词组 | unnecessary |
释义 | unnecessary /ʌnˈnesəsəri $ -seri/ adjective not needed, or more than is neededadverbstotally/completely/entirely/wholly unnecessary His journey had been completely unnecessary.quite unnecessary BrE (=completely unnecessary) “I’ll give you a lift in my car.” “Thank you, but that’s quite unnecessary.”verbsseem unnecessary also appear unnecessary formal All this last minute rushing around seems totally unnecessary.make sth unnecessary The condition can now be treated with drugs, making surgery unnecessary.be considered unnecessary He spent his time doing work that many people would consider unnecessary.nounsunnecessary suffering/pain The vet was careful to avoid causing the animal any unnecessary suffering.unnecessary worry/anxiety/distress If you phone his mother now, you’ll just cause her unnecessary anxiety.an unnecessary risk There’s no point taking unnecessary risks.an unnecessary expense/cost He thinks advertising is an unnecessary expense.an unnecessary extravagance (=something that costs more than is necessary or more than you can afford) The chairman called first-class airline travel an unnecessary extravagance.unnecessary work We need to be more focused and cut down on unnecessary work. |
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