inadequate
英 [ɪnˈædɪkwət]
美 [ɪnˈædɪkwət]
adj. 不充分的; 不足的; 不够的; 不胜任的; 缺乏信心的
复数：inadequates
Collins.2 / BNC.3218 / COCA.5006
同义词辨析
deficientinadequate【导航词义：不足的，不够好的】
deficientadj. 〈正式〉缺乏的；有缺陷的
〔辨析〕
尤指某种不可缺少之物含量不足的，常后接介词 in；也可指某事物不够好的。
〔例证〕
He is deficient in vitamin C.
他缺乏维生素C。
They failed to meet the deadline because their time was deficient.
因为缺少时间，他们没能如期完成。
This training system is deficient.
这一训练体系存在着缺陷。
他缺乏维生素C。
They failed to meet the deadline because their time was deficient.
因为缺少时间，他们没能如期完成。
This training system is deficient.
这一训练体系存在着缺陷。
inadequateadj. 不足的；不够好的
〔辨析〕
指某事物就某一特定目的而言是不够好的、不足的、有缺陷的；也可指人自认为不能胜任的。
〔例证〕
The materials are inadequate for use.
这些资料不够用的。
The tomato supply in that area is inadequate to meet the demand.
那一地区的西红柿供不应求。
The city's recycling system is totally inadequate.
这个城市的垃圾循环系统有严重缺陷。
His partner made him feel totally inadequate.
他的同伴让他觉得自己完全不能胜任。
这些资料不够用的。
The tomato supply in that area is inadequate to meet the demand.
那一地区的西红柿供不应求。
The city's recycling system is totally inadequate.
这个城市的垃圾循环系统有严重缺陷。
His partner made him feel totally inadequate.
他的同伴让他觉得自己完全不能胜任。
牛津词典
adj.
- 不充分的；不足的；不够的
not enough; not good enough- inadequate supplies
供应短缺 - 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。 - The food supplies are inadequate to meet the needs of the hungry.
食物供应还不足以应付饿民的需求。
- inadequate supplies
- 不胜任的；缺乏信心的
not able, or not confident enough, to deal with a situation- I felt totally inadequate as a parent.
我觉得我作为父亲（或母亲）完全不称职。
- I felt totally inadequate as a parent.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 不充分的;不足的;不够好的
If something isinadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough.- 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。
- Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate...
- ADJ-GRADED 不够格的;不能胜任的;不适合的
If someone feelsinadequate, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general.- 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。
- I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up...
英英释义
adj
- lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
- inadequate training
- the staff was inadequate
- she was unequal to the task
- 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
双语例句
- The current arrangements for the care of severely mentally ill people are inadequate to meet their needs
目前对严重精神病患者的护理安排不足以满足他们的需要。 - Progress is blocked by inadequate delivery systems and inadequate numbers of staff.
提供系统不充分和工作人员数量不足妨碍了进展。 - The government has produced a plan for student funding that has problems of inequity, as inadequate resources.
政府制订了一项存在着不平等及资源不足等问题的资助学生计划。 - 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。 - High fertility rates, along with inadequate health care, impede development and economic growth.
生育率高和保健服务不足会阻碍发展和经济增长。 - Declining market share or inadequate profitability is not the problem, but the symptom of the problem.
市场份额下降和盈利能力不足并不是问题本身，而是问题的症状。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - For urban areas this approach was wholly inadequate
对于市区来说，这种办法根本不会奏效。