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attrition

[əˈtɹɪʃən]

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noun

磨损，损耗

Wearing or grinding down by friction.

Examples :

"The old tire showed significant attrition after years of driving on rough roads. "

这个旧轮胎在崎岖的路面上开了多年，磨损得非常厉害。

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noun

损耗，消耗。

The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.

Examples :

"The company experienced attrition in its workforce as older employees retired and were not replaced. "

公司员工因为老员工退休且没有新人补充，出现了人员损耗的情况。

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noun

自然减员，人员流失

(human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death.

Examples :

"Due to retirements and resignations, the company experienced a high rate of attrition last year. "

去年，由于退休和辞职的人很多，公司经历了很高的人员自然流失率。

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noun

减员，损耗。

The loss of participants during an experiment.

Examples :

"Due to participant attrition, the study started with 100 people but finished with only 80. "

由于参与者减员，这项研究开始时有100人，但结束时只剩下80人。

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懊悔，痛悔

Imperfect contrition or remorse.

Examples :

"Even though he apologized for breaking the vase, the attrition in his voice suggested he wasn't truly sorry. "

虽然他为打碎花瓶道歉了，但他声音里敷衍的懊悔表明他并不是真心感到抱歉。

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牙齿磨损，磨耗。

The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.

Examples :

"The dentist noticed significant attrition on the patient's molars, likely caused by teeth grinding during sleep. "

牙医注意到病人磨牙上出现了明显的牙齿磨损，很可能是由于睡眠时磨牙造成的。

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语言流失，语言退化。

The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.

Examples :

"After years of living in the United States, Maria noticed a gradual attrition of her Spanish vocabulary, as she rarely had opportunities to speak it. "

玛丽亚在美国生活多年后，注意到她的西班牙语词汇量逐渐流失，因为她很少有机会说西班牙语。

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verb

磨损，损耗。

To grind or wear down through friction.

Examples :

"attritioned teeth; attritioned rock"

因摩擦而损耗的牙齿; 因摩擦而损耗的岩石

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verb

自然减员，自然消耗.

To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with out).

Examples :

"As a result of the new policy, people were being attritioned out."

由于新政策，员工正在通过自然减员的方式流失。

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verb

减少，损耗。

To undergo a reduction in number.

Examples :

"The cohort of one hundred students had attritioned to sixty by the end of secondary school."

这一百名学生的队伍，到了中学毕业时已经减少到六十名了。

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