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| /rɪˈdʌndənsi/ |
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| 1 | BRITISH a situation in which someone is told to leave their job because they are no longer needed 解雇；裁员 |
| face redundancy Over 500 workers face redundancy if the factory closes. 如果工厂倒闭，500多名工人会被解雇。 |
| take/accept redundancy Staff were offered a choice between moving or taking redundancy. 全体员工有两种选择：调换部门或接受裁员。 |
| compulsory/voluntary redundancy It is hoped there will not be any compulsory redundancies. 人们希望不要出现强制裁员。 |
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| 2 | a situation in which something is not needed, especially because the same thing or a similar thing already exists 重复；累赘；冗赘 |
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| 3 | technical the use of electronic equipment or systems designed to operate instead of another piece of equipment or system if that fails （系统部件的）多余度，备用系统 |
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