uneconomical

英 [ˌʌnˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkl]

美 [ˌʌnˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪkl]

adj.  浪费的; 不节俭的; 不经济的

BEC

BNC.25641 / COCA.36133

牛津词典

adj.

• 浪费的；不节俭的；不经济的
  using too much time or money, or too many materials, and therefore not likely to make a profit
  1. It soon proved uneconomical to stay open 24 hours a day.
     每天24小时营业很快就证明是不经济的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不能盈利的；没有效益的；不经济的
  If you say that an action, a method, or a product isuneconomical, you mean that it does not make a profit.
  1. It would be uneconomical to send a brand new tape...
     寄一盘新磁带过去不合算。
  2. The methods employed are old-fashioned and uneconomical...
     采用的方法很老套，没什么效益。
  3. Even the successful flying boats proved, in the end, uneconomical.
     即使是成功的水上飞机最终也未能盈利。
  4. ...the uneconomical duplication of jobs.
     没有效益的重复工作

英英释义

adj

• inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
  1. a clumsy and wasteful process
  2. wasteful duplication of effort
  3. uneconomical ebb and flow of power
  Synonym:wasteful
• wasteful of resources
  Synonym:uneconomic

双语例句

• There used to be three branches of the fast food chain on the island until the 2009 financial crisis made it uneconomical to continue with the business.
  冰岛曾经有三家麦当劳连锁店，直到2009年金融危机爆发之后，经济环境让麦当劳的生意无法维系下去了。
• An only slightly less insidious form of "real estate" is one that is uneconomical, except for tax breaks.
  这种唯一略显狡诈的“房地产”形式除了税额优惠以外，对购房者而言并无经济实惠可言。
• Even the successful flying boats proved, in the end, uneconomical.
  即使是成功的水上飞机最终也未能盈利。
• The traditional consumer litigation of our country exposes that the qualifications of plaintiff is not sound; the litigation benefit is uneconomical;
  我国传统消费者诉讼暴露出原告资格不健全，诉讼效益不经济和举证责任不均衡等问题。
• The traditional earthquake-resistance method is improving the intensity and stiffness of structure, which will be very uneconomical and probably unsafe.
  而按照传统的抗风抗震设计方法，即采用提高结构强度和刚度的方法来设计，将十分不经济，而且很可能不安全。
• Symmetrical structure bring to the people safe, balanced, stable, grave and the perfect feeling, break the symmetrical construction shape not only to increase the difficulty for the structural design, but also cause the construction to change complex, thus caused the uneconomical.
  对称的结构给人安全、均衡、稳定、庄重和完美的感觉，打破对称的建筑形态不仅给结构设计增加了难度，而且使施工变得复杂，从而导致经济造价的提高。
• Because the structural integrity will cause the different fire resistance performance, the design method would lead to dangerous or uneconomical results.
  然而，结构的整体性会导致处于整体结构中的构件与单个构件的抗火性能差异较大，因此该设计方法不科学也不经济，会导致偏于保守或偏于危险的结果。
• The first way is uneconomical, so the second way of strengthening existing buildings turns to be more advisable.
  第一种方式很不经济，所以在多数情况下第二种加固既有建筑的方法更为可取。
• And our disadvantages are: A. loose industrial structure and uneconomical enterprise scale;
  我国中成药工业的劣势是：产业结构分散，企业规模不经济；
• Both Roller clutch and Plate ( or Positive) clutch mast be used in some of light-load machinery. It make the structure massive and is uneconomical.
  有的轻载机械要同时用到超越离合器和摩擦离合器（或刚性离合器），这会使结构拥肿，很不经济。