attrition

noun

1. the act of rubbing together
wearing something down by friction

2. a wearing down to weaken or destroy

e.g. a war of attrition

3. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

Synonym: contritioncontriteness

4. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

Synonym: grindingabrasiondetrition

5. erosion by friction

Synonym: abrasioncorrasiondetrition

1. （对敌人造成的）削弱，耗损
Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.

e.g. 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。

2. 人员减缩;人员流失
At a university or place of work, attrition is the decrease in the number of students or employees caused by people leaving and not being replaced.

e.g. 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。

1. 磨损：RoN里的重大创新就是引入了国界和磨损(Attrition)的设计. 国界代表着你的王国的势力范围,建筑设施只有在国界之内方能建造;如果敌人进入你的国界,又没有补给马车陪同的话,将缓慢地去血,这就是磨损,该项科技在防御塔里研究,分3级,

2. attrition的翻译

2. 磨耗：传统上,酸蚀(erosion)、机械磨损(abrasion)和咀嚼磨耗(attrition)被用于描述非龋性、病理性的牙齿组织丧失. 这些术语反映了与牙齿组织丧失相关联的特定致病因素. 然而Eccles提出由于单一的致病因素通常难以确定,

3. 磨擦：沙发面料应当比较厚实(thick),其克重在300克/平方米以上的较为经久耐用(durable, everlasting),而且必须确保磨擦(attrition)12000次以上表面不起球(ball).