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单词 inefficient
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•ef•fi•cient /ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. not efficient:an old, inefficient heating system.
  2. lacking in ability;
    incompetent.
in•ef•fi•cien•cy, n. [countable], pl. -cies:There are many inefficiencies in the way that office is run.
in•ef•fi•cient•ly, adv. See -fec-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•ef•fi•cient  (in′i fishənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not efficient;
    unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
  2. lacking in ability, incompetent.
  • in-3 + efficient 1740–50
in′ef•ficient•ly, adv. 
    2. See incapable. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
inefficient /ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/ adj
  1. unable to perform a task or function to the best advantage; wasteful or incompetent
  2. unable to produce the desired result

ˌinefˈficiency n ˌinefˈficiently adv
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