redundancy
[rɪ'dʌn.dənt.si] noun
NOT EMPLOYED 不被雇用
ADVANCED countable or uncountable UK (Australian also retrenchment)
■the situation when someone loses their job because their employer does not need them 失业；被解雇；被裁减•The economic downturn has meant 10 000 redundancies in the North-East.由于经济衰退，东北地区有一万人失业。 •She took voluntary redundancy.她选择了自愿裁汰。
[rɪ'dʌn.dənt.si] noun
EXTRA 额外的
uncountable
■when something is unnecessary because it is more than is needed （尤指词、短语等）多余的，不需要的，累赘的，啰唆的 |