- not doing a job well and not making the best use of time, money, energy, etc.效率低的；能力差的；浪费的
- an inefficient heating system效率不佳的暖气系统
- inefficient government无能的政府
- an extremely inefficient secretary极不称职的秘书
- inefficient use of time and energy时间和精力的浪费
opposite efficientExtra Examples- an economically inefficient system经济效率低下的体制
- The boss thinks the new secretary is inefficient.老板认为新秘书不称职。
- The regime was both inefficient and corrupt.这个政权既无能又腐败。
- The system is inherently inefficient.该系统本质上效率低下。
- They continued to prop up inefficient state enterprises.他们继续扶持效率低下的国有企业。
- This method of data storage is an inefficient use of memory.这种数据存储方法浪费内存。
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