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
Extra Examplesan 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. 该系统固有的低效率。 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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