inadequate

英[in'ædikwit]美[in'ædikwit]

a.
1.不充足的，不适当的
2.不足胜任的，信心不足的
ad.
1.不充足地，不适当地；不足胜任地

同：	[a.] poor, short
反：	[a.] adequate

The Japanese had launched against the Philippines an air attack that quickly reduced our inadequate air forces to practical impotence.
日本已向菲律宾采取空中攻势，使我们原极薄弱的空军丧失其战斗力。收藏
Qualitative electron microscope histochemistry is inadequate
定性的电子显微镜组织化学技术是不适用的。收藏
Suction devices are inadequate in gravels or very porous soils
吸水装置对砂砾或非常疏松的土壤是不适用的。收藏
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.
"平静的过去时代的那些信条,不适用于暴风骤雨式的现代社会了."收藏
And it would create the same conditions of inadequate oversight that allowed companies like Enron and WorldCom to engage in fraudulent activities.
并创造出允许如安然和WorldCom公司从事欺诈活动的相同的条件.收藏

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(sometimes followed by to') not meeting the requirements especially of a task
- inadequate training
- the staff was inadequate
- she was inadequate to the job
[反] adequate
not sufficient to meet a need
- an inadequate income
- a poor salary
- money is short
- on short rations
- food is in short supply
- short on experience
[同] inadequate, poor, short

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