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单词 inadequate
释义
inadequate
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnæd.ɪ.kwət/us
/ɪˈnæd.ə.kwət/
C1
not good enough or toolowinquality:
不够好的，劣质的
Thisworkiswoefully(=extremely)inadequate - you'll have to do it again.这活儿做得非常糟糕——你必须返工。
C1
toosmallinamount:
（数量）不够的
Sherejectedthe $2 millionofferastotallyinadequate.她认为200万美元的出价完全不够，因而拒绝了。
notconfidentenough todealwith asituation:
（处理事情）信心不足的
Maddie's arealexpertonart, so IfeelcompletelyinadequatewheneverItalkto her about it.麦迪在艺术方面是个真正的专家，因此每次和她谈论艺术我都觉得自己不够格。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not of good quality
  • a miserable, poor, etc. excuse forsomethingidiom
  • apology
  • appallingly
  • atrocious
  • atrociously
  • awfully
  • awfulness
  • badness
  • downscale
  • inadequacy
  • inadequately
  • janky
  • motley
  • tacky
  • tawdry
  • thinness
  • third-class
  • third-rate
  • unappetizing
  • wretched
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Scarce, inadequate and not enough
Shy and modest
Confidence & self-assurance

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inadequately
(Definition ofinadequatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inadequate| American Dictionary

inadequate
adjective
us
/ɪnˈæd·ɪ·kwət/
toolowinqualityor toosmallinamount; not enough:
an inadequateincome/offer
Ifeelinadequate when Italkto Miranda aboutartbecause sheknowsso much.

inadequacy

noun[C/U]us
/ɪnˈæd·ɪ·kwə·si/
[C]She’sfrustratedby theinadequaciesoflanguage.

inadequately

adverbus
/ɪnˈæd·ɪ·kwət·li/
Theresearchis inadequatelyfunded.
(Definition ofinadequatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

inadequate| Business English

inadequate
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnædɪkwət/us
toosmallinamount:
inadequate funds/incomes/pensionsToo many of us areretiringonhopelesslyinadequateincomes.
toolowinquality:
Thereportsays thatlong-rangespendingplansare "inadequate".
inadequatecontrols/monitoring/oversight
(Definition ofinadequatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinadequate

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Far too large a proportion of our prison population is composed of drunks and inadequates.
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Many inmates are inadequates and others are mentally ill.
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We should show that we are a civilised society and that we recognise that these wretched creatures are inadequates who lack intactness.
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There are also a few hundred alcoholics and inadequates.
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Let us not forget the social inadequates, not least the pitiful cohort of mentally disturbed who are discharged on to the streets without proper support.
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Then of course there are all the passive inadequates.
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The third category is "the inadequates"; the repeated petty offenders.
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They include, in particular, mentally disordered offenders, petty inadequates, and fine and maintenance defaulters.
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I am certainly not insensible to the concerns of those who wish to prevent imprisonment for maintenance debts being imposed on feckless inadequates.
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In the case of the persistent offender and other inadequates it may well be that they should earn their living under adequate supervision.
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With severe passive inadequates, the only way to prevent relapse is to keep them in hostel care indefinitely.
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A wide variety of inadequates are in prison because of their own inadequacy.
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There are many pathetic inadequates, and there are many tough guys who should not have their image reinforced.
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I am not talking about the drunks, inadequates, or the mentally ill.
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At present, we send inadequates to prison because it is the most convenient way of dealing with them.
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