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attrition of [noun]
表示某种资源或人员的减少。
The attrition of skilled workers is a problem.
熟练工人的流失是一个问题。
消耗；削弱
attritions — plural of attrition
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
消耗；削弱
a wearing down to weaken or destroy
The attrition of skilled workers is a problem.
熟练工人的流失是一个问题。
因摩擦而磨损或消耗。
Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
数量的逐渐减少。
A gradual reduction in number.
不彻底的忏悔或懊悔。
Imperfect contrition or remorse.
The doctor said that grinding your teeth can cause attrition of the enamel.
医生说磨牙会导致牙釉质磨损。
Over time, the friction between the rope and the rock caused serious attrition on the rope's surface.
随着时间推移，绳子与岩石之间的摩擦导致绳子表面严重磨损。
Continuous attrition by sand and wind has shaped these desert rocks into strange forms.
沙和风的持续磨蚀把这些沙漠岩石塑造成了奇特的形状。
表示某种资源或人员的减少。
The attrition of skilled workers is a problem.
熟练工人的流失是一个问题。
表示通过自然减少而非裁减的方式。
The company reduced its workforce through attrition.
公司通过自然减员减少了劳动力。
固定短语，指双方通过消耗对方资源取胜的战争。
The two armies fought a war of attrition.
两支军队打了一场消耗战。
Not this
The war caused high attraction rates among soldiers.
Use this
The war caused high attrition rates among soldiers.
中文学习者常因拼写和发音相似而混淆'attraction'和'attrition'。'attrition'意为‘磨损、消耗’，而'attraction'意为‘吸引’。此处应使用'attrition'表示人员因战争而减少。
Not this
The company attrited its workforce to cut costs.
Use this
The company reduced its workforce through attrition to cut costs.
'attrition'是名词，不能直接用作动词。正确表达应为‘reduce through attrition’或‘use attrition to reduce’。中文学习者可能受‘减少’对应的动词影响而误将'attrition'用作动词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
消耗战
The two armies were locked in a war of attrition.
两支军队陷入了一场消耗战。
流失率
The company is worried about its high employee attrition rate.
公司担心其居高不下的员工流失率。
员工流失
Staff attrition has increased since the new policy was introduced.
新政策实施以来，员工流失有所加剧。
客户流失
The subscription service aims to reduce customer attrition.
这项订阅服务旨在减少客户流失。
自然减员
Most job losses will be handled through natural attrition.
大部分裁员将通过自然减员来处理。
消耗战
The lawsuit became a war of attrition between the two companies.
这场诉讼变成了两家公司之间的消耗战。
Use attritions naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象石头被水流反复冲磨，棱角一点点消失——attrition 就是这种‘磨损、消耗’。
语域：formal 常见场景：human resources management、military strategy、materials science 该词通常用于正式或专业语境，多指数量逐渐减少或摩擦造成的损耗，常见于商务、军事和科技领域。日常口语中使用较少。
nutrition、contrition 与 attrition 都含 /-ˈtrɪʃən/，完全押韵；transition（s 读 /z/）和 addition 以 /ˈɪʃən/ 结尾，也押韵。注意 attention /əˈtɛnʃən/ 和 attribute /ˈætrɪbjuːt/ 拼写看似相近，但读音不同，与 attrition 不押韵。
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