Inadequate
[ ?n'?d?kw?t ]
其它 Other
adj. 不充足的;不適當的;不足勝任的;信心不足的;
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in不+ad加強意義+equ平均+ate...的→不充足的，不適當的
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He's inadequate for the job.
他不能勝任那個工作。
Knowledge of any given exposure to air pollutant mixtures is largely inadequate.
關于任何特定的暴露于空氣污染混合物中的知識，都是極為欠缺的。
His income is inadequate to pay for it.
他的收入不夠支付此事的費用。
Funds may be inadequate or released at the wrong time.
資金可能不足，或者使用不當。
The resources of the tropics are not inadequate; they are culture-bound.
熱帶的資源并非不足；而是受栽培的限制。
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【記】in-前綴“不、無”,adequate-足夠的,充分的:不充分的
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-equ-表示“均等”
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inadequate
adj
1 not sufficient or enough; not good enough for a particular purpose 不充分的; 不足的; 不夠好的
The safety precautions are totally inadequate. 這些安全措施完全不合格.
inadequate supplies, income, preparation 不足的供應品、 收入、 準備.
2 not sufficiently able or confident to deal with a difficult situation 不足勝任的; 信心不足的
feel inadequate when faced by a difficult problem 面對難題覺得力不從心.
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*[in'?dikw?t]a. 不充分的, 不適當的【法】 不充分的, 不適當的相關詞組: be inadequate for
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What was that about?
說些什么？
Operator, you gave me a wrong number.
總機，你給我接錯號碼了。
but a medicine that had worked so well in one form of illness would surely be of equal benefit in another,
只知道一種藥對一種病有好處，肯定對另一種病也會有好處。