| 单词 | inadequate |
| 释义 | inadequate adjective¹ 1not good enough不够好verbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤appear, be, look, prove, seem显得不足；不够好；看上去不充分；证明不足；似乎不足▸➤become变得不足➤remain依然不够好▸➤consider sth, find sth, judge sth, regard sth as, think sth (especially bre) 认为⋯不足；觉得⋯不充分◆these precautions have been judged inadequate.这些防范措施被认为不够周全。adverb➤deeply, grossly, hopelessly, pitifully, seriously, woefully太少；少得可怜；严重不足◆his salary was pitifully inadequate for the needs of his growing family.他的工资少得可怜，不够养活添丁增口的家庭。➤completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly (especially bre) 完全不够；十分不充分；根本不足➤simply简直不够➤increasingly越来越不充分➤clearly, manifestly, obviously明显不足；显然不充分➤notoriously出名地差劲preposition➤at在⋯方面不足◆people, despite their intelligence, are curiously inadequate at communicating with horses.人类虽然很有智慧，但在与马交流方面却出奇地愚笨。➤for对⋯来说不足◆this computer is clearly inadequate for my needs.这台计算机显然不能满足我的需要。inadequate adjective² 2not able to deal with a situation应对能力不足verbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be, feel, seem不能胜任；感觉不胜任；似乎不够格◆i felt dreadfully inadequate.我感觉自己极不胜任。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常不胜任◆i suddenly felt extremely inadequate as i compared myself to him.把我自己和他一比，我突然觉得自己根本不称职。➤deeply, hopelessly极不合格；很不胜任➤totally, wholly (especially bre) 完全不能胜任；完全不够格➤generally大体上不够格➤sexually性能力不足preposition➤to不足以应付◆the helicopters are inadequate to the demands of modern combat.这些直升机不能满足现代战斗的需求。◆she was inadequate to the demands of the job.她无法达到这份工作的要求。inadequate adjectiveinadequate ♦︎ insufficient ♦︎ lacking ♦︎ meagre ♦︎ scant ♦︎ sparse ♦︎ paltry ♦︎ deficientthese words all describe an amount or level that is not as much or as many as sb needs or wants.这些词均表示缺乏的、不足的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆lacking / deficient in sth◆inadequate / insufficient for sth◆inadequate / insufficient to do sth◆an inadequate / an insufficient / a meagre / a paltry amount / level / number◆an inadequate / an insufficient / a meagre / scant supply◆inadequate / insufficient / meagre / scant / sparse resources / information◆an inadequate / a meagre / a paltry sum◆inadequate / insufficient / scant evidence / knowledge◆rather inadequate / lacking / meagre / scant / sparse / paltry◆very inadequate / meagre / scant / sparse / deficient◆totally / seriously / sadly inadequate / lacking / deficient◆quite / wholly inadequate / insufficient / lacking◆woefully inadequate / insufficient / lacking / deficient■ inadequate /ɪnædɪkwət/ not enough; not good enough不充分的；不足的；不够的◆they are blaming their failure on inadequate preparation.他们把失败归咎于准备不充分。◆the system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform.这个系统还不足以应付需要完成的任务。◆the food supplies are inadequate to meet the needs of the hungry.食物供应还不足以应付饥民的需求。opp adequate → adequate ➡ see also inadequate → incompetent , unsatisfactory → disappointing ▸ inadequately adverb◆to be inadequately prepared / insured / funded准备不充分；保额／资金不足■ insufficient /ɪnsəfɪʃnt/ (rather formal) not large, strong or important enough for a particular purpose不充分的；不足的；不够重要的◆i'm afraid we have insufficient evidence.恐怕我们证据不足。◆his salary is insufficient to meet his needs.他的薪水入不敷出。◆there are fears that the existing flood barrier may prove to be insufficient.人们担心现有的拦洪坝不足以抵挡洪水。opp sufficient ⓘ the opposite is sufficient. * insufficient 的反义词是 sufficient◆make sure you allow sufficient time to get there.务必留出充足的时间前往那里。◆one dose should be sufficient.服一剂就够了。▸ insufficiently adverb◆insufficiently researched研究不充分note 辨析 inadequate or insufficient? insufficient emphasizes the quantity or strength of sth. * insufficient 强调数量或力度◆there are insufficient funds in your account.你账户里的资金不足。◆to pay insufficient attention to sth对某事的关注不够 inadequate often emphasizes the quality as well as the quantity. * inadequate 既强调数量，也常强调质量◆an inadequate understanding of how language works对语言的功能理解不充分◆low pay and inadequate training工资低且缺乏培训■ lacking [not before noun] having none or not enough of sth没有；缺乏；不足◆she's not usually lacking in confidence.她平时并不缺乏自信。◆the book is completely lacking in originality.这部书完全没有原创性。 ➡ see also lack → lack noun ■ meagre (bre) (name meager) /miːgə(r)/ small in quantity and poor in quality量少质劣的◆they had to exist on a meagre diet of bread and water.他们只得靠面包和水勉强度日。◆she supplements her meagre income by cleaning offices at night.她晚间去做清洁工打扫办公室，以此来贴补自己微薄的收入。■ scant [only before noun] (rather formal) not very much and not as much as there should be微小的；不足的；欠缺的◆i paid scant attention to what she was saying.我没大注意她在说什么。◆the firefighters went back into the house with scant regard for their own safety.消防员奋不顾身地返回那座房子。■ sparse only present in small amounts or numbers and often spread over a large area稀少的；稀疏的；零落的◆one characteristic of the islands is their sparse population.这些岛的一个特征是人口稀少。◆vegetation becomes sparse higher up the mountains.山上越高的地方植被越稀少。▸ sparsely adverb◆a sparsely populated area人口稀少的地区◆a sparsely furnished room陈设寥寥的房间■ paltry /pɔːltri/ [usually before noun](of an amount or number) too small to be considered as important or useful（数量或数目）可忽略不计的，微小的，微不足道的◆this account offers a paltry 1% return on your investment.这个账户给你的投资回报仅是微不足道的 1%。◆they worked long hours for paltry wages.他们工作时间长，工资却少得可怜。■ deficient /dɪfɪʃnt/ not having enough of sth, especially sth that is essential（尤指重要事物）缺乏的，缺少的，不足的◆your diet is deficient in iron.你的饮食缺铁。◆an educational system which fails to teach basic arithmetic is seriously deficient.未能教会学生基础算术的教育体制是有严重缺陷的。 ➡ see also deficiency → lack noun inadequate /ɪnædɪkwət/ not enough; not good enough不充分的；不足的；不够的◆they are blaming their failure on inadequate preparation.他们把失败归咎于准备不充分。◆the system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform.这个系统还不足以应付需要完成的任务。◆the food supplies are inadequate to meet the needs of the hungry.食物供应还不足以应付饥民的需求。opp adequate → adequate ➡ see also inadequate → incompetent , unsatisfactory → disappointing ▸ inadequately adverb◆to be inadequately prepared / insured / funded准备不充分；保额／资金不足inadequate /ɪnædɪkwət/ not able, or not confident enough, to deal with a situation不胜任的；缺乏信心的◆i felt totally inadequate as a parent.我觉得作为家长我完全不称职。ⓘ in this meaning, inadequate is usually used in the phrase to feel inadequate. when it comes before a noun, it usually describes a mother, father or parent.表达此义时，inadequate 通常用于短语 to feel inadequate （感觉不称职）；另外也常用在名词前修饰 mother、father 或 parent。 ➡ see also inadequate → inadequate inadequate/ɪnˈædɪkwət ||; ɪnˈædəkwɪt/adj1. inadequate (for sth/to do sth) not enough; not good enough 不足的；不够好的: ◇the problem of inadequate housing 住房不足的问题 2. (used about a person) not able to deal with a problem or situation; not confident （指人）不能胜任的，信心不足的: ◇there was so much to learn in the new job that for a while i felt totally inadequate. 新工作有太多东西要学，我一时感到力不从心。 [opp] adequate 反义词为adequate➔inadequately adv ➔inadequacy /ɪnˈædɪkwəsi ||; ɪnˈædəkwəsɪ/ noun [c,u] (plural inadequacies) his inadequacy as a parent 他这个不称职的家长inadequatesee ⇨ enough/not enough 5 ⇨ good enough 4 in·ad·e·quate /ɪn`ædəkwɪt; ɪnˈædɪkwɪt/adjnot enough, big enough etc for a particular purpose 不充分的，不足的:◇inadequate health care services 不充分的保健服务 |
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