中英词典查询

inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwɪt]

adj. 不充足的; 不适当的; 不足胜任的; 信心不足的;
比较级:: more inadequate 最高级:: most inadequate
[同义词] 不充分的;不足的: short of deficient wanting insufficient unsatisfactory lacking
[反义词] 不适当的;不充分的: adequate

例句:

  • Government initiatives to help young people have been inadequate.
    政府在积极帮助年轻人方面做得还不够。
  • Regrettably we have to house families in these inadequate flats.
    很遗憾,我们不得不让住户挤在这些狭小的公寓里。
  • The crash was a direct result of inadequate navigational aids.
    坠机是导航不力的直接后果。
  • Inadequate consideration is being given to the environmental effects.
    来自SA
  • Health, education and infrastructure are all seriously inadequate.
    来自VOA
  • Trying to blow the fire out would be inadequate.
    来自NEWYORKER