inefficient

英 [ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt]

美 [ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt]

adj.  效率低的; 能力差的; 浪费的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 效率低的；能力差的；浪费的
  not doing a job well and not making the best use of time, money, energy, etc.
  1. an inefficient heating system
     效率不佳的暖气系统
  2. inefficient government
     无能的政府
  3. an extremely inefficient secretary
     极不称职的秘书
  4. inefficient use of time and energy
     时间和精力的浪费

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无效率的;无能的
  Inefficientpeople, organizations, systems, or machines do not use time, energy, or other resources in the best way.
  1. Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.
     他们的通讯系统效率非常差。
  2. ...the closure of outdated and inefficient factories.
     设备陈旧、效率低下的工厂的关闭

英英释义

adj

• lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively
  1. an ineffective administration
  2. inefficient workers
  Synonym:ineffective
• not producing desired results
  1. an inefficient campaign against drugs
  2. outdated and inefficient design and methods

双语例句

• The new fuel is as inefficient as the one they have replaced.
  这种新型燃料和被他们取代的燃料一样效率低下。
• For most purposes this was too inefficient and caused too many performance problems.
  多数情况下，这样做效率太低而且导致了太多性能问题。
• Your fast heals will be the inefficient ones, because you pay more for speed.
  你的快速治疗法术将会成为效率低下的选择，因为你为了速度付出了更多。
• The result is an inefficient, unnecessarily complicated regulatory and liability environment.
  结果就造成了一个效率低下、复杂得多余的监管和责任环境。
• The protesters say the government is corrupt and inefficient.
  抗议者称政府腐败无能。
• Managers have at last got it into their heads that they can no longer accept inefficient operations.
  管理者们终于意识到自己不能再安于低效率的运营了。
• Many lenders believe that small farmers are inefficient and lack management skills.
  许多出借者认为小农场主是效率低的和缺乏管理技能的。
• Non-state firms gradually elbow aside the inefficient state-owned ones
  非国有企业逐渐挤掉了效率低下的国有企业。
• That's an inefficient and expensive method.
  这种方法少慢差费。
• The manager cleaned out inefficient personnel.
  厂长把低效率人员精简掉了。