in·ef·fi·cient
adjective/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt/
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt/
- not doing a job well and not making the best use of time, money, energy, etc.
效率低的；能力差的；浪费的 - an inefficient heating system
效率不佳的暖气系统 - inefficient government
无能的政府 - an extremely inefficient secretary
极不称职的秘书 - inefficient use of time and energy
时间和精力的浪费
Extra Examples- an economically inefficient system
经济效率低下的体制 - The boss thinks the new secretary is inefficient.
老板认为新秘书不称职。 - The regime was both inefficient and corrupt.
这个政权既无能又腐败。 - The system is inherently inefficient.
该系统本质上是低效的。 - They continued to prop up inefficient state enterprises.
他们继续支持效率低下的国有企业。 - This method of data storage is an inefficient use of memory.
这种数据存储方法浪费内存。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
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- extremely
- fairly
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- an inefficient heating system