adj. 不足的,不夠的;絀;虧短;支絀;
?? in不 + suf在下面 + fici做 + ent...的 → in不+sufficient在下面做好的=充足的 → 不足的
"His salary is insufficient to meet his needs."
他的薪水不夠應(yīng)付需要。
近義:inadequate, lacking, scanty, scarce, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying
反義:sufficient, sufficing
vi.& link-v. 睡,睡覺;
vi. 睡,睡覺;睡眠狀態(tài);
vt. 為…提供床位;提供住宿;以睡覺打發(fā)日子;
n. 睡眠;
?? s(睡)+l+ee(眼睛)+p: 睡覺 船(ship)上的她入睡(sleep)后像只綿羊(sheep)
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認(rèn)為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義:doss, doze, kip, shuteye, rheum
反義:awaken, rouse, nonsleep, restlessness, sleeplessness, wakefulness