doing something in a good, careful and complete way with no waste of time, money or energy 效率高的;有功效的 a highly efficient worker 高效率的工人 efficient heating equipment 效能好的供暖设备 more efficient use of energy 更有效地利用能源 fuel-efficient cars (= that do not use much fuel) 节能汽车 We offer a fast, friendly and efficient service. 我们提供快速、友好和高效的服务。 This is simply the most efficient way to do it. 这是最有效的方法。 We must meet members' needs in the most efficient and effective ways possible. 我们必须尽可能以最有效的方式满足成员的需求。 - efficient at something
As we get older, our bodies become less efficient at burning up calories. 随着一天天衰老,我们的身体消耗热量的功能逐渐减弱。 - efficient at something
These magnificent animals were remarkably efficient at survival. 这些壮观的动物在生存方面非常高效。 - efficient in something
Modern water boilers are highly efficient in fuel use. 现代的水锅炉燃料使用效率高。 - efficient in doing something
He was ruthlessly efficient in acquiring estates. 他在收购房地产方面雷厉风行。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2She was helpful, quietly efficient and tactful. 她乐于助人,话不多,但能干且老练。 Which software is the most efficient at processing the data? 哪个软件处理数据的效率最高? The heating system is very efficient in its use of of fuel. 这个供暖系统的燃料使用效率很高。 The procedure is not fully efficient: improvements could be made. 这种方法并未达到最高效率:还可以改进。 Their equipment was not as efficient at finding gold as today's machinery. 在探寻金矿方面,他们的设备不如现在的机器高效。 Efficient teachers minimize the amount of paperwork they have to do. 高效的老师最大限度地减少他们必须做的文书工作。 Farmers need to market their milk in an efficient, cost-effective manner. 农民需要以高效、经济的方式销售他们的牛奶。 It's an incredibly efficient system. 这一系统效率极高。 More efficient use of energy resources is vital. 更加有效地利用能源非常重要。 The more efficient firms have lower costs. 效率较高的公司成本较低。 Farms with large land size are more efficient than farms with small land size. 土地面积大的农场比土地面积小的农场更有效率。 The organization seems pretty efficient to me. 在我看来,这个组织相当有效率。 Tax breaks make it efficient for business owners to own their premises. 税收减免使企业主拥有自己的房产变得更有效率。 How can we make agriculture more economically efficient? 怎样才能让农业更经济高效?
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘making, causing’): from Latin efficient- ‘accomplishing’, from the verb efficere ‘accomplish’, from ex- ‘out, thoroughly’ + facere ‘do, make’. The current sense dates from the late 18th cent.