adequate
adequate 英 [ˈædɪkwət] 美 [ˈædɪkwɪt]
adj. 充足的
an adequate supply of hot water 热水供应充足
The room was small but adequate. 房间虽小但够用。
- When you want to say that something is enough or good enough for a particular need, use the adjective adequate. You might have an adequate amount of flour for a batch of pancakes, but not a lot extra.
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- adj. 充足的
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1. an adequate supply of hot water
热水供应充足
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2. The room was small but adequate.
房间虽小但够用。
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3. The space available is not adequate for our needs.
现有的空间不能满足我们的需要。
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4. The adequacy of the security arrangements has been questioned.
有人质疑安全措施是否足够。
- adequate (adj.) 1610s, "equal to what is needed or desired, sufficient," from Latin adaequatus "equalized," past participle of adaequare "to make equal to, to level with," from ad "to" (see ad-) + aequare "make level," from aequus "equal, even" (see equal (adj.)). The sense is of being "equal to what is required." It shares duty with enough, depending on the subject. With a slightly disparaging tinge, "mediocre, just good enough," by 1900. Related: Adequateness.
ad·equate ★ AWL / ˈædɪkwət ; NAmE ˈædɪkwət / adjective enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need 足够的；合格的；合乎需要的 ◆ an adequate supply of hot water 热水供应充足 ◆ The room was small but adequate. 房间虽小但够用。 ◆ There is a lack of adequate provision for disabled students. 为残疾学生提供的服务不够。 ◆ He didn't give an adequate answer to the question. 他没有对这个问题作出满意的答覆。 adequatefor sth ◆ The space available is not adequate for our needs. 现有的空间不能满足我们的需要。 adequateto do sth ◆ training that is adequate to meet the future needs of industry 足以满足未来工业需要的培训 OPP inadequate ▶ ad·equacy AWL / ˈædɪkwəsi ; NAmE ˈædɪkwəsi / noun [uncountable ] ◆ The adequacy of the security arrangements has been questioned. 有人质疑安全措施是否足够。 OPP inadequacy ad·equate·ly ★ AWL / ˈædɪkwətli ; NAmE ˈædɪkwətli / adverb ◆ Are you adequately insured? 你买够保险了吗？ OPP inadequately ad·equate / ˈædɪkwət ; NAmE ˈædɪkwət / ad·equacy / ˈædɪkwəsi ; NAmE ˈædɪkwəsi / ad·equate·ly / ˈædɪkwətli ; NAmE ˈædɪkwətli /
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