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●ˌdead ˈwood (informal) people or things that are no longer useful or necessary 无用的人(或物);废物;冗员◆The management wants to cut costs by getting rid of all the dead wood in the factory. Fifty workers are to lose their jobs. 管理层要清除工厂里所有吃闲饭的人来节省开支,五十个工人将面临失业。 NOTE This refers to the parts of a tree or a branch that are dead and no longer produce fruit, etc. 这个习语原指“枯木”或“枯枝”。 |