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inefficient

🇬🇧 UK/ɪnɪ'fɪʃ(ə)nt/🇺🇸 US/.ini'fiʃәnt/
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Definitions

adj.

Not achieving maximum productivity; wasting time, money, or effort.

效率低的;无能的;浪费的

n.

A person who works inefficiently.

效率低下的人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
efout of, from
+
ficmake, do
+
ientconnector
=inefficient

Common Collocations

  • 1.highly inefficient极其低效
  • 2.inefficient process低效的过程

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The inefficient system slowed down production.

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