inefficient + noun
inefficient常用于描述系统、方法、机器等,强调资源浪费或效果不佳。
The company's inefficient management led to huge losses.
公司效率低下的管理导致了巨大亏损。
效率低的;浪费的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
效率低的;浪费的
not efficient; not producing the desired result and often wasting time, energy, or resources
The company's inefficient management led to huge losses.
公司效率低下的管理导致了巨大亏损。
效率低的;不产生预期效果的;无效的。
Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious.
不产生预期效果的;浪费的
not producing desired results; wasteful
无法或不愿采取有效行动;惯常懈怠或无成效;收效甚微或毫无成果。
Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or unproductive; effecting little or nothing.
缺乏有效执行能力或技能的;不称职的
lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
The old system is very inefficient, wasting both time and resources.
旧系统效率很低,浪费时间和资源。
AI contextual example
It's inefficient to boil water in a small pot for a large group.
用一个小锅为一大群人烧水效率很低。
AI contextual example
The committee's decision-making process is inefficient and needs reform.
委员会的决策过程效率低下,需要改革。
AI contextual example
an inefficient campaign against drugs
一场效率低下的禁毒运动。
WordNet
inefficient常用于描述系统、方法、机器等,强调资源浪费或效果不佳。
The company's inefficient management led to huge losses.
公司效率低下的管理导致了巨大亏损。
The old heating system is very inefficient.
旧的供暖系统效率非常低。
常用于描述人或组织在特定活动中的低效。
She is inefficient at handling paperwork.
她处理文书工作的效率很低。
Not this
The system is very inefficiency.
Use this
The system is very inefficient.
英语中,'inefficient'是形容词,而'inefficiency'是名词。中文里同一个词可作形容词和名词,学习者容易误用名词形式作形容词。
Not this
This method is inefficient in solving the problem.
Use this
This method is ineffective in solving the problem.
'inefficient'指效率低、浪费资源,而'ineffective'指无法达到预期效果。中文'无效'涵盖两者,学习者常混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
低效的系统
The company replaced its inefficient system with a new one.
公司用新系统替换了低效的系统。
低效的流程
We need to streamline this inefficient process.
我们需要精简这个低效的流程。
低效的管理
Inefficient management led to the project's failure.
低效的管理导致了项目的失败。
低效的使用
The inefficient use of resources worries the investors.
资源的低效使用让投资者担忧。
低效的工人
An inefficient worker can slow down the whole team.
一个低效的工人会拖累整个团队。
Use inefficient naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
拆解记忆:in(不)+ efficient(效率高的),联想为“不效率高的”,记住inefficient就是效率低。
常见场景:正式写作、商业报告、日常对话 通常用于描述流程、系统或人的效率低下,既常见于正式场合,也可用于日常对话。
常用于be动词后,接at或in表示在某方面无效率
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.