1. | [u][c][usupl] (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 |
Thousands of factory workers are facing redundancy. 数千名工厂工人面临裁汰。 | |
to accept/take voluntary redundancy(= to offer to leave your job) 接受自愿裁汰 | |
the threat of compulsory redundancies 强制裁员的威胁 | |
redundancy payments 裁员补偿 |
2. | [u] 多余;累赘the state of not being necessary or useful |
Natural language is characterized by redundancy(= words are used that are not really necessary for sb to understand the meaning) . 自然语言的特点是繁复。 |