单词 | unproductive |
释义 | unproductive (once / 4529 pages) adj WORD FAMILY unproductive: unproductively, unproductiveness+/counterproductive: counterproductively/overproduce: overproduced, overproducing, overproduction/overproduction: overproductions/produce: overproduce, produced, producer, produces, producing, production, productive, underproduce/produced: self-produced/producer: producers/production: productions/productive: counterproductive, nonproductive, productively, productiveness, productivity, unproductive/underproduce: underproduced, underproduces, underproducing, underproduction USAGE EXAMPLESIt is time for America to respond more firmly to China’s aggressive and unproductive behavior. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) They say the cabinet’s plan would eliminate unnecessary and unproductive regulations. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) Their economic legacy is an unproductive and broken economy that for too long depended on the Soviet Union and Venezuela. Slate(Dec 07, 2016) 1adj not producing or capable of producing elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries Syn|Ant uncreative not creative infertile, sterile, unfertileincapable of reproducing bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vainunproductive of success dryunproductive especially of the expected results nonproductivenot directly productive unprofitableproducing little or no profit or gain productive producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly) creative, originativehaving the ability or power to create fertilecapable of reproducing fruitfulproductive or conducive to producing in abundance amentaceous, amentiferous(of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins arable, cultivable, cultivatable, tillable(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively fecund, fertile, prolificintellectually productive fur-bearingof animals having fur (especially of commercial quality) nut-bearing(of shrubs or trees) producing nuts oil-bearingcontaining oil richvery productive profitableyielding material gain or profit successfulhaving succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome 2adj not producing desired results the talks between labor and management were unproductive Syn ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective not producing an intended effect |
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