adequate
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英['ædɪkwət]
|美[ˈædɪkwət]
adj.足够的;适当的,恰当的;差强人意的;胜任的
日语:十分な
法语:adéquat
德语:angemessen
韩语:적절한
俄语:adecuado
牛津词典
adj.
- 足够的;合格的;合乎需要的
enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need
- 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。 - The space available is not adequate for our needs.
现有的空间不能满足我们的需要。 - 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复。 - training that is adequate to meet the future needs of industry
足以满足未来工业需要的培训
中文词源
adequate 足够的
前缀ad-, 去,往。词根equ, 等同,见equal, 相等的。此处指足够多的。
双语例句
- One in four people worldwide are without adequate homes
全世界有1/4的人没有个像样的家。
- The old methods weren't adequate to meet current needs
老一套方法已不足以满足当前的需要。
- The western diet should be perfectly adequate for most people.
西方的日常饮食应该完全适合于大多数人。
- Without adequate information, many students choose a college almost blindly.
因为缺少足够的信息,许多学生都是近乎盲目地选择大学。
- They said they could not provide adequate air cover for ground operations.
他们声称无法为地面军事行动提供充分的空中掩护。
- Make sure that the firm's insurance cover is adequate.
确保该公司上了足够的保险。
- Most states guarantee the right to free and adequate education
大多数州都保障人们免费享受充分教育的权利。
- Their food is adequate. It includes meat at least every other day, vegetables and fruit
他们的伙食足够丰富了,有蔬菜、水果,而且至少每隔一天吃一次肉。
- People accused the ministry of failing to take adequate preventive measures.
人们谴责该政府部门未能采取足够的预防措施。
- They had rushed in without adequate appreciation of the task
他们还没有充分了解这项任务就仓促行动了。
- A system like ours lacks adequate safeguards for civil liberties.
我们这样的制度缺乏有效保护公民自由的条款。
- A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys.
一名联合国官员说将会暂停援助项目,直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。
- Food in the dining car was adequate, if uninspired.
餐车里的食品虽然量足够多,但花样太少。
- Until the beating, Cantanco's eyesight had been weak, but adequate
挨打前坎坦科的视力就一直很弱,不过也还勉强看得见。
- Adequate housing is possible in developed, mixed economies wherein the interests of the poor have prevailed.
在发达的混合经济体中,充足的房源供给是可能的,在那里贫困阶层的利益较有保障。
- I have no adequate preparation.
我没有充分的准备。
- He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.
他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
- His wages are adequate to support three people.
他的工资够养活三口人。
- We found a solution adequate to the problem.
我们找到了解决这个问题的适当方法。
- The motion was carried perfunctorily, without any adequate discussion.
这个提案没经过认真讨论,就稀里糊涂地通过了。
- There was adequate rain and snow last winter.
去年冬天雨雪充足。
- Having adequate food and clothing leads one to lust for sex.
温饱而思淫欲。
- Lack of adequate funding is a serious~ to the progress of our research.
缺乏足够的资金对我们研究工作的进展是个严重的阻碍。
- They had money adequate for the cost of the journey.
他们的钱足够这次旅行的费用。
- Her performance was adequate, though hardly exciting.
她的表演还是可以的,尽管谈不上令人激动。
- You ought to take adequate measures.
你应该采取适当的措施。
- Selected solution, including adequate justification and other relevant details that would help downstream design and implementation.
选定的解决方案,包括足够的论证和其他将对下游设计和实现有帮助的相关详细信息。
- Protecting health through safe water and adequate sanitation;
通过安全饮用水和适当卫生设施保护健康;
- You should have had something to eat and adequate sleep.
你应该有吃的东西和充足的睡眠。
- Adequate access for routine inspection and maintenance of all superheater parts and fittings shall be provided.
应提供对所有过热器部件和配件进行常规检查和维护用的足够通路。
语源
early 17th cent.: from Latin adaequatusmade equal to, past participle of the verb adaequare, from ad-to + aequusequal