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单词 efficiency
释义
efficiency
noun[U]
uk
/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/us
/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
B2
the good use oftimeandenergyin a way that does notwasteany:
效率；效能；功效
What is soimpressiveabouttheirsocietyis the efficiency of thepublicservices.他们的社会给人留下最深刻印象的是其高效率的公共服务。
energyefficiency能源使用效率
physicsspecialized
thedifferencebetween theamountofenergythat is put into amachinein theformoffuel,effort, etc. and theamountthat comes out of it in theformofmovement
（机器的）功率
More examples
  • She got through herworkwithspeedand efficiency.
  • Streamliningcarsincreasestheirfuelefficiency.
  • Ships from eight navies will be takingpartin anexercisein thePacifictoimprovetheirefficiency incombat.
  • He's asticklerfor efficiency.
  • Sweden hasshownthe wayforwardonenergyefficiency.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Efficient and effective
  • be firing on all cylindersidiom
  • businesslike
  • clockwork
  • come together
  • dispatch
  • do the trickidiom
  • does what it says on the tinidiom
  • high-functioning
  • labour-saving
  • miraculous
  • non-effective
  • organized
  • punch
  • smooth
  • snappy
  • super-effective
  • super-efficiency
  • super-efficient
  • super-smooth
  • trick
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(Definition ofefficiencyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

efficiency| American Dictionary

efficiency
noun[C/U]
us
/ɪˈfɪʃ·ən·si/
theconditionorfactofproducingtheresultsyouwantwithoutwaste, or aparticularway in which this is done:
[U]The use ofhigh-speedmachineryimprovedthe efficiency of thefactory.
[Cusually pl]Theyreducedcoststhroughproductionefficiencies.
(Definition ofefficiencyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

efficiency| Business English

efficiency
noun
uk
/ɪˈfɪʃənsi/us
[U]
asituationin which aperson,company,factory, etc. usesresourcessuch astime,materials, orlabourwell, withoutwastingany:
Thecompanyislookingtoshedaround 1,000jobsaspartof anefficiencydrive.
business/economic/operationalefficiency
achieve/boost/improve efficiencyThecompanyinvestedsubstantialamountsofmoneyupgradingtheplant, anditsworkersagreedtoflexibleworkrulesthatboostedefficiency.
improved/increased/greaterefficiency
efficiencygains/improvements/savings
[U]
asituationin which aperson,system, ormachineworkswell andquickly:
improve/increase/maximize efficiencyWe arelookingatwaystoincreasethe efficiency ofouradvertising.
She does thejobwithgreatefficiency.
[CorU]PRODUCTION
thedifferencebetween theamountofenergythat is put into amachinein theformoffuel,effort, etc., and theamountthat comes out of it:
Burningwoodon anopenfirehas efficiencies of only 15-20%comparedtowoodburningstoves,chipandpelletboilerswith efficiencies of up to 80-90% .
efficiencies
[plural]
waysofwastinglesstime,money,labour, etc.:
With the reorganisation, thecompanyisaimingtoachieveefficiencies in bothproductionandmarketing.

Compare

inefficiency

See also

cost efficiency
energy efficiency
fuel efficiency
industrial efficiency
market efficiency
technical efficiency
x-efficiency
(Definition ofefficiencyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofefficiency

efficiency
To attain efficiencies of over 10% obviously requires elimination of the electron beam losses in the vacuum diode.
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Once the practical limit of abbreviated inpatient stays is reached, further efficiencies will be attainable chiefly by addressing clinical practices themselves.
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Among the many efficiencies gained in intensive rotationally grazed systems, 60-99% of minerals and nutrients are recoverable14.
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The findings on costs and abatement efficiencies are similar to those reported in section 2 of this paper.
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Compare the efficiencies of the implementations when used by the application with the efficiencies of the implementations when used by the dug evaluators.
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All the proteins are functional in both solubilizing lipids and binding with all appropriate receptor proteins, albeit with different efficiencies.
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The highest radiation efficiencies and energies are attained in chain lasers pumped by chain reactions.
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Technical and allocative efficiencies are necessary conditions, and when they occur together they are sufficient for achieving economic efficiency25.
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Guidelines have the potential to reduce treatment variation, which can lead to two different kinds of managerial efficiencies.
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The implementation of automated systems also provides the capability to do real-time decision analysis and could thereby improve efficiencies and hasten clinical follow-up.
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The power and energy efficiencies obtained in the experiment are, respectively, 8.7% and 6.8% with 50 ns pulse width.
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The efficiencies of these two systems have been compared and the under-reporting evaluated in relation to each other [43] ; no gold standard was available.
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More surprisingly, the blocking efficiencies are virtually identical with each other and with the unsheared case (table 6).
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The penalty values were obtained from inspection of house solutions with acceptable and near acceptable circulation efficiencies.
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Thus, the revised schedule models reflected the tasks able to be completed by each of the resources considering their respective newly forecasted performance efficiencies.
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Collocationswithefficiency

efficiency

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administrative efficiency
Tax rate increases, new taxes, enhancedadministrativeefficiencyand slow but steady economic growth all helped increase central-government revenue.
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aerodynamic efficiency
The new compact design allowed for great advancement in the bodywork and increasing the car's aerodynamic efficiency at the rear.
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average efficiency
More than one-half of the farmers cultivating their own plots operate above the estimatedaverageefficiency level compared to less than one-quarter cultivating borrowed plots.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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