They are all superfluous and artificial.
  他们全都是浅薄和做作的。