insufficient
insufficient 英 [ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt] 美 [ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt]
adj. 不足的,不充足的;不胜任的
insufficient time 时间不够
His salary is insufficient to meet his needs. 他的薪水不够应付需要。
- If something is insufficient, it isn't enough. A high school diploma is very helpful for getting a job, but by itself, it's probably insufficient to land you a job as an astronaut.
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- adj. 不足的,不充足的;不胜任的
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1. insufficient time
时间不够
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2. His salary is insufficient to meet his needs.
他的薪水不够应付需要。
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3. His children were dwarfed by insufficient food.
他的儿女因营养不良而发育不全。
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4. cardiac insufficiency
心功能不全
- insufficient (adj.) late 14c., from Old French insufficient (14c.) or directly from Late Latin insufficientem (nominative insufficiens) "not sufficient," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + sufficientem (see sufficient). Originally of persons, "inadequate, unable;" of things, "lacking in what is necessary or required," from late 15c. Related: Insufficiently.
in·suf·fi·cient AWL / ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt ; NAmE ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt / adjective insufficient(to do sth) | insufficient(for sth) ( formal) not large, strong or important enough for a particular purpose 不充分的;不足的;不够重要的 SYN inadequate ◆ insufficient time 时间不够 ◆ His salary is insufficient to meet his needs. 他的薪水不够应付需要。 OPP sufficient ▶ in·suf·fi·cient·ly AWL / ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃntli ; NAmE ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃntli / adverb in·suf·fi·ciency / ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi ; NAmE ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi / noun [uncountable , singular ] ◆ ( technical 术语 ) : cardiac insufficiency 心功能不全 insufficiency insufficiencies in·suf·fi·cient / ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt ; NAmE ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt / in·suf·fi·cient·ly / ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃntli ; NAmE ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃntli / in·suf·fi·ciency / ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi ; NAmE ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi /
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