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bottlenecks

UK //ˈbɒt(ə)lnɛks//US //ˈbɑːt(ə)lnɛks//

词源

源自 bottle(瓶子) + neck(颈部),形象比喻为瓶子的狭窄颈部限制液体流速。19世纪中期首次用于工业流程描述。

noun

❶ 瓶颈,指限制流程、系统或项目整体效率的狭窄部分,常导致延误或效率降低。

“Traffic bottlenecks often occur during rush hours.”

(交通瓶颈经常出现在高峰时段。)

“The production line has several bottlenecks slowing down the entire process.”

(生产线有几个瓶颈拖慢了整个流程。)

同义词:obstruction, blockage, constriction

verb

❶ 造成阻碍或限制,使流程、系统等无法顺畅运行。

“Poor management bottlenecks the team's progress.”

(糟糕的管理阻碍了团队的进展。)

“The outdated software bottlenecks the entire IT system.”

(过时的软件拖累了整个IT系统。)

同义词:hinder, impede, restrict

常见短语

bottleneck effect — 瓶颈效应,指种群数量急剧减少导致基因多样性降低的现象。

“The endangered species experienced a genetic bottleneck effect after habitat loss.”

(这种濒危物种在栖息地丧失后经历了基因瓶颈效应。)

production bottleneck — 生产瓶颈,指制造流程中限制整体产出的关键环节。

“Identifying and resolving production bottlenecks increased output by 30%.”

(识别并解决生产瓶颈使产量提高了30%。)