Adjective, referring to something (especially a business or factory) that does not produce enough profit, or an action or plan that costs a lot of money and is not considered worthwhile.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]获利不多的;效益不好的 If you describe something such as an industry or business as uneconomic, you mean that it does not produce enough profit.
[BUSINESS 商]
...the closure of uneconomic factories...
关闭效益差的工厂
The company said the service was uneconomic.
公司说这项业务不赚钱。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不合算的;不经济的 If you say that an action or plan is uneconomic, you think it will cost a lot of money and not be successful or not be worth the expense.
[v-link ADJ]
It would be uneconomic to try and repair it...
花钱修理不合算。
Sending a replacement jet would have been uneconomic.
当时派一架喷气式飞机去替换的话,代价太大了。
Oxford
un·eco·nom·ic/ˌʌnˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk; NAmEˌʌnˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk//ˌʌnˌekəˈnɒmɪk; NAmEˌʌnˌekəˈnɑːmɪk/adjective1(of a business, factory, etc. 企业、工厂等)not making a profit 不赢利的;不赚钱的SYN