redundancy
US
UK redundancy n: UK (lay-off of workers)
SC 裁员 cái yuán
SC 解雇 cái yuán ，jiě gù
Business has been bad for several months and the company is going to make some redundancies.
生意好几个月都不景气，公司要进行部分裁员。
redundancy n: (useless repetition)
SC 赘词 zhuì cí
SC 冗长 zhuì cí，rǒng cháng
Peter's teacher pointed out the redundancy of several phrases in his essay.
彼得的老师指出，他的文章中有几处不必要的赘词。
redundancy n: (computing: backup system) (计算机)
SC 备用
TC 備用
TC 備用
SC 复置装置(电脑（计算机），台湾)
redundancy n: (not being needed)
SC 多余 duō yú
SC 累赘 duō yú，léi zhuì
Monica knew her children no longer needed her and felt her redundancy keenly.
redundancy n as adj: UK (of a lay-off)
SC 裁员的
TC 裁員的
TC 裁員的
SC 下岗的
All the workers who are being laid off will receive generous redundancy payments.
redundancy payment n: UK (money given to laid-off workers)
SC 裁员补助
SC 解雇费