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
- Roller mills grind essentially by crushing and attrition.
辊磨机主要靠挤压和摩擦研碎物料。 - 99. But the objective of strategic attrition may also be achieved by campaigns of attrition.
(九九)但达到战略消耗目的的,还有战役的消耗战。 - 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。 - Campaigns of attrition are supplementary but necessary in protracted war.
战役的消耗战,是辅助的,但也是持久作战所需要的。 - 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。 - Hence campaigns of annihilation are the means of attaining the objective of strategic attrition.
因此,战役的歼灭战是达到战略的消耗战之目的的手段。 - 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。 - 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。 - Staffing: Additions and attrition among configuration management staff.
人员安排:在配置管理人员中的增添和减少。 - 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。