noun🔗Share磨损，损耗 Wearing or grinding down by friction."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。wearphysicsprocessgeologymilitarybusinessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。businesseconomyfinancejoborganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share自然减员，人员流失 (human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death."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。businesshumanorganizationjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share减员，损耗。 The loss of participants during an experiment."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。statisticsscienceeducationprocesstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share懊悔，痛悔 Imperfect contrition or remorse."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。guiltmoralphilosophyreligiontheologysoulmindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share牙齿磨损，磨耗。 The wearing of teeth due to their grinding."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。anatomyphysiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share语言流失，语言退化。 The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language."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。languagelinguisticscommunicationeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share磨损，损耗。 To grind or wear down through friction."attritioned teeth; attritioned rock"因摩擦而损耗的牙齿; 因摩擦而损耗的岩石wearprocessactionindustrybusinessmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share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)."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。businesseconomyorganizationjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share减少，损耗。 To undergo a reduction in number."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。businesseconomyorganizationnumberamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
