効率的な形容詞 - 定義、画像、発音と使用法

efficient adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com Oxford logo Toggle navigation Redeem Upgrade Help Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English American English Academic English Collocations Practical English Usage German-English English-German English American English Enter search text Definition of efficient adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary efficient adjective OPAL W /ɪˈfɪʃnt/ /ɪˈfɪʃnt/ jump to other results doing something in a good, careful and complete way with no waste of time, money or energy a highly efficient worker efficient heating equipment more efficient use of energy We offer a fast, friendly and efficient service. This is simply the most efficient way to do it. We must meet members' needs in the most efficient and effective ways possible. efficient at something As we get older, our bodies become less efficient at burning up calories. efficient at something These magnificent animals were remarkably efficient at survival. efficient in something Modern water boilers are highly efficient in fuel use. efficient in doing something He was ruthlessly efficient in acquiring estates. opposite inefficient see also cost-efficient , fuel-efficient Extra Examples She was helpful, quietly efficient and tactful. Which software is the most efficient at processing the data? The heating system is very efficient in its use of fuel. The procedure is not fully efficient: improvements could be made. Their equipment was not as efficient at finding gold as today's machinery. Efficient teachers minimize the amount of paperwork they have to do. Farmers need to market their milk in an efficient, cost-effective manner. It's an incredibly efficient system. More efficient use of energy resources is vital. The more efficient firms have lower costs. Farms with large land size are more efficient than farms with small land size. The organization seems pretty efficient to me. Tax breaks make it efficient for business owners to own their premises. How can we make agriculture more economically efficient? Topics Personal qualities b2 Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbs appear be look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition at in See full entry Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘making, causing’): from Latin efficient- ‘accomplishing’, from the verb efficere ‘accomplish’, from ex- ‘out, thoroughly’ + facere ‘do, make’. The current sense dates from the late 18th cent. See efficient in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See efficient in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English Check pronunciation: efficient Other results All matches cost-efficient adjective fuel-efficient adjective cost-efficient Nearby words efficiency noun efficiency apartment noun efficient adjective efficiently adverb effigy noun antibody noun From the Topic Biology C2 Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day