indispensable

英 [ˌɪndɪˈspensəbl]

美 [ˌɪndɪˈspensəbl]

adj.  不可或缺的; 必不可少的
n.  不可缺少的人或物

复数：indispensables　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 不可或缺的；必不可少的
  too important to be without
  1. Cars have become an indispensable part of our lives.
     汽车已成了我们生活中必不可少的一部分。
  2. She made herself indispensable to the department.
     她成为这个部门不可缺少的一分子。
  3. A good dictionary is indispensable for learning a foreign language.
     一本好词典是学习外语必备的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 必不可少的;不可或缺的
  If you say that someone or something isindispensable, you mean that they are absolutely essential and other people or things cannot function without them.
  1. She was becoming indispensable to him.
     他已变得越来越离不开她了。
  2. ...the indispensable guide for any traveller in France.
     在法国对任何游客来说都不可缺少的向导

英英释义

adj

• unavoidable
  1. the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state
• not to be dispensed with
  1. foods indispensable to good nutrition
• absolutely necessary
  1. essential tools and materials
  2. funds essential to the completion of the project
  3. an indispensable worker
  Synonym:essential

双语例句

• It is one of the indispensable substances that constitute the human body and maintain its life activities.
  它是构成人体和维持生命活动不可缺少的物质。
• Yes, fruits and vegetables are indispensable to life.
  是的，水果和蔬菜对生命来说是必不可少的。
• She was becoming indispensable to him.
  他已变得越来越离不开她了。
• In my job, a telephone is indispensable.
  在我的工作中，电话是必不可少的。
• With rapid development of economy and society, the internet has become an indispensable part of our daily life.
  随着经济和社会的发展，因特网已经成为我们生活中不可缺少的一部分。
• Teacher's personality is a strength which is indispensable and irreplaceable.
  教师人格是一种不可或缺和无法替代的教育力量。
• With the development of economy, the network has become an indispensable part in people's life.
  随着经济的发展，网络成了人们生活中不可或缺的一部分。
• Discussing political factors is indispensable for a nation's economic development.
  研究一个国家的经济发展问题离不开政治因素的讨论。
• It was flattering to be told how indispensable his taste and talent were.
  被告知自己的品味和才能如此不可或缺，他心里非常高兴。
• This communication is our success in work and life satisfaction of one of the indispensable links.
  这种沟通是我们在工作中取得成功和生活中获得满足的一个不可或缺的链接。