redundancy

英 [rɪˈdʌndənsi]

美 [rɪˈdʌndənsi]

n.  (因劳动力过剩而造成的)裁员，解雇; 多余; 累赘

复数：redundancies　

考研GRETEM8BEC计算机

Collins.2 / BNC.3877 / COCA.16763

牛津词典

noun

• （因劳动力过剩而造成的）裁员，解雇
  the situation when sb has to leave their job because there is no more work available for them
  1. Thousands of factory workers are facing redundancy.
     数千名工厂工人面临裁汰。
  2. to accept/take voluntary redundancy (= to offer to leave your job)
     接受自愿裁汰
  3. the threat of compulsory redundancies
     强制裁员的威胁
  4. redundancy payments
     裁员补偿
• 多余；累赘
  the state of not being necessary or useful
  1. Natural language is characterized by redundancy (= words are used that are not really necessary for sb to understand the meaning) .
     自然语言的特点就是啰嗦。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 裁减冗员;裁员
  When there areredundancies, an organization tells some of its employees to leave because their jobs are no longer necessary or because the organization can no longer afford to pay them.
  1. The ministry has said it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies.
     该部称希望避免强制性裁员。

in AM, use 美国英语用 dismissals layoffs


• N-UNCOUNT 裁员;被解雇
  Redundancymeans being made redundant.
  1. Thousands of bank employees are facing redundancy as their employers cut costs...
     雇主削减成本的时候，数千名银行雇员面临被解雇的命运。
  2. The company has had to make redundancy payments of £472 million.
     该公司不得不为裁员支付4.72亿英镑的补偿款。

英英释义

noun

• repetition of an act needlessly
• the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
  1. the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers
  Synonym:redundance
• (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
• repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

双语例句

• Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers.
  裁员促使很多人开始从事新事业。
• Many workers can only eke out their redundancy money for about 10 weeks.
  很多工人手头的遣散费仅够维持10个星期左右。
• It is absurd to be discussing compulsory redundancy policies for teachers
  讨论针对教师的强制裁员政策真是滑稽可笑。
• Redundancy and dependability give the cloud another edge.
  冗余性和可靠性给了云另一个优势。
• Redundancy can be a demoralising prospect
  面临裁员可能会令士气低落。
• Think carefully before you insure against accident, sickness and redundancy
  在为意外事故、疾病与失业投保之前一定要考虑清楚。
• Thousands of bank employees are facing redundancy as their employers cut costs
  雇主削减成本的时候，数千名银行雇员面临被解雇的命运。
• The reliability of the single-chip computer system was improved by redundancy technique.
  介绍了用冗余技术来提高单片微机应用系统的可靠性。
• This creates redundancy in the process documentation and poses challenges to implementation of both RUP and CMMI.
  这就在过程文档中产生了冗余，并且给RUP和CMMI的执行都提出了挑战。
• For instance, they may increase data latency and create data redundancy.
  例如，它们可能会增加数据延迟和导致数据冗余。