adequate

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈædɪkwət/

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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
- They'll need an adequate supply of hot water.他们需要有充足的热水。
- 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令人满意的答复。
- adequate for something The space available is not adequate for our needs.现有的空间不能满足我们的需要。
- adequate to do something training that is adequate to meet the future needs of industry足以满足未来工业需要的培训
opposite inadequate
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- The financial assistance given to students is less than adequate.学生得到的财政援助不足。
- The old computer is still perfectly adequate for most tasks.这台旧计算机仍然足以应付大部份工作。
- The system is more than adequate to deal with any problems.这一系统足以应付任何问题。
- The trains were not considered adequate for use on the modern railways.当时的那些火车被认为不适用于现代铁路。
- These measures are not considered adequate by conservationists.环保主义者认为这些措施还不够。
- The training given should be adequate to meet the future needs of the industry.所提供的培训应该能够满足该行业未来的需要。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- prove
- seem
- …
adverb
- really
- very
- perfectly
- …
preposition
- for
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin adaequatus ‘made equal to’, past participle of the verb adaequare, from ad- ‘to’ + aequus ‘equal’.

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