inadequate的意思|示意

美 / ɪnˈædɪkwət / 英 / ɪnˈædɪkwət /

adj. 不充足的,不适当的,不足胜任的,信心不足的

IELTS / GRE GMAT

比较级 more inadequate 最高级 most inadequate


inadequate的用法详解

英语单词inadequate的用法讲解

inadequate是形容词,意思是“不足的,不适当的”,强调某物特性或者能力不够,以至于无法满足要求或者需求。例如,

1. She was dismissed from the job because of her inadequate preparation.

她因为准备不足而被解雇。

2. The police investigation was hampered by inadequate resources.

由于资源不足,警方调查受到了阻碍。

3. It is unacceptable to have an inadequate supply of food.

粮食供应不足是不可接受的。

4. His knowledge in finance is inadequate for the job.

他的金融知识不足以胜任这份工作。

5. Despite the inadequate evidence, the judge decided to proceed with the trial.

尽管证据不足,法官还是决定继续审理。

inadequate还可以与名词连用,表示“不够好”或“欠缺”,例如:

1. We were greatly disappointed with the inadequate services.

我们对服务态度不佳感到非常失望。

2. The food was inadequate for the entire family.

这些食物不够全家人吃。

3. My inadequate skills caused me to fail in the task.

我缺乏技能导致任务失败。

4. He was given an inadequate allowance to cover his expenses.

他拿到的补贴不够维持他的开支。

5. The inadequate job training resulted in disastrous consequences.

培训不足导致了灾难性的后果。

inadequate相关短语

1、 inadequate advertising 不适当广告,不舒服当告白

2、 inadequate personality 不适当人格,不健全人格

3、 inadequate adjective 不充分,不恰当的

4、 Inadequate Packing 包装不良,包装不适当,包装不适当包装不良,包装不善

5、 Inadequate sleep hygiene 睡眠卫生不良

6、 Inadequate content 内容不充实

7、 inadequate penetration 未焊透

8、 inadequate supply 不充足的供水,供应不足

9、 inadequate Capitalization 资本不足,公司资本显着不足

inadequate相关例句

Public expenditure on the arts is woefully inadequate.

艺术上的公共支出严重不足。

I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up.

我仍旧感到能力不足,毫无用处,混淆不清。

In court filings, they argued that the settlement was inadequate.

在法庭讼案中,他们提出和解费数额太少。

柯林斯例句

The problem goes far beyond inadequate staffing.

问题远非人手不足那么简单。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

For urban areas this approach was wholly inadequate.

对于市区来说,这种办法根本不会奏效。

柯林斯例句

inadequate supplies

供应短缺

牛津词典

Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate.

食品和药物的供应是不足的。

The system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform.

这个系统要完成它的任务还不够完善。

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