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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 18)

(贅)
[zhuì]
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  • superfluous

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(宂)
[rǒng]
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  • 1. superfluous
  • 2. trivial

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冗词(冗詞)
[rǒngcí]
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  • superfluous words (in a piece of writing)

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删繁就简(删繁就簡)
[shānfánjiùjiǎn]
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  • simplify something by cutting out the superfluous

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蛇足
[shézú]
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  • feet added to a snake by an ignorant artist—sth. superfluous

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Examples (1-5 of 6)

把无关紧要的话删去,不要浪费笔墨。
To save space, leave out superfluous words and sentences.
删掉多余的词语
cut out superfluous words and phrases
我说的也可能是废话,不过还是请你再考虑考虑。
What I said may seem superfluous, but I do hope you'll give it a little more thought.
她把草稿中不必要的词句都杠掉了。
She crossed out all the superfluous words and phrases in the draft.
冗词
superfluous words (in a piece of writing)

Vocab List (1 of 3)

superfluous
[sυ 'pɝflυəs]
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from JY's Vocab List
  • 1. 过剩的,多余的
  • 2. 不必要的;不恰当的
  • 3. 奢侈的

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