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inefficiency

🇬🇧 UK/,ɪnɪ'fɪʃənsɪ/🇺🇸 US/.ini'fiʃәnsi/
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Definitions

n.

The quality of wasting time, energy, or resources without achieving good results.

低效率;效率低下;无能

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
efout of, former
+
ficmake, do
+
iencysuffix
=inefficiency

Common Collocations

  • 1.operational inefficiency运营效率低下
  • 2.gross inefficiency严重的低效率

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company's inefficiency led to wasted resources.

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