efficiency
noun OPAL W
/ɪˈfɪʃnsi/
/ɪˈfɪʃnsi/
- [uncountable] the quality of doing something well with no waste of time or money
效率；效能；功效 - improvements in efficiency at the factory
工厂效率的提高 - I was impressed by the efficiency with which she handled the crisis.
她应对危机效率之高给我留下了深刻的印象。
- She has run the project with great efficiency.
她高效地运行了这个项目。 - He carried out his orders with ruthless efficiency.
他以无情的效率执行他的命令。 - The optimum design allows bartenders to work at peak efficiency.
最佳的设计使酒吧服务员的工作效率达到最高。 - The new computer system will cut costs and increase efficiency.
这一新的电脑系统可以降低成本，提高效率。 - Giving employees more flexible working hours usually leads to enhanced efficiency.
给员工更灵活的工作时间通常会提高效率。 - New timekeeping procedures had been introduced as part of an efficiency drive.
实行新的时间控制方法是提高效率举措的一部份。 - The internet's promise to bring more efficiency to the distribution chain is still materializing.
通过因特网来提高经销链效率的这一前景还在继续显现出来。 - attempts to achieve greater efficiency in the production process
在生产过程中达到较高效率的努力 - A team of inspectors will be monitoring the efficiency of the new system.
一组检查员将监督新系统的效率。 - Some people have questioned the efficiency of the software.
有人质疑软件的效率。 - The changes are being made in the interests of safety and efficiency.
这些变化是为了安全和效率。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ruthless
- great
- high
- …
- achieve
- maintain
- demonstrate
- …
- drive
- measures
- benefits
- …
- with efficiency
- efficiency in
- improvements in efficiency at the factory
- efficiencies[plural] ways of wasting less time and money or of saving time or money
提高功效的方法 - We are looking at our business to see where savings and efficiencies can be made.
我们正在研究我们的经营情况，看是否有可以节约和提高功效的地方。
- We are looking at our business to see where savings and efficiencies can be made.
- [uncountable] the relationship between the amount of energy that goes into a machine or an engine, and the amount that it produces
（机器等的）效率 - energy efficiency
能源使用效率 - We have failed to improve fuel efficiency standards.
我们试图提升燃料效能，结果失败了。 - What is the efficiency percentage of solar panels?
太阳能电池板的效率百分比是多少？
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ruthless
- great
- high
- …
- achieve
- maintain
- demonstrate
- …
- drive
- measures
- benefits
- …
- with efficiency
- efficiency in
- energy efficiency
- [countable] (also efficiency apartment, efficiency unit (all North American English))a small apartment with one main room for living, cooking and sleeping in and a separate bathroom
一厅小套房，简易小寓房（起居室、厨房和寝区在同一个房间里，有独立盥洗室）
词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘the fact of being an efficient cause’): from Latin efficientia, from efficere ‘accomplish’, from ex- ‘out, thoroughly’ + facere ‘do, make’.