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adj.(直接)生效的,有效率的,能干的

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副词:efficiently

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fact=to make(做),to do(做,为) 变化型 fect

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efficient


/ɪ'fɪʃnt; ɪ`fɪʃənt/
adj
1 (of people) able to work well; capable (指人)能胜任的; 有能力的
*an efficient secretary, teacher, administrator, etc 能干的秘书、教师、行政人员等
* He's efficient at his job. 他胜任工作.
2 (esp of tools, machines, systems, etc) producing a satisfactory result without wasting time or energy (尤指工具, 机器, 系统等)有效力的
*an efficient new filing system 有效的新归档系统.

efficient


adj
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: , present participle of efficere; EFFECT1]
if someone or something is efficient, they work well without wasting time, money, or energy
inefficient
 a very efficient secretary
 an efficient use of land
 Lighting is now more energy efficient .
>efficientlyadv
1. The town´s drainage is very efficient.
    这城市的排水系统很好。

2. This is due partly to the fact that the telephone service is superb here, whereas the postal service is less efficient.
    其部分原因在于这样一个事实:美国的电话服务是一流的,而邮政服务的效率则差劲多了。

3. He is an efficient manager.
    他是一位办事效率高的经理。

4. Rather, we need to make products more durable, lighter, more energy efficient and easier to repair rather than to replace.
    与之相反,我们需要制造更多更耐用、更轻便、更节能、更易修理而不是更易替换的产品。

5. If the company's technicians succeed, it may be more efficient to produce such pigs by cloning than by current methods.
    如果该公司的技术人员成功的话,那么用克隆技术来繁殖这样的猪比用现行的方法更为有效。

6. Fish farming is very efficient: producing a kilogram of fish utilizes less than 2 kilograms of feed, but it takes 2.2 kilograms of feed to produce 1 kilogram of chicken.
    养鱼场的生产效率相当的高:生产1公斤鱼类只需要不到2公斤的饲料,而生产1公斤鸡肉需要2.2公斤的饲料。

7. Fiber-optic cable, for example — made up of hair-thin glass fibers — is a tremendously efficient carrier of information.
    例如,光纤电缆 -- 由细如发丝的玻璃纤维制成 -- 是一种极为高效的信息载体。

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