attritive

/uh-trish-uhn/US // əˈtrɪʃ ən //UK // (əˈtrɪʃən) //

锐意进取,锐利的,锐意进取的,利害关系人

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
- : a wearing down or weakening of resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment: The enemy surrounded the town and conducted a war of attrition.
- : a gradual reduction in workforce without firing or layoff of personnel, as when workers resign or retire and are not replaced.
- : the act of rubbing against something; friction.
- : a wearing down or away by friction; abrasion.
- : Theology. imperfect contrition.See under contrition.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inscratching

Synonyms

abrading擦伤,研磨,磨蚀,擦拭 abrasive磨料,磨料的,磨具,磨料磨具 rasping嘎嘎声,嘎嘎作响,嘎嘎响,锉刀 rough粗略,粗略的,粗略的说,粗暴 erosive侵蚀性,侵蚀性的,侵蚀,冲蚀性 raspy喑哑,沙哑的声音,喑哑的,喑哑的声音 scratchy搔痒的,挠痒痒的,粗糙的,搔痒

Antonyms

smooth

Examples

Some of the performance in 2020 can be attributed to the injury bug and attrition that ravaged the offensive line, and the lack of spring practice and pandemic-affected fall camp couldn’t have helped.
A permanent war of attrition will, in the long run, be hugely damaging for both sides.
The brutality and attrition of cycling is, of course, what makes it so thrilling to follow, but it can also evoke the deadly days of Formula 1 in the 1960s and 1970s, which prompted drivers like Jackie Stewart to demand better safety precautions.
Our attrition rate in all the countries that we operate is half of that of the national average.
There is more reason to marvel, a welcome balance to a season-long deluge of attrition and fatigue.
It is not a decisive war, with a single, signature victory, but a war of attrition.
But there is no consensus about what the attrition of ISIS looks like.
The past two months have been a war of attrition between the Hong Kong government and pro-democracy protestors.
Sen. Rand Paul has called for the “attrition if not an outright elimination of the IRS.”
Following the attrition of heavy industry in the 1980s, the income gap across the United Kingdom has grown substantially.
River sand is frequently used, but is not so good as pit sand on account of the particles being rubbed smooth by attrition.
When arising from rough friction or attrition, they are more commonly called abrasions.
How charming, how delightful, how inspiring is the eloquence which is kindled by the attrition of gifted minds!
Anti-attrition, an′ti-at-trish′on, n. anything which counteracts attrition or friction—also figuratively.

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attritive

/uh-trish-uhn/US // əˈtrɪʃ ən //UK // (əˈtrɪʃən) //

锐意进取,锐利的,锐意进取的,利害关系人

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
- : a wearing down or weakening of resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment: The enemy surrounded the town and conducted a war of attrition.
- : a gradual reduction in workforce without firing or layoff of personnel, as when workers resign or retire and are not replaced.
- : the act of rubbing against something; friction.
- : a wearing down or away by friction; abrasion.
- : Theology. imperfect contrition.See under contrition.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inscratching

Synonyms

Antonyms

smooth

Examples

Some of the performance in 2020 can be attributed to the injury bug and attrition that ravaged the offensive line, and the lack of spring practice and pandemic-affected fall camp couldn’t have helped.
A permanent war of attrition will, in the long run, be hugely damaging for both sides.
The brutality and attrition of cycling is, of course, what makes it so thrilling to follow, but it can also evoke the deadly days of Formula 1 in the 1960s and 1970s, which prompted drivers like Jackie Stewart to demand better safety precautions.
Our attrition rate in all the countries that we operate is half of that of the national average.
There is more reason to marvel, a welcome balance to a season-long deluge of attrition and fatigue.
It is not a decisive war, with a single, signature victory, but a war of attrition.
But there is no consensus about what the attrition of ISIS looks like.
The past two months have been a war of attrition between the Hong Kong government and pro-democracy protestors.
Sen. Rand Paul has called for the “attrition if not an outright elimination of the IRS.”
Following the attrition of heavy industry in the 1980s, the income gap across the United Kingdom has grown substantially.
River sand is frequently used, but is not so good as pit sand on account of the particles being rubbed smooth by attrition.
When arising from rough friction or attrition, they are more commonly called abrasions.
How charming, how delightful, how inspiring is the eloquence which is kindled by the attrition of gifted minds!
Anti-attrition, an′ti-at-trish′on, n. anything which counteracts attrition or friction—also figuratively.

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