We ought not to bring in extraneous matters in trying to find a basis for a settlement.我们努力寻求解决问题的基础时, 不应该牵扯进无关的事情。

I can choose to ignore these extraneous thoughts or certainly choose not to act on them.我可以选择无视这些无关的想法, 当然也可以选择不按这些想法行事。

There was an extraneous element working against them: foreign broadcasts.有一项外来因素干扰他们：外国广播。

A major threat from extraneous sources is air pollution and acid rain.源自外部的重大威胁是空气污染和酸雨。

Some people find anything extraneous to the task distracting.有些人觉得与工作不相关的任何事情都会分散注意力。