inefficient

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in·ef·fi·cient /ˌɪnəˈfɪʃənt◂/ adjectiveadj

EFFICIENTnot using time, money, energy etc in the best way 效率低的 OPP efficient

an inefficient use of resources

资源的浪费

Local government was inefficient.

地方政府效率低下。

—inefficiently adverbadv

—inefficiency noun [countableC, uncountableU]

problems due to the inefficiency of management

管理不善造成的问题

Examples from the Corpus

inefficient• Local government in the area is seen as being corrupt and inefficient.• The postal service in this country is very inefficient.• The factory is inefficient, and its working practices and machinery dated.• The army was inefficient and poorly equipped.• an inefficient banking system• Inefficient management leads to poor employee performance.

From Longman Business Dictionary

inefficientin·ef·fi·cient /ˌɪnəˈfɪʃənt◂/ adjectiveadj

producing goods or working in a way that uses more time, money etc than necessary

the assumption that the public sector is wasteful, inefficient and unproductive

—inefficiently adverbadv

—inefficiency noun [countableC, uncountableU]

Long hours are often a reflection of an organization’s bureaucratic inefficiency.

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