Search results for ‘unnecessary’
Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 13)
- 冗笔(冗筆)
- [rǒngbǐ]
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superfluity in writing or painting; unnecessary touches or strokes
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- 赘述(贅述)
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give unnecessary details; say more than is needed
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- 赘言(贅言)
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give unnecessary details; say more than needed
- 2. superfluous words; redundancy
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- 钻牛角尖(鑽牛角尖)
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take unnecessary pains to study an insignificant or insoluble problem; split hairs
- 2. get into a dead end (or a blind alley)
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- 公文旅行
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An official document concerning a practical problem or requiring a solution to it is passed from one government department to another and the problem can't be solved for a long time. Used to mean procedures with many unnecessary trivial details and a slow style of work.
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Examples (1-5 of 17)
- 摈除繁文缛节
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dispense with all unnecessary formalities
- 避免不必要的重复
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avoid unnecessary repetition
- 一切从简
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dispense with all unnecessary formalities
- 会计及时卡住了这笔不必要的开支。
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The accountant checked this unnecessary spending in good time.
- 把多余的枝叶剪去。
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Cut off the unnecessary twigs and branches.
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