inadequate 详细解释

inadequate

[in'ædikwit]

adj.不适当的, 不充分的

a.

不充分的; 不适当的; 不够格的; 不能胜任的[(+to/for)][+to-v]

His income is inadequate to pay for it.

他的收入不够支付此事的费用。

He's inadequate for the job.

他不能胜任那个工作。

The supply of water is inadequate for the trip.

所带的水不够旅途中用。

词形变化

副词: inadequately |

词义辨析

同义:

a.不充分的; 不足的

deficient  wanting  lacking  insufficient  unsatisfactory  short of  

同义参见:

rotten  imperfect  lame  meager  worthless  

反义:

a.不适当的; 不充分的

adequate  

反义参见:

sufficient  appropriate  

英英释义

形容词 inadequate:

(sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements especially of a task

not sufficient to meet a need

同义词:poor, short

补充

inadequateinadequate英:[inˈædikwit] 美:[ɪnˈædɪkwɪt]adj.1.不充足的, 不适当的2.不足胜任的, 信心不足的

例句

1. The problem lies with inadequate staffing.问题在于人员配备不足。 2. Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate.粮食和药品的供应不足。 3. his feelings of being an inadequate husband他对身为不称职的丈夫的感受 4. I feel inadequate and useless.我觉得自己能力不够, 一无是处。 5. Mary Ann felt painfully inadequate in the crisis.玛丽•安在危机中意识到自己的无能为力, 很痛苦。 6. the beer-swilling social inadequates who make up their number那些只会豪饮啤酒、滥竽充数的社会庸才 7. Many MPs are social inadequates.许多议员交际能力不足。 8. these labels prove to be wholly inadequate.这些标签证明完全不够。 9. inadequate funding.不充足的资金支持。 10. a sad, solitary, inadequate man.一个忧愁,孤独,不会生活的男人。 11. I felt like a fraud, inadequate to the task.我胜任不了这项任务,因而感到自己像个骗子。 12. the problem of inadequate housing住房不足的问题 13. 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。 14. These supplies are inadequate to meet our needs.这些物资不足以满足我们的需要。 15. We were given very/woefully/wholly inadequate information.我们得到的信息非常/远远/完全不够。 16. an inadequate leader不称职的领导者 17. I felt inadequate to the task.我感到难以胜任这项任务。 18. Her brother's success and popularity always made her feel inadequate.她哥哥的成功和声望总让她感觉自愧不如。 19. feelings of inadequacy 不胜任的感觉 20. I'm fully aware of my own inadequacies as a parent.作为家长我充分意识到我自己的不称职。 21. He was inadequately prepared for adulthood.他还没有为步入成年做好准备。