gratuitous adjective disapprovinguk /ɡrəˈtʃuː.ɪ.təs/ us /ɡrəˈtuː.ə.t̬əs/ (of something such as bad behaviour) not necessary, or with no cause: (不良行为等)不必要的,无谓的,无理由的 gratuitous sex/violenceA lot of viewers complained that there was too much gratuitous sex and violence in the film.很多观众抱怨说影片中有太多无谓的色情和暴力镜头。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Too much and unnecessary ado be up to your neck (in something)idiom bellyful binge carry/take coals to Newcastleidiom drown gush hyper immoderate immoderately inappeasable inessential infest plenty pleonasm pleonastic plethora proliferation unwarranted weigh someone/something down
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gratuitous | American Dictionary
gratuitous adjective us/ɡrəˈtu·ɪ·t̬əs/ not necessary; with no reasonable cause: There were too many gratuitous personal insults throughout the debate.