inadequate

英[ɪnˈædɪkwət]

美[ɪnˈædɪkwət]

高中 TOEFL IELTS

基本释义

adj.: 不充足的; 不适当的; 不足胜任的; 信心不足的

词性变化

比较级:more inadequate;
最高级:most inadequate;
副词:inadequately;

实用例句

to be inadequately prepared/insured/funded

准备不充分；保险 / 资金不充足

牛津词典

I felt totally inadequate as a parent.

我觉得我作为父亲（或母亲）完全不称职。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

The system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform.

这个系统要完成它的任务还不够完善。

牛津词典

inadequate supplies

供应短缺

牛津词典

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。

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。

The problem goes far beyond inadequate staffing.

问题远非人手不足那么简单。

Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate...

食物和药品供应不足。

Therefore in the 1950's and 1960's, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system.

因此,在五六十年代, 生育高峰冲击着陈旧而不完备的学校体系.

期刊摘选

The inadequate equipment of drainage system and sewage treatment bring about economic losses.

城市排水和污水处理设施不足会造成经济损失.

期刊摘选

The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.

供不应求.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The causes of social distress include inadequate housing.

造成社会困境的原因包括住房不足.

《简明英汉词典》

The coverage of the subject in his botany text is inadequate.

他的植物学教科书中对那题目的叙述不充分.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

His wages were pitifully inadequate for the needs of his growing family.

他的工资少得可怜,不够养活不断添丁增口的家庭.

《简明英汉词典》

She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.

她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求.

《简明英汉词典》

The system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform.

这个系统要完成它的任务还不够完善。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

She was left feeling inept and inadequate.

她被弄得感到笨拙无能。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

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。

柯林斯例句

If the supply of vitamins and minerals in the diet is inadequate, this will result in changes in body chemistry.

如果饮食中的维生素和矿物质含量太低，将会引起人体化学结构的变化。

柯林斯例句

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。

柯林斯例句

The crash was a direct result of inadequate navigational aids.

坠机是导航不力的直接后果。

柯林斯例句

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。

柯林斯例句

For urban areas this approach was wholly inadequate.

对于市区来说，这种办法根本不会奏效。

柯林斯例句

In court filings, they argued that the settlement was inadequate.

在法庭讼案中，他们提出和解费数额太少。

柯林斯例句

The results prove that regulation of the salmon farming industry is inadequate.

结果证明对鲑鱼饲养行业的管理不够完善。

柯林斯例句

Persistent damage or inadequate healing may lead to chronic lameness.

反复受伤或治疗不当可导致长期跛足。

柯林斯例句

Funding of education had been grossly inadequate for years.

教育资金多年来极为匮乏。

柯林斯例句

Its operations were hampered at every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff.

因为缺乏训练有素的员工，其生产经营总是遇到各种障碍。

柯林斯例句

真题例句

The Second World War led to an inadequate supply of food in Britain.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

an inadequate supply of food

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

On the contrary, all the facts suggest that high unemployment in America is the result of inadequate demand.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

They show inadequate respect for evidence-based inquiry

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

Inefficient harvesting, inadequate local transportation and poor infrastructure (基础设施)mean that produce is frequently handled inappropriately and stored under unsuitable farm site conditions.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

Some parents who withdraw their children from the schools in favor of home schooling have an inadequate educational background and insufficient formal training to provide a satisfactory education for their children.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Additionally, those affected by inadequate health and social care are too vulnerable to launch the protests that have addressed other forms of discrimination.

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

Perry incorrectly suggested, on the basis of inadequate information, that farming, pottery making, and metallurgy all originated in ancient Egypt and diffused throughout the world.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

There are a lot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them.

2015年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

We can choose to see failure as "the end of the world," or as proof of just how inadequate we are.

2020年考研真题（英语二）翻译 Section Ⅲ

英英释义

Adjective

1. (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements especially of a task;
"inadequate training"
"the staff was inadequate"
"she was inadequate to the job"
2. not sufficient to meet a need;
"an inadequate income"
"a poor salary"
"money is short"
"on short rations"
"food is in short supply"
"short on experience"