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

The long war of attrition exhausted the strength of both countries.
这场长期的消耗战耗尽了两国的力量。
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。
Staffing: Additions and attrition among development staff.
人员安排：开发人员中附加和消耗。
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。
The utility model can reduce the attrition with the table when the fixed base is moved or rotated.
本实用新型可使固定座移动或转动时，减少与台面的磨擦。
In this sense war of annihilation is war of attrition.
在这点上说，歼灭战就是消耗战。
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。
Germany was the first nation to effectively use the submarine in an attrition war.
德国是在消耗战中第一个有效地利用潜艇的国家。
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。
Relating to or caused by attrition.
与磨损有关，或因磨损引起。