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单词 uneconomic
释义
uneconomic
adjective
uk
/ʌnˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk//ʌnˌek.əˈnɒm.ɪk/us
/ʌnˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk//ʌnˌek.əˈnɑː.mɪk/
(alsouneconomical,uk/ʌnˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk.əl//ʌnˌek.əˈnɒm.ɪk.əl/us/ʌnˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk.əl//ʌnˌek.əˈnɑː.mɪk.əl/)
Uneconomicbusinessesandindustriesare not making enoughprofitor arelosingmoney:
（企业、产业）不景气的，赚不到钱的，赔本的
Theyclosedthefactory, saying it was uneconomic.他们关闭了工厂，说它不赚钱。
Thepriceofoildroppedsolowthat itbecameuneconomictodrill.
Uneconomicprocessesoractivitiesuse more of something than isnecessary,causingit to bewasted:
（过程或活动）不经济的，浪费的
Alargeroomsometimesrepresentsan uneconomic use ofspace.房间大有时候说明空间利用不经济。
Synonym
wasteful
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Wasting
  • boondoggle
  • dissipate
  • dissipation
  • down the drainidiom
  • fritter
  • misspend
  • piss
  • pisssomethingaway
  • prodigal
  • prodigality
  • prodigally
  • profligacy
  • spendthrift
  • squander
  • throw good money after badidiom
  • throwsomethingaway
  • toss
  • tosssomethingaway
  • wastage
  • wasted
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(Definition ofuneconomicfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
uneconomic
adjective
uk
/ʌnˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk//ʌnˌek.əˈnɒm.ɪk/us
/ʌnˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk//ʌnˌek.əˈnɑː.mɪk/
(alsouneconomical)
Uneconomicbusinessesandindustriesare not making enoughprofitor arelosingmoney.
（企业、产业）不景气的，赚不到钱的，赔本的
Theyclosedthefactory, saying it was uneconomic.他们关闭了工厂，说它不赚钱。
Thepriceofoildroppedsolowthat itbecomeuneconomictodrill.石油价格跌到如此之低，开采变得不赚钱了。
Uneconomicprocessesoractivitiesuse more of something than isnecessary,causingit to bewasted.
（过程或活动）不经济的，浪费的
Alargeroomsometimesrepresentsan uneconomic use ofspace.房间大有时候说明空间利用不经济。
Synonym
wasteful

uneconomic| Business English

uneconomic
adjective
uk
/ʌnˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/us
not making aprofit:
uneconomic for sb/sthIt is uneconomic forbankstoofferwealthmanagementservicesto those withfundsof less than $50,000.
Thelow-costairlinewent intoreceivershipafterfailingtostemlossesfromuneconomicroutes.
They haddroppedthepriceto anuneconomiclevel.
→uneconomical
(Definition ofuneconomicfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofuneconomic

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As a result they joined the legions of landless generational farm-labourers who sustained anuneconomicand heavily subsidised white-owned commercial agricultural sector.
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If the volume of milk handled by the delivery dairies falls, their operation will becomeuneconomic.
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We can do that provided that we face the consequences in terms of high investment and the closure ofuneconomiccapacity.
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Therefore, we do not require an economist or a mathematician to tell us that smaller runs of books areuneconomic.
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Beeching was not asked to deal with the social need, with industrial development, with congestion and withuneconomicworking on the roads.
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I am convinced that that is a method of providing an immediate avenue out of the presentuneconomicposition.
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Our view is, that under existing circumstances, and perhaps under any circumstances, a system of indiscriminate maintenance allowances is bothuneconomicand demoralising.
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The practice of having small hospitals, with a small number of beds, dotted here and there about the country as separate entities isuneconomic.
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To take a small country, divide it, and then set up no less than three governmental machines isuneconomic.
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We have been told that it is proposed to takeuneconomicpits into the amalgamated groups.
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One of the great difficulties in agriculture in recent years has been the fact that the production of cereals has beenuneconomic.
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We should not ask fishermen to fish for herring for oil at anuneconomicprice.
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If it will injuriously affect those interests, it is clear that the change of cultivation will be anuneconomicchange.
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I say that there would not be the closing down of so-calleduneconomicpits, if unnecessary costs were eliminated.
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He is selling his potatoes at an absolutelyuneconomicrate, and there is little wonder that he is unable to make his farm pay.
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