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

In this sense war of annihilation is war of attrition.
在这点上说，歼灭战就是消耗战。
The result was significant attrition in the number of commercial CORBA products.
结果导致了大量商用CORBA产品的损耗。
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。
We should also choose a catalyst that is resistant to attrition and breakage.
我们还应当选用耐磨和不易粉碎的催化剂。
We should learn to respect others so as to avoid attrition and confliction.
我们应该学会尊重对方，避免摩擦和冲突。
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。
Staffing: Additions and attrition among development staff.
人员安排：开发人员中附加和消耗。
For measuring abrasion of catalyst particles, three basic attrition test apparatus are used.
为了测定催化剂颗粒的磨损，可使用三种基本磨损测试装置。
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。
Independently designed a set of testing system to examine the attrition of combing roller slot.
为了检测整经辊沟槽的磨损程度，自行设计了一套检测系统。