attrition

UK:  [ə'trɪʃ(ə)n]

US:  [ə'trɪʃ(ə)n]

n.

1.磨损,磨灭;消耗

2.磨耗作用

3.损耗

4.磨擦

5.研磨

6.摩擦

7.碾磨

8.擦除术

9.缩员,缩减人员

10.【神学】不彻底的忏悔

1 . "The most visible results have been drastically lower attrition rates and a faster rise of alumni in the company, " says Mr Zhang.
张志强表示：“最明显的结果就是，离职率显著下降，学员在公司内提升速度加快。”

2 . For one thing, the app attrition rate is often a factor in calculating store sizes.
一方面，软件流失率通常作为估计应用商店规模的一个因素。

3 . Overall, attrition at Yahoo has remained little changed in recent months, according to a person familiar with the matter.
据知情人士透露，总体而言，近几个月来，雅虎人员流失的情况几乎没有变化。

4 . It said that some business process outsourcing providers in India are experiencing attrition rates of up to 50% a year.
报告说，印度有些业务流程外包服务提供商的员工流失率每年高达50%。

5 . Then, as now, the teachers' complaint was pay, and a war of attrition ended in 1987 after two years of intermittent strikes.
现如今，教师们抱怨的是工资待遇和在1987年结束的裁员风波，那场风波是在时断时续两年的罢工后才结束的。