Word · Frequency #7777
inefficient
效率低的；浪费的
not efficient; not producing the desired result and often wasting time, energy, or resources
- 1.
Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious.
效率低的；不产生预期效果的；无效的。
- 2.
not producing desired results; wasteful
不产生预期效果的；浪费的
- 3.
Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or unproductive; effecting little or nothing.
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。
- 4.
lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
缺乏有效执行能力或技能的；不称职的
不能有效工作的；能力不足的；效率低的；不产生预期效果的；无效的。；不产生预期效果的；浪费的；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。；缺乏有效执行能力或技能的；不称职的
In use
The old system is very inefficient, wasting both time and resources.
It's inefficient to boil water in a small pot for a large group.
The committee's decision-making process is inefficient and needs reform.
an inefficient campaign against drugs
outdated and inefficient design and methods
inefficient workers
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。
be inefficient
Connections
Collocations
- inefficient system
- 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。
- inefficient process
- 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。
- inefficient management
- 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。
- inefficient use
- 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。
- inefficient worker
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用于be动词后，接at或in表示在某方面无效率
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with /ɪnɪfɪʃənt/ (ending in /ɪʃənt/). Be careful not to confuse with 'scientific' which ends in /ɪfɪk/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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