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attrition n.摩擦；消耗；人员耗损 (1) 润滑剂能减少摩擦，延长机器寿命。(2) 我们应该学会尊重对方，避免摩擦和冲突。 When a company wants to reduce its payroll without firing anyone, it will sometimes do so through attrition; that is, by waiting for people to retire or quit without hiring anyone new to replace them. In a more general sense, the word means break down, wear out, or reduce in numbers. A triple overtime basketball game, with many players fouling out, is a war of attrition. When you see the word attrition, think "Gradually chipping away."

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英 [ə'trɪʃn] 美 [ə'trɪʃn] (1) Lube can ease attrition, and extend the using time of machines.(2) We should learn to respect others so as to avoid attrition and confliction. Attrition is a gradual process of wearing down, weakening, or destroying something. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（对敌人造成的）削弱，耗损 Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.   [FORMAL 正式]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。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]人员减缩；人员流失 At a university or place of work, attrition is the decrease in the number of students or employees caused by people leaving and not being replaced.   [mainly AM 主美]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。

英语单词	attrition
英美音标	英 [ə'trɪʃn] 美 [ə'trɪʃn]
中文释义	n.摩擦；消耗；人员耗损
英语例句	(1) Lube can ease attrition, and extend the using time of machines. (2) We should learn to respect others so as to avoid attrition and confliction.
中文例句	(1) 润滑剂能减少摩擦，延长机器寿命。 (2) 我们应该学会尊重对方，避免摩擦和冲突。
vocabulary简明	Attrition is a gradual process of wearing down, weakening, or destroying something.
vocabulary扩展	When a company wants to reduce its payroll without firing anyone, it will sometimes do so through attrition; that is, by waiting for people to retire or quit without hiring anyone new to replace them. In a more general sense, the word means break down, wear out, or reduce in numbers. A triple overtime basketball game, with many players fouling out, is a war of attrition. When you see the word attrition, think "Gradually chipping away."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（对敌人造成的）削弱，耗损 Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them. [FORMAL 正式] 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。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]人员减缩；人员流失 At a university or place of work, attrition is the decrease in the number of students or employees caused by people leaving and not being replaced. [mainly AM 主美] 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。

Attrition Reduce Process Company People Word War N Uncount