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 ...the closure of outdated and inefficient factories.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 outdated and inefficient design and methods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。
• Companies also want to make sure their employees can cope with stress. Disagreements can be costly and inefficient.
  同时企业也希望确保员工能够应对压力。工作分歧会导致高成本和低效率。
• The welfare system is grossly inequitable and inefficient.
  福利制度非常不公平，效率也极低。
• This distortion is inefficient and unproductive, and corrupts the very fabric of markets.
  这种扭曲的现状损害了效率和生产力，腐蚀了市场的基础架构。
• But this is a waste of time and resources, and this form of busy polling is extremely inefficient.
  但这是在浪费时间和资源，而且这种繁忙查询的效率非常低。
• Inefficient personnel were cleaned out of the management.
  管理人员中办事效率不高的被清除了出去。
• 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。
• Quantify measures and analyzes the time spent in your program to identify "hot spots" and inefficient code.
  Quantify度量并分析在程序中所花费的时间，从而识别“热点”和无效的代码。
• That's an inefficient and expensive method.
  这种方法少慢差费。
• GATT member countries have largely agreed to replace expensive and inefficient protectionist policies with a competitive free market system for world trade.
  关贸总协定的成员国已大体上同意在全球贸易中用竞争性的自由市场体制取代代价高且效率低的保护主义政策。