un·pro·duc·tive
adjective/ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv/
/ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv/
Word Family
- produce verb
- producer noun
- production noun
- productive adjective (≠ unproductive)
- productively adverb
- product noun
- produce noun
- not producing very much; not producing good results
产量少的；效果不佳的；无益的 - unproductive land
贫瘠的土地 - a three-hour meeting that was totally unproductive
毫无成效的三小时会议 - I've had a very unproductive day.
我这一天什么事都没干成。
Extra Examples- She returned from a rather unproductive trip to New York.
她从一次毫无成果的纽约之旅归来。 - The changes include cutting subsidies and shedding unproductive jobs.
这些变化包括削减补贴和裁减非生产性工作岗位。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnproductive is used with these nouns:- labour
- unproductive land