attrition

英 [əˈtrɪʃn]

美 [əˈtrɪʃn]

n. (尤指给敌人造成的)削弱，消耗

Collins.1 / BNC.19611 / COCA.11848

牛津词典

noun

（尤指给敌人造成的）削弱，消耗
a process of making sb/sth, especially your enemy, weaker by repeatedly attacking them or creating problems for them
（尤指给敌人造成的）削弱，消耗
a process of making sb/sth, especially your enemy, weaker by repeatedly attacking them or creating problems for them

N-UNCOUNT （对敌人造成的）削弱，耗损
Attritionis a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
1. 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。
N-UNCOUNT 人员减缩;人员流失
At a university or place of work,attritionis the decrease in the number of students or employees caused by people leaving and not being replaced.
1. 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。

noun

the act of rubbing together
a wearing down to weaken or destroy
1. a war of attrition
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Synonym:contritioncontriteness
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Synonym:grindingabrasiondetrition
erosion by friction
Synonym:abrasioncorrasiondetrition

They whittled down the enemy's military and economic strength in a war of attrition.
他们通过消耗战削弱敌人的军事和经济力量。
Initial enrollment was109 subjects, but a high rate of attrition limited the number of evaluable subjects.
初始登记的受试者为109名，但受试者的高损耗率限制了评估的人数。
99. But the objective of strategic attrition may also be achieved by campaigns of attrition.
（九九）但达到战略消耗目的的，还有战役的消耗战。
Campaigns of attrition are supplementary but necessary in protracted war.
战役的消耗战，是辅助的，但也是持久作战所需要的。
Will their rate of attrition when very long be as slow as seen in telomerase-negative mouse cells?
当端粒很长时，它们的磨损速率将像我们在端粒酶负鼠细胞中所看到的那样慢吗？
Staffing: To track project member additions and attrition.
人员安排：为了监视项目成员的添加和消耗。
This control requires knowledge of attrition kinetics and cyclone effectiveness.
这种控制要求颗粒磨损动力学和旋风分离器效率的知识。
In this war of attrition, each side scores victories.
在这场权利消耗争夺战中，各方似乎都取得了胜利。
Staffing: Additions and attrition among configuration management staff.
人员安排：在配置管理人员中的增添和减少。
This also leads to reduced staff attrition.
这也导致员工摩擦的减少。