unnecessary
adj
(a) [usu pred 通常作表语]
not necessary or desirable; superfluous 不需要; 不必要; 多余
It's unnecessary to cooka big meal tonight. 今晚不必做很多饭.
(b) [usu attrib通常作定语]
more than necessary; excessive 超过需要的; 过度的
unnecessary expense 多余的开销.
(c) (of remarks, etc) not required in a situation and likely to be offensive; gratuitous (指言语等)无必要而可能得罪人的, 没来由的
an unnecessary reference to his criminal past 何必提到他的前科.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,ʌn'nesәsәri]a. 不必要的
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
mufflevt. 裹住,围住;捂住;压抑,阻止;消音;
vi. 用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己);
n. 低沉的声音;消声器;包裹物;隔焰窑;
tenseadj. 拉紧的;肌肉绷紧的;神经紧张的;[语](语音)紧的;
n. [语]时,时态;〈古〉时间;
v. 使或变的紧张;