inefficient
inefficient — 形容詞
- inefficientpositive
- more inefficientcomparative
- most inefficientsuperlative
1. not capable of doing a job well because of poor methods, lack of organisation, o
沒效率
方法不佳，無法有效完成工作
not capable of doing a job well because of poor methods, lack of organisation, or limited ability — a person, a way of working, or a system can be described this way.
Mert was fired because his inefficient methods doubled the team's workload every week.
Mert 因做事方法沒效率，讓團隊每週工作量增加一倍，因而被解僱。
collocation: inefficient methods / inefficient system
Yan found that the inefficient filing system made simple tasks take twice as long.
Yan 發現那個效率很差的歸檔系統，讓簡單的工作花上兩倍的時間。
Complaints about the city's inefficient bus routes led to a complete redesign of the network.
市民對市區公車路線效率低落的不滿，促使整個路線網絡重新設計。
inefficient + noun for a public service
Eleni was frustrated by the inefficient way the office handled customer complaints.
Eleni 對辦公室處理客戶投訴的沒效率方式感到非常沮喪。
- inefficient worker
- inefficient method
- inefficient system
- inefficient process
- hopelessly inefficient
- inefficient at [doing something]
- ineffective
focuses on not achieving the desired result at all, whereas inefficient emphasises wasted effort even if the result is eventually reached
- incompetent
stronger and more personal — implies a fundamental lack of skill rather than poor method choices
- unproductive
highlights low output rather than the quality of the method used
- efficient
achieves results with minimal wasted time or effort
- productive
produces good results in relation to the effort invested
文法句型
inefficient + noun
inefficient at/in + noun/gerund
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person, method, or organisation, not a machine or technical device. For equipment that wastes energy or fuel, see sense 2.
常見錯誤
2. using more time, money, fuel, or other resources than necessary to achieve a res
浪費資源
消耗過多時間、金錢或能源
using more time, money, fuel, or other resources than necessary to achieve a result — describes equipment, processes, or systems that consume too much of something valuable.
Nikhil replaced his old inefficient water heater with a new solar-powered model.
Nikhil 把老舊、浪費能源的熱水器換成了新的太陽能機型。
inefficient [appliance] — wastes energy
The factory's inefficient use of raw materials was costing them thousands every month.
這間工廠對原料的使用效率極差，每個月浪費數千元。
Talia turned off the inefficient air conditioner to save electricity during the heatwave.
Talia 在熱浪來襲時關掉了那臺耗電的冷氣機，以節省電力。
inefficient [device] — wastes electricity
An inefficient irrigation system was wasting hundreds of litres of water each day.
一個效率很差的灌溉系統，每天浪費數百公升的水。
The government fined companies that kept running inefficient old boilers past their useful life.
政府對那些繼續使用老舊、耗能鍋爐超過使用年限的公司處以罰款。
inefficient [equipment] — wastes fuel
- inefficient use of [resources]
- inefficient engine / boiler / heater
- energy-inefficient
- grossly inefficient
- inefficient in its use of [fuel, water, energy]
- wasteful
broader — can describe any unnecessary consumption, while inefficient often carries a sense of poor design or mechanics
- uneconomical
specifically about money or cost — an inefficient engine may also be uneconomical to run
- wasteful of
followed directly by the resource being wasted, e.g. wasteful of energy
- efficient
achieves a result with minimal waste of resources
- energy-efficient
a specific, common compound antonym for appliances and buildings
文法句型
inefficient + noun
inefficient in its use of + noun
用法筆記
Subject is typically a device, piece of equipment, or industrial process. The criticism is about how much of a resource is consumed, not about the skill or ability of a person.
常見錯誤
同根字
- efficient形容詞B2
- efficiency名詞B2
- efficiently副詞B2
- inefficiency名詞C1
- inefficiently副詞C1
常見搭配
副詞搭配
- highly inefficient
- grossly inefficient
- terribly inefficient
- hopelessly inefficient
常用片語
- inefficient use of [time/money/resources]
介系詞搭配
- inefficient at [something]
- inefficient in [something]