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单词 adequate
释义
adequate
adjective
uk
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/us
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/
B2
enough orsatisfactoryfor aparticularpurpose:
足够的；合格的；合乎需要的
Have we got adequatefoodfor 20guests?我们的食物够招待20位客人吗？
I didn't have adequatetimetoprepare.我没有充足的时间来准备。
It's not abigsalarybut it's adequateforourneeds.工资虽不优厚，但足以满足我们的需要了。
The council'sprovisionfor theelderlyisbarelyadequate(= is not enough).市政会给老年人提供的保障不足。
[+ to infinitive]Willfutureoilsuppliesbe adequatetomeetworldneeds?未来的石油供应能满足世界的需要吗？
Opposite
inadequate
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
good enough but not excellent
  • acceptableYour essay was acceptable, but I think you could have done better.
  • reasonableThey have a reasonable chance of winning.
  • adequateThe law provides adequate compensation for robbery victims.
  • passableI speak passable Spanish.
  • will doIt's not perfect, but it'll do.
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More examples
  • Without the adequateprovisionofchildcare, many women whowishtoworkareunableto do so.
  • Newlegislationstill does notofferadequateprotectionfor manyendangeredspecies.
  • Theydemandedadequateremunerationfortheirwork.
  • Children need adequateamountsofnutritiousfoodstogrowupstrongandhealthy.
  • Parentscomplainedthat the newschooldidn't have adequateresourcestodealwith thelargeamountofpupils.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Quite good, or not very good
  • acceptable
  • adequacy
  • adequately
  • agreeable
  • all very wellidiom
  • fair
  • impure
  • indifferent
  • indifferently
  • kind
  • lesser
  • pass
  • patchy
  • raggedly
  • raggedness
  • reasonable
  • refined
  • rose
  • rough
  • scratch
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adequacy
adequately
(Definition ofadequatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

adequate| American Dictionary

adequate
adjective
us
/ˈæd·ɪ·kwət/
enough orsatisfactoryfor aparticularpurpose:
He didn’t have adequatetimetopreparefor theexam.

adequacy

noun[U]us/ˈæd·ɪ·kwə·si/
We must re-examine the adequacy ofourcurrentsecurityprocedures.

adequately

adverbus
/ˈæd·ɪ·kwət·li/
Were you adequatelypaid, or do you need moremoney?
(Definition ofadequatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

adequate| Business English

adequate
adjective
uk
/ˈædɪkwət/us
enough or good enough for aparticularpurpose:
Staffdid notreceiveadequatetraining.
adequate to do sthOurlawsmust be adequate toprotectourcitizens.
adequate for sthThisprintershould beperfectlyadequate foryourneeds.
(Definition ofadequatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadequate

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In this sense, then, control relies on planning to provide anadequateefference copy.
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The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical framework foradequateassessment procedures to testing foreign language vocabulary.
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The long-term solution to the acquisition ofadequatescientific manpower is training in the countries concerned.
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Information pick-up from the global array is not sufficient withoutadequateexploratory movements and learning to support perceptually guided activity.
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This kind of representation of tasks is quiteadequatefor many real-world problems.
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Many tasks involve sensory information that is ambiguous, and other sources of information may be required foradequateperception.
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Poverty should be reduced andadequatehealthcare and nutrition made available to all children.
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We can identify causal mechanisms with some precision provided that the research design isadequate.
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It also follows that the task of ensuringadequatefeedback can be a difficult one.
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Thus, parents' responses might instruct children on what must be mentioned to giveadequatedirections to finding an object.
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It can be demonstrated that this 45° angle for the strain gauges isadequateto measure torsion in circular sections.
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The scientific function of the flowerpot seems lessadequatethan the function for which it was originally designed!
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Presence of anadequatewater film is related positively with rainfall and negatively with insolation.
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Ifadequatestability and satisfactory positioning were confirmed the cable was unscrewed, releasing the device.
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Currently there is noadequatemethod to predetermine the potential impacts of a released genetically modified organism on the ecosystem.
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