needless

adj.

1. 不必要的；可以避免的
   needless death or suffering is not necessary because it could have been avoided
   1. needless suffering
      不必要的痛苦
   2. Banning smoking would save needless deaths.
      禁止吸烟会免除不必要的死亡。

1. ADJ-GRADED 不需要的;不必要的
   Something that is needless is completely unnecessary.
   1. But his death was so needless...
      但他的死太没有必要了。
   2. 'I have never knowingly exposed any patient to needless risks,' he said.
      他说：“我从未故意将任何病人置于不必要的风险境地。”
2. PHRASE 不用说;不必说
   You use needless to say when you want to emphasize that what you are about to say is obvious and to be expected in the circumstances.
   1. Our budgie got out of its cage while our cat was in the room. Needless to say, the cat moved quicker than me and caught it.
      我们的虎皮鹦鹉飞出鸟笼的时候，猫正好在室内。不用说，猫比我快，抓住了它。

1. All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports
   不用说，所有这些都是从电台报道中采集来的二手材料。
2. Needless to say, theory and practice sometimes diverged.
   不用说，理论和实践有时候并不相符。
3. But his death was so needless
   但他的死太没有必要了。
4. 'I have never knowingly exposed any patient to needless risks,' he said.
   他说：“我从未故意将任何病人置于不必要的风险境地。”
5. Our budgie got out of its cage while our cat was in the room. Needless to say, the cat moved quicker than me and caught it.
   我们的虎皮鹦鹉飞出鸟笼的时候，猫正好在室内。不用说，猫比我快，抓住了它。
6. Xue Pan hastened to register himself as a pupil. His school-going was, needless to say, a pretence--“ one day fishing and two days to dry the net ” as they say--and had nothing to do with the advancement of learning.
   薛蟠也假说来上学，不过是：“三天打鱼，两天晒网”*却不见有一点进益。
7. So much needless repetition makes the article long-winded.
   这样叠床架屋，文章就太罗嗦了。
8. Needless to say, I agree.
   无须说，我是同意的。
9. Needless to say, this is a tedious process.
   不用说，这将是一个繁琐的过程。
10. If we know how to diminish needless human suffering and mortality, why would we not?
    如果我们知道该如何减少不必要的人类痛苦和死亡，那为什么不行动起来呢？
11. The horses, needless to say, were not mentioned again.
    马，不用说，就没有再提了。
12. I am not a qualified leader, with needless to say, a good leader.
    我不是一个合格的领袖，跟不用说是一个优秀的领袖。
13. I need not your needles, they are needless to me.
    我需要的不是你的针，它们对我一点用处都没有。
14. Needless to say, this has limited my range of experiences.
    不用说，这局限了我的体验。
15. It's needless to say that the experiment will be successful.
    不用说，实验会成功的。
16. Needless to say, I survived.
    不用说，我得救了。
17. Needless to say I am thinking of you.
    无可置疑的我在想着你。
18. Needless to say, air and sunlight are essential to our daily life.
    不必说，空气和阳光对我们的日常生活是不可缺少的。
19. Needless to say, he was late for the meeting.
    不用说，开会他迟到了。
20. Needless to say I absolutely love him.
    不消说，我爱极了他。
21. Needless to say, this is not a good time to be in trouble.
    不必说，现在不是一个陷入困境的好的时机。
22. Needless to say, I have some unusual habits.
    不用说，我有些特别的习惯。
23. Needless to say, he must have come-the door was open.
    不用说，他一定来过了，门是开着的。
24. As for my impression of you, needless to say you can feel.
    至于你留给我的印象，我想，不用说，你可以感觉到。
25. Needless to say, I'm not sure that I want to change my life-style.
    不用多说，我也不是很清楚我是否想要改变我的生活方式。
26. "Needless to say we were very surprised at the findings," he added.
    “不用说，对研究的结果我们也感到非常惊讶”他补充说。
27. Needless to say, we rejected the Soviet definition.
    不用说，我们拒绝了苏联的定义。
28. Much of this suffering is needless.
    这些苦难中许多都是不必要的。
29. So, needless to say anything, because I only know that I love you.
    所以，什么都不用说，因为我只知道，我爱你。
30. Needless to say, this is art.
    废话不说了，这就说是艺术。

adj.

needless to say

• 不必说；不用说
  used to emphasize that the information you are giving is obvious
  1. The problem, needless to say, is the cost involved.
     不用说，问题是所涉及的费用。

adj

1. unnecessary and unwarranted
   1. a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life

   Synonym:    gratuitousuncalled-for