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be redundant
This information is redundant.
这条信息是多余的。
多余的；过剩的；不需要的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
多余的；过剩的；不需要的
Not needed; superfluous; more than what is necessary or required.
This information is redundant.
这条信息是多余的。
多余的；超出必要,不再需要的
Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.
超过需要、想要或要求的
more than is needed, desired, or required
重复的或冗长啰嗦的
Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
用不同词表达相同意思的重复
repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant
The report contains redundant information that could be removed.
这份报告包含可以删除的多余信息。
AI contextual example
After the merger, many employees were made redundant.
合并后，许多员工被裁减了。
AI contextual example
The phrase 'safe haven' is redundant because 'haven' already means a safe place.
短语‘safe haven’是冗余的，因为‘haven’本身就意味着一个安全的地方。
AI contextual example
yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
又一本关于纹章学的书可能会被认为是多余的。
WordNet
This information is redundant.
这条信息是多余的。
The new software made the old system redundant.
新软件使旧系统变得多余。
此用法常见于英式英语，表示被解雇。
He was made redundant after the merger.
合并后他被裁员了。
Not this
The company made many redundants.
Use this
The company made many employees redundant.
“redundant”是形容词，不是名词。表示“被裁减的员工”时，应用名词“redundancy”或“redundant employees”。
Not this
He made redundant last year.
Use this
He was made redundant last year.
“make redundant”是及物动词短语，当人作主语时需用被动语态“be made redundant”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
冗余信息
The report contains redundant information that could be removed.
这份报告包含可以删除的冗余信息。
被裁减的员工
Due to the merger, many redundant employees were laid off.
由于合并，许多被裁减的员工被解雇了。
变得多余
With the new software, his job became redundant.
有了新软件，他的工作变得多余了。
使多余；裁减
The company made 200 workers redundant last year.
公司去年裁减了200名工人。
冗余系统
The spacecraft has a redundant system in case of failure.
航天器有一个冗余系统以防出现故障。
重复数据
We need to eliminate redundant data from the database.
我们需要从数据库中删除重复数据。
Use redundant naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象简历上重复的技能描述，它们就是redundant（多余的）。
语域：mixed 常见场景：workplace、technology、writing、rhetoric 该词有两种常见含义：一为‘多余的；不需要的’，用于工作、技术等场景，多属中性；二为‘重复的’，主要用于写作或修辞，偏正式。注册因含义而异，故标注混合。
作表语时常用be redundant；作定语时放在名词前；常见搭配make redundant意为‘裁员’。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.