Efficient

(adj.) being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; 'an efficient production manager'; 'efficient engines save gas' .

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• The most efficient form of water motor is the turbine, a strong metal wheel shaped somewhat like a pin wheel, inclosed in a heavy metal case. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• He was not a Plato or an Archimedes, but an efficient officer o f State, conscious of indebtedness to the great scientists and philosophers. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• I notified him, also, that I had sent Grierson to take command of his cavalry, he being a very efficient officer. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Man was binding himself into new and larger and more efficient combinations indeed, but at a price. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The cage allowed air to pass and light to escape, and although by the combustion of the fire-damp the wire gauze might become red hot, it was still efficient as a safety-lamp. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Stoves of this character are as efficient and economical as coal stoves, and are in great demand, especially where coal and wood are scarce and high-priced. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• It presents, therefore, much less difficulty in the insulation of the wires than frictional electricity, whilst the rapidity of its transmission is for practical purposes equally efficient. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• He was an expert and efficient workman in whatever he undertook; and was, both from habit and principle, prompt and faithful. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• The X-ray was taken at the Ospedale Maggiore and the doctor who did it was excitable, efficient and cheerful. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Ampère and of Baron de Schilling, though in some respects not so efficient as either, for its action was slow, and it required a separate wire for each letter of the alphabet. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• What would be the history of the European War without the machine gun is not easy to state, but as a highly efficient weapon of war its quality has been abundantly proved. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• It is one of the lightest and cheapest of automobiles, runs easily at ten to twelve miles an hour, and is an efficient hill-climber. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• And if you are inclined to despise the day of small things, seek some more efficient succour than such as I can offer. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• It is men who wait to be selected, and not those who seek, from whom we may always expect the most efficient service. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• This was indeed very efficient and could be used also as a small stove. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Dodge, an exceedingly efficient officer, having been badly wounded, had to leave the army about the first of October. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The corks should always be boiled in water containing 1 ounce to the gallon, which is also efficient in disinfecting tubes, taps, etc. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• These open-coil grills are also very efficient as toasters, the bread being placed on top of the grating, which protects the coils from injury. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The second locomotive was proving so efficient at the Killingworth Colliery that friends of the inventor urged him to look into the possible use of steam in traveling on the common roads. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• But socialism has never gone on to a thorough examination of that proviso for efficient administration. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I see that efficient preparation and a resolute attitude are the best means of averting bloodshed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• You know, Watson, I don't mind confessing to you that I have always had an idea that I would have made a highly efficient criminal. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Historical parallels are remarkably efficient in this way. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• This is the most practical method of purification in the home, and is very efficient. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Nevertheless very efficient electric lamps working by voltaic batteries were devised by Foucault, Duboscq, Deleuil and others as early as 1853. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• That mode of insulation was found very efficient. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• For the action of this very efficient telegraph only five wires were required, and the signals being all primary ones, the messages might have been transmitted very quickly. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• An efficient police force will be on hand to preserve order and keep the wild beasts from leaping the railings and discommoding the audience. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Faraday was a chemist, and Davy's most brilliant pupil and efficient assistant. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The steam turbine is very much more efficient than its forerunner, the steam engine. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.

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