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 ...the closure of outdated and inefficient factories.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 outdated and inefficient design and methods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

• Our current corporate tax system is outdated, unfair and inefficient.
  我们现行的企业税制度是过时、不公平和低效率的。
• 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。
• Unfortunately, up to now, alternative methods have proved too costly, or inefficient beyond the experimental stage.
  不幸的是，到目前为止，已找到的替代方法或是过于昂贵，或效率低的超出了试验阶段的预料。
• 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。
• Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy.
  处理复杂是对时间，注意力和思维能力的一种没有效率和没有必要的浪费。
• 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。
• 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。
• Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.
  他们的通讯系统效率非常差。
• 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 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。