needless
英 [ˈniːdləs]
美 [ˈniːdləs]
adj. 不必要的; 可以避免的
Collins.1 / BNC.7525 / COCA.9297
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- needless suffering
不必要的痛苦 - Banning smoking would save needless deaths.
禁止吸烟会免除不必要的死亡。
- needless suffering
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 不需要的;不必要的
Something that isneedlessis completely unnecessary.- But his death was so needless...
但他的死太没有必要了。 - '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。”
- But his death was so needless...
- 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.- 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。
- 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.
英英释义
adj
- unnecessary and unwarranted
- a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life
双语例句
- Needless to say, this is a tedious process.
不用说，这将是一个繁琐的过程。 - Needless to say, I survived.
不用说，我得救了。 - 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, he was late for the meeting.
不用说，开会他迟到了。 - I need not your needles, they are needless to me.
我需要的不是你的针，它们对我一点用处都没有。 - Much of this suffering is needless.
这些苦难中许多都是不必要的。 - 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 I absolutely love him.
不消说，我爱极了他。 - But his death was so needless
但他的死太没有必要了。 - The horses, needless to say, were not mentioned again.
马，不用说，就没有再提了。