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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。
Extra ExamplesShe 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。
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。
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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 （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？
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）
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’.