因人员过剩而被解雇的 (of a worker) no longer employed because there is not enough work
不需要的;多余的 not needed;more than is necessary
词汇搭配
～+名词
redundant worker 被解雇的工人
redundant labours 过剩的劳动力
句型例句
用作定语
▲～+n.
There are too many redundant words in this book.这本书里多余的词太多。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
To keep the company alive half the workforce was redundant.为使公司生存下去，一半员工被解雇了。
Seventy men at the factory were redundant because of falling demand for our products.由于对我们产品需求的减少,工厂里有70人被辞退了。
