attrition rate

Chinese translation: 损耗率

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English term or phrase:attrition rate
Chinese translation:损耗率
Entered by: Daisy Zhu

08:40 Sep 3, 2012
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: attrition rate
"This experimental medium has proved highly successful, with less than 1% attrition rate."

The medium here refers to "man-made soil".
Daisy Zhu
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:35
损耗率
Explanation:
FYI
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William He
China
Local time: 19:35
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1土壤流失率
Teplocteur
4损耗率
William He
3磨损率
Shang


  

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损耗率


Explanation:
FYI

William He
China
Local time: 19:35
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Many thanks!

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磨损率


Explanation:
磨损程度

Shang
China
Local time: 19:35
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Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 2
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土壤流失率


Explanation:
attrition rate: 损耗率; 磨损程度; 磨损率; 退学率




Example sentence(s):
  • Walter Adey had about 1 percent attrition rate in his previous partially closed coral reef.
  • 在之前做的部分封闭的珊瑚礁实验中,瓦尔特·阿迪所得到的物种流失率大概是1%。
Teplocteur
Local time: 19:35
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Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Thank you very much for your help. 损耗率 fits with the wider context better, so I am going to choose the first answer, as I can only award points to one answer.


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agree  lucy222: agree
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