[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]足够的;合格的;可用的 If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.
[oft ADJ to-inf]
One in four people worldwide are without adequate homes...
全世界有1/4的人没有个像样的家。
The old methods weren't adequate to meet current needs...
老一套方法已不足以满足当前的需要。
The western diet should be perfectly adequate for most people.
西方的日常饮食应该完全适合于大多数人。
adequately
Many students are not adequately prepared for higher education...
许多学生并未做好接受高等教育的充分准备。
I speak the language adequately.
我这门语言说得不错。
Oxford
ad·equate★AWL/ˈædɪkwət; NAmEˈædɪkwət/adjectiveenough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need 足够的;合格的;合乎需要的◆an adequate supply of hot water热水供应充足◆The room was small but adequate.房间虽小但够用。◆There is a lack of adequate provision for disabled students.为残疾学生提供的服务不够。◆He didn't give an adequate answer to the question.他没有对这个问题作出满意的答覆。adequatefor sth ◆The space available is not adequate for our needs.现有的空间不能满足我们的需要。adequateto do sth ◆training that is adequate to meet the future needs of industry足以满足未来工业需要的培训OPP
inadequate
▶ad·equacyAWL/ˈædɪkwəsi; NAmEˈædɪkwəsi/noun[uncountable ]◆The adequacy of the security arrangements has been questioned.有人质疑安全措施是否足够。OPP
inadequacy
ad·equate·ly★AWL/ˈædɪkwətli; NAmEˈædɪkwətli/adverb◆Are you adequately insured?你买够保险了吗?OPP
1enough in quantity or of a good enough quality for a particular purposeSYN sufficientOPP inadequate: Farmers have been slow to make adequate provision for their retirement. Some creams we tested failed to give adequate protection against UV light. The standard of his work is barely adequate. The company has yet to provide an adequate explanation for its actions.adequate for Are the parking facilities adequate for 50 cars?adequate to do something The lunchtime menu is more than adequate to satisfy the biggest appetite.► see thesaurus at
enough
2fairly good but not excellent → satisfactory: Her performance was adequate but lacked originality.► see thesaurus at
satisfactory
—adequacy noun [uncountable]
WDF
adequate
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足够的(69%),适当的(30%),能胜任的(1%)
adj.充足的;适当的;胜任的
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