cut out dead wood 裁减冗员
useless dead wood 无用的累赘
1. The company needs to cut out some dead wood to improve efficiency.
为了提高效率，公司需要裁减一些冗员。
2. The forest floor was covered with dead wood.
森林地面上铺满了枯木。
3. The new management aims to get rid of all the dead wood in the organization.
新管理层旨在清除组织中所有的冗员。
A: The department is full of dead wood that contributes nothing to the team.
A：这个部门充满了对团队毫无贡献的冗员。
B: I agree. We need to reorganize to become more efficient.
B：我同意。我们需要重组以提高效率。
1) 死去的树木或枝干
2) 对组织没有贡献的人员
3) 没有价值或无用的东西
1. 枯木
e.g. The forest floor was covered with dead wood.
森林地面上铺满了枯木。
2. 累赘，冗员
e.g. The company is trying to get rid of the dead wood.
公司正试图裁减冗员。
noun
1. dead branches or trunks of trees
2. people or things that are no longer useful or productive
Synonym: redundancy, surplus