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 ...the closure of outdated and inefficient factories.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 outdated and inefficient design and methods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

• Part of the problem is inefficient ways of storing and inventorying molds.
  部门问题是，收藏和库存模具采取了无效的方法。
• The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly
  政府并不想迫使效率低的公司过快地自生自灭。
• The manager cleaned out inefficient personnel.
  厂长把低效率人员精简掉了。
• Externalities cause markets to be inefficient, and thus fail to maximize total surplus.
  外部性引起了市场的无效率，因此不能使得总剩余最大化。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• With these outstanding features, even though it is inefficient, is still widely used.
  有了这些突出的特点，尽管它效率低，仍然得到了广泛的应用。
• The welfare system is grossly inequitable and inefficient.
  福利制度非常不公平，效率也极低。
• The revolving movement of M-V portfolio efficient frontier is given by means of efficient security and inefficient security.
  引入了有效证券和无效证券，给出了M-V证券组合有效前沿旋移的方向。