attrition

英 [əˈtrɪʃn]

美 [əˈtrɪʃn]

n.  (尤指给敌人造成的)削弱，消耗

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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.
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of rubbing together
• a wearing down to weaken or destroy
  1. a war of attrition
• sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  Synonym:contritioncontriteness
• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
  Synonym:grindingabrasiondetrition
• erosion by friction
  Synonym:abrasioncorrasiondetrition

双语例句

• 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。
• This also leads to reduced staff attrition.
  这也导致员工摩擦的减少。
• 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。
• Relating to or caused by attrition.
  与磨损有关，或因磨损引起。
• 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。
• Roller mills grind essentially by crushing and attrition.
  辊磨机主要靠挤压和摩擦研碎物料。
• Staffing: Additions and attrition among the test team.
  人员安排：在测试团队中的人员增加和削减。
• 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。
• Staffing: Additions and attrition among development staff.
  人员安排：开发人员中附加和消耗。
• 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。