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单词 inadequate
例句
inadequateinadequate /ɪnˈædəkwət/ adjective (formal) inadequate AWL (formal)
not enough or not good enough for a particular purpose:
  • Inadequate lighting made it difficult to read.
  • The parking lot is inadequate for a shopping center of this size.
  • insufficient AWL (formal)
    not enough to do what must be done. You use insufficient especially about resources such as information, money, and time:
  • The bank charged me a fee for having insufficient funds in my account.
  • The experiment did not have a clear result because the data was insufficient.
  • deficient (formal)
    not having or containing enough of something to be complete or good:
  • You can't stay healthy with a diet that is deficient in vitamins.
  • unsatisfactory (formal)
    not good enough or not acceptable:
  • If the situation is unsatisfactory, you should do something to change it.
  • ANTONYMS ➔ see enoughADVERBS: inadequateYou can make the adjectives that mean inadequate into adverbs by using an -ly ending, but only the adverbs inadequately and insufficiently are common: The room was inadequately lit for reading. | Insufficiently trained workers have caused problems for the company.
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