ef·fi·cient
adjective OPAL W
/ɪˈfɪʃnt/
/ɪˈfɪʃnt/
- doing something in a good, careful and complete way with no waste of time, money or energy
效率高的；有功效的 - a highly efficient worker
高效率的工作者 - efficient heating equipment
效能好的供暖设备 - more efficient use of energy
更有效的能源利用 - fuel-efficient cars (= that do not use much fuel)
节能汽车 - We offer a fast, friendly and efficient service.
我们提供快速、友好和高效的服务。 - This is simply the most efficient way to do it.
这就是做这事最有效的方法。 - We must meet members' needs in the most efficient and effective ways possible.
我们必须以最高效、最有效的方式满足会员的需求。 - efficient at something As we get older, our bodies become less efficient at burning up calories.
随着年龄增长，我们身体消耗热量的效率逐渐减弱。 - efficient at something These magnificent animals were remarkably efficient at survival.
这些伟大的动物在生存方面非常高效。 - efficient in something Modern water boilers are highly efficient in fuel use.
现代开水器的燃料使用效率很高。 - efficient in doing something He was ruthlessly efficient in acquiring estates.
他在收购房地产方面雷厉风行。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2- She was helpful, quietly efficient and tactful.
她乐于助人，话不多，但能干且老练。 - Which software is the most efficient at processing the data?
哪个软件处理数据的效率最高？ - The heating system is very efficient in its use of fuel.
加热系统的燃料使用效率非常高。 - The procedure is not fully efficient: improvements could be made.
这种方法并未达到最高效率：还可以改进。 - Their equipment was not as efficient at finding gold as today's machinery.
在探寻金矿方面，他们的设备不如现在的机器高效。 - Efficient teachers minimize the amount of paperwork they have to do.
高效的教师可以最大限度地减少他们必须做的文书工作。 - Farmers need to market their milk in an efficient, cost-effective manner.
农民需要以高效且具有成本效益的方式销售牛奶。 - It's an incredibly efficient system.
这一系统效率极高。 - More efficient use of energy resources is vital.
更加有效地利用能源非常重要。 - The more efficient firms have lower costs.
效率较高的公司成本较低。 - Farms with large land size are more efficient than farms with small land size.
土地面积大的农场比土地面积小的农场效率更高。 - The organization seems pretty efficient to me.
在我看来，这个组织非常高效。 - Tax breaks make it efficient for business owners to own their premises.
税收减免使企业主能够更有效地拥有自己的房产。 - How can we make agriculture more economically efficient?
如何才能让农业更加经济高效？
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘making, causing’): from Latin efficient- ‘accomplishing’, from the verb efficere ‘accomplish’, from ex- ‘out, thoroughly’ + facere ‘do, make’. The current sense dates from the late 18th cent. - a highly efficient worker