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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 工廠效率的提高 I was impressed by the efficiency with which she handled the crisis. 她應對危機效率之高給我留下了深刻的印象。
Extra ExamplesShe has run the project with great efficiency. 她高效地運行了這個項目。 He carried out his orders with ruthless efficiency. 他以無情的效率執行他的命令。 The optimum design allows bartenders to work at peak efficiency. 最佳的設計使酒吧服務員的工作效率達到最高。 The new computer system will cut costs and increase efficiency. 這一新的電腦系統可以降低成本，提高效率。 Giving employees more flexible working hours usually leads to enhanced efficiency. 給員工更靈活的工作時間通常會提高效率。 New timekeeping procedures had been introduced as part of an efficiency drive. 實行新的時間控制方法是提高效率舉措的一部份。 The internet's promise to bring more efficiency to the distribution chain is still materializing. 通過因特網來提高經銷鏈效率的這一前景還在繼續顯現出來。 attempts to achieve greater efficiency in the production process 在生産過程中達到較高效率的努力 A team of inspectors will be monitoring the efficiency of the new system. 一組檢查員將監督新系統的效率。 Some people have questioned the efficiency of the software. 有人質疑軟件的效率。 The changes are being made in the interests of safety and efficiency. 這些變化是爲了安全和效率。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ruthless
- great
- high
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- achieve
- maintain
- demonstrate
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- drive
- measures
- benefits
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- with efficiency
- efficiency in
- 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. 我們正在研究我們的經營情況，看是否有可以節約和提高功效的地方。
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the relationship between the amount of energy that goes into a machine or an engine, and the amount that it produces （機器等的）效率 energy efficiency 能源使用效率 We have failed to improve fuel efficiency standards. 我們試圖提升燃料效能，結果失敗了。 What is the efficiency percentage of solar panels? 太陽能電池板的效率百分比是多少？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ruthless
- great
- high
- …
- achieve
- maintain
- demonstrate
- …
- drive
- measures
- benefits
- …
- with efficiency
- efficiency in
- [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 一廳小套房，簡易小寓房（起居室、廚房和寝區在同一個房間裏，有獨立盥洗室）
Word Originlate 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’.