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

• This piece is indispensable to the whole.
  这一块对整体而言是不可缺少的。
• Bread in the sense of food is the indispensable basis of human culture and civilisation.
  面包在食品意义上是人文化和文明的不可缺少的基础。
• This shows body-building has become an indispensable part of many people's life.
  这说明健身已经成为很多人生活中不可缺少的一部分。
• Geoff Cooke's recent remark that no one is indispensable will certainly not have escaped him.
  杰夫·库克近来关于没有什么人是不可缺少的那番话当然也包括他。
• 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。
• Foundations have played an indispensable role in the process of the development of American research universities.
  摘要在美国研究型大学形成与发展的过程中，基金会起到了不可替代的作用。
• Public's trust in government is necessary and indispensable for building a harmonious society.
  构建和谐社会不能缺少民众对政府的信任和支持。
• 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。
• These are indispensable accessories.
  这些是不可缺少的附件。
• It has become an indispensable electronic organ for me.
  对我而言，手机是不可或缺的电子器官了。