attrition
英 [əˈtrɪʃn]
美 [əˈtrɪʃn]
n. (尤指给敌人造成的)削弱,消耗
Collins.1 / BNC.19611 / COCA.11848
牛津词典
noun
- (尤指给敌人造成的)削弱,消耗
a process of making sb/sth, especially your enemy, weaker by repeatedly attacking them or creating problems for them - (尤指给敌人造成的)削弱,消耗
a process of making sb/sth, especially your enemy, weaker by repeatedly attacking them or creating problems for them
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT (对敌人造成的)削弱,耗损
Attritionis a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.- The rebels have declared a ceasefire in their war of attrition against the government.
在与政府的消耗战中,反叛者宣布停火。
- The rebels have declared a ceasefire in their war of attrition against the government.
- N-UNCOUNT 人员减缩;人员流失
At a university or place of work,attritionis the decrease in the number of students or employees caused by people leaving and not being replaced.- The company plans to cut a quarter of its workforce over six years through natural attrition and fewer hirings.
公司计划在6年内通过人员自然流失和减少雇用使员工总数减少1/4。
- The company plans to cut a quarter of its workforce over six years through natural attrition and fewer hirings.
英英释义
noun
- the act of rubbing together
- a wearing down to weaken or destroy
- a war of attrition
- sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
- the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
- erosion by friction
双语例句
- The company continued to take charges due to salaried attrition programs and other restructuring costs.
该公司继续采取收费,由于薪水自然减员程序和其他重组费用。 - The long war of attrition exhausted the strength of both countries.
这场长期的消耗战耗尽了两国的力量。 - Peasants were the pawns in this war of attrition.
农夫们成为这场消耗战的被人利用的棋子。 - Staffing: Additions and attrition among development staff.
人员安排:开发人员中附加和消耗。 - We should also choose a catalyst that is resistant to attrition and breakage.
我们还应当选用耐磨和不易粉碎的催化剂。 - The result was significant attrition in the number of commercial CORBA products.
结果导致了大量商用CORBA产品的损耗。 - Germany was the first nation to effectively use the submarine in an attrition war.
德国是在消耗战中第一个有效地利用潜艇的国家。 - Relating to or caused by attrition.
与磨损有关,或因磨损引起。 - The rebels have declared a ceasefire in their war of attrition against the government.
在与政府的消耗战中,反叛者宣布停火。 - Independently designed a set of testing system to examine the attrition of combing roller slot.
为了检测整经辊沟槽的磨损程度,自行设计了一套检测系统。