🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典 🎯
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3218 COCA: 5006
inadequate
ɪnædɪkwət ɪnˈædɪkwət
1 ADJ-GRADED 不充分的;不足的;不够好的 If something is inadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough. 不充分的;不足的;不够好的

  • Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate.

    食物和药品供应不足。

  • The problem goes far beyond inadequate staffing.

    问题远非人手不足那么简单。

SYN insufficient, short, scarce, meagre
inadequately

  • The projects were inadequately funded.

    这些项目资金不足。

2 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 不够格的;不能胜任的;不适合的 If someone feels inadequate, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general. 不够格的;不能胜任的;不适合的

  • I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up.

    我仍然感到自己能力不够,毫无用处,整个儿一团糟。

  • Mary Ann felt painfully inadequate in the crisis.

    意识到自己在这场危机中无能为力，玛丽·安感到很痛苦。

SYN incapable, incompetent, ineffective, weak
Word PartnershipWord Link
Word PartnershipUse inadequate with:
N.

inadequate funding, inadequate supply, inadequate training 1

ADV.

woefully inadequate 1 2

VERB.

feel inadequate 2

Word Linkin ≈ not : inability, inaccurate, inadequate
Trends of inadequate
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3218 COCA: 5006
inadequate

adjective¹

 1not good enough不夠好VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤appear, be, look, prove, seem顯得不足；不夠好；看上去不充分；證明不足；似乎不足▸➤become變得不足➤remain依然不夠好▸➤consider sth, find sth, judge sth, regard sth as, think sth (especially BrE) 認為⋯不足；覺得⋯不充分◇These precautions have been judged inadequate.這些防範措施被認為不夠周全。ADVERB➤deeply, grossly, hopelessly, pitifully, seriously, woefully太少；少得可憐；嚴重不足◇His salary was pitifully inadequate for the needs of his growing family.他的工資少得可憐，不夠養活添丁增口的家庭。➤completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly (especially BrE) 完全不夠；十分不充分；根本不足➤simply簡直不夠➤increasingly越來越不充分➤clearly, manifestly, obviously明顯不足；顯然不充分➤notoriously出名地差勁PREPOSITION➤at在⋯方面不足◇People, despite their intelligence, are curiously inadequate at communicating with horses.人類雖然很有智慧，但在與馬交流方面卻出奇地愚笨。➤for對⋯來說不足◇This computer is clearly inadequate for my needs.這台計算機顯然不能滿足我的需要。
inadequate

adjective²

 2not able to deal with a situation應對能力不足VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, feel, seem不能勝任；感覺不勝任；似乎不夠格◇I felt dreadfully inadequate.我感覺自己極不勝任。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常不勝任◇I suddenly felt extremely inadequate as I compared myself to him.把我自己和他一比，我突然覺得自己根本不稱職。➤deeply, hopelessly極不合格；很不勝任➤totally, wholly (especially BrE) 完全不能勝任；完全不夠格➤generally大體上不夠格➤sexually性能力不足PREPOSITION➤to不足以應付◇The helicopters are inadequate to the demands of modern combat.這些直升機不能滿足現代戰鬥的需求。◇She was inadequate to the demands of the job.她無法達到這份工作的要求。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3218 COCA: 5006
inadequate adj.
⇨ inadequate (food supplies are inadequate) ⇨ incompetent (feel inadequate)inadequate

adjective

inadequate ♦︎ 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 ɪnˈædɪkwət 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 ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt (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) ˈmiːgə(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 ˈpɔːltri [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 dɪˈfɪʃnt 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
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3218 COCA: 5006
inadequate
Not enough: inadequate, insufficient, scant...
Not very good: poor, average, limited...
Not skilful or able: incompetent, incapable, awful...
Someone who is bad at doing something: amateur, incompetent, cowboy...

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 柯林斯詞典 📚 – collins.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime