adequate

英 [ˈædɪkwət]

美 [ˈædɪkwət]

adj. 足够的; 合格的; 合乎需要的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2398 / COCA.3297

同义词辨析

sufficient abundant adequate ample enough【导航词义：足够的】

sufficientadj. 〈正式〉足够的，充足的

〔辨析〕

指数目、数量、程度等达到某一特定要求或需要的。

〔例证〕

The food is sufficient for everybody to eat.
食物足够所有人吃的。
The money I have saved is sufficient for buying a Ford.
我所存的钱足够买一辆福特轿车。
This is sufficient to show that his argument is false.
这足以证明他的论点是错误的。

abundantadj. 充裕的，丰富的

〔辨析〕

指某物数量极为丰富的，可大量供应。

〔例证〕

First, we have abundant natural resources.
首先，我们拥有丰富的自然资源。
Oil is in abundant supply in this country.
该国石油供应十分充裕。
This is a prosperous area with abundant fish and rice.
这里是鱼米富饶之乡。

adequateadj. 充分的，足够的

〔辨析〕

指数量足够的，质量合乎要求的。

〔例证〕

He wanted a salary adequate to support his family.
他要一份足够养家的薪水。
The supply is not adequate to meet the demand.
供不应求。
She didn't give an adequate answer to the question.
对这个问题她没有给出令人满意的答复。
Fifty dollars is barely adequate to pay for breakfast in a Moscow hotel.
50美元勉强能够应付在一家莫斯科旅馆的早餐开销。

ampleadj. 丰富的，充足的

〔辨析〕

指某物不仅能满足需求而且还有富余的。

〔例证〕

We have ample time for a leisurely lunch.
我们有充裕的时间从从容容吃顿午饭。
The garage has ample storage and work space.
车库里有足够的存储和工作空间。
Gate has ample stage experience, and won't get stage fright.
盖特有丰富的舞台经验，不会怯场。

enoughadj. 足够的，充分的

〔辨析〕

普通用词，用于口语和书面语均可，通常表示数量、程度等足够或充分的。

〔例证〕

They have enough coal to see the winter out.
他们有足够的煤过冬。
He didn't have enough money to pay his train fare.
他没有足够的钱来付火车费。
There isn't enough evidence to prove him guilty.
没有充分的证据证明他有罪。
He has enough money to buy a big house.
他有足够的钱买一所大房子。

牛津词典

adj.

足够的；合格的；合乎需要的
enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need
1. an adequate supply of hot water
  热水供应充足
2. The room was small but adequate.
  房间虽小但够用。
3. The space available is not adequate for our needs.
  现有的空间不能满足我们的需要。
4. There is a lack of adequate provision for disabled students.
  为残疾学生提供的服务不够。
5. He didn't give an adequate answer to the question.
  他没有对这个问题作出满意的答复。
6. training that is adequate to meet the future needs of industry
  足以满足未来工业需要的培训

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 足够的；合格的；可用的
If something isadequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.
1. One in four people worldwide are without adequate homes...
  全世界有1/4的人没有个像样的家。
2. 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。
3. 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。

英英释义

adj

having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
1. she had adequate training
2. her training was adequate
3. she was adequate to the job
4. he was equal to the task
Synonym:equal
about average
1. more than adequate as a secretary
Synonym:passablefair to middlingtolerable
sufficient for the purpose
1. an adequate income
2. the food was adequate
3. a decent wage
4. enough food
5. food enough
Synonym:decentenough

双语例句

Make sure that the firm's insurance cover is adequate.
确保该公司上了足够的保险。
Most states guarantee the right to free and adequate education
大多数州都保障人们免费享受充分教育的权利。
You should have had something to eat and adequate sleep.
你应该有吃的东西和充足的睡眠。
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。
Their food is adequate. It includes meat at least every other day, vegetables and fruit
他们的伙食足够丰富了，有蔬菜、水果，而且至少每隔一天吃一次肉。
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。
Having adequate food and clothing leads one to lust for sex.
温饱而思淫欲。
Her performance was adequate, though hardly exciting.
她的表演还是可以的，尽管谈不上令人激动。
We found a solution adequate to the problem.
我们找到了解决这个问题的适当方法。
They said they could not provide adequate air cover for ground operations.
他们声称无法为地面军事行动提供充分的空中掩护。