inadequacy

US [ɪnˈædəkwəsi]
UK [ɪnˈædɪkwəsi]
  • n.不足；缺陷；不充分；不够
  • Web不适当；机能不全；闭锁不全
Plural Form：inadequacies  

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inadequacy
n.
1.
[u]
~ (of sth)
不充分；不足；不够the state of not being enough or good enough
the inadequacy of our resources
我们的资源的贫乏
2.
[u]
不胜任；缺乏信心a state of not being able or confident to deal with a situation
a feeling/sense of inadequacy
不称职之感
3.
[c][usupl]
~ (of/in sth)
弱点；缺陷；某事物的缺乏a weakness; a lack of sth
gross inadequacies in the data
数据资料的极端匮乏
He had to face up to his own inadequacies as a father.
他不得不正视自身作为父亲的不足。

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Definition:
AllAll,不足不足,缺陷缺陷,不充分不充分,不够不够,不适当不适当,机能不全机能不全,闭锁不全闭锁不全
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1.
The bank is justified in dishonoring a cheque for insufficiency (inadequacy, shortage, shortfall) of funds in his customer's account.
因为客户帐户上的资金（寸头）不足，银行拒付支票款项是合法的。
yīn wèi kè hù zhàng hù shàng de zī jīn ( cùn tóu ) bù zú , yín háng jù fù zhī piào kuǎn xiàng shì hé fǎ de 。
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2.
Generally she accepted the family life in all its crowded inadequacy, withdrawn into a world of her own and ignoring the unpleasant aspects.
在通常情况下，她还能忍受她那拥挤寒伧的家庭生活，引退到她自己的世界里去，而不去管那些令人不快的事情。
zài tōng cháng qíng kuàng xià , tā hái néng rěn shòu tā nà yōng jǐ hán chen de jiā tíng shēng huó , yǐn tuì dào tā zì jǐ de shì jiè lǐ qù , ér bù qù guǎn nà xiē lìng rén bú kuài de shì qíng 。
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3.
I gulped back my own feelings of inadequacy. I almost never watch myself back on anything. And I suppose it shows.
我也想说说自己的不足，话到一半又咽了回去，我本人几乎从未回顾与总结自己的过去，但我觉得这能说明问题。
wǒ yě xiǎng shuō shuo zì jǐ de bù zú , huà dào yí bàn yòu yàn le huí qù , wǒ běn rén jī hū cóng wèi huí gù yǔ zǒng jié zì jǐ de guò qù , dàn wǒ jué de zhè néng shuō míng wèn tí 。
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4.
Additional, "Any standards have inadequacy, we also can be in in carrying out a process, perfect stage by stage " .
另外，“任何标准都有不足，我们也会在实践过程中逐步完善”。
lìng wài , " rèn hé biāo zhǔn dōu yǒu bù zú , wǒ men yě huì zài shí jiàn guò chéng zhōng zhú bù wán shàn " 。
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5.
For some, it also represents ridicule for ineptitude, feelings of inferiority and a sense of inadequacy.
而在某些方面，它也代表着对于不称职、自卑感以及某种不充分感的嘲笑。
ér zài mǒu xiē fāng miàn , tā yě dài biǎo zhe duì yú bù chèn zhí 、 zì bēi gǎn yǐ jí mǒu zhǒng bù chōng fèn gǎn de cháo xiào 。
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6.
They do not necessarily want to overthrow their regime, but to express the depths of their frustration with its inadequacy.
他们并不一定是要推翻这个政体，只是在表达他们对其无能失望到了何种程度。
tā men bìng bù yí dìng shì yào tuī fān zhè ge zhèng tǐ , zhǐ shì zài biǎo dá tā men duì qí wú néng shī wàng dào le hé zhǒng chéng dù 。
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7.
The dream is supposed to be about shame and inadequacy, but I've long suspected that it's really about beach holidays.
对此种梦境的解读应该同羞耻与匮乏有关，然而，长久以来我一直疑虑重重，实际上它同去海滨休闲度假有瓜葛勾连。
duì cǐ zhǒng mèng jìng de jiě dú yīng gāi tóng xiū chǐ yǔ kuì fá yǒu guān , rán ér , cháng jiǔ yǐ lái wǒ yì zhí yí lǜ chóng chóng , shí jì shang tā tóng qù hǎi bīn xiū xián dù jià yǒu guā gé gōu lián 。
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8.
The wide area protection system is an effective method to make up the inadequacy of the traditional relay protection system.
广域保护系统是解决传统继电保护系统不足的有效手段。
guǎng yù bǎo hù xì tǒng shì jiě jué chuán tǒng jì diàn bǎo hù xì tǒng bù zú de yǒu xiào shǒu duàn 。
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9.
Two years ago, when the project was launched, institutional inadequacy was the overarching challenge of transportation.
两年前，在项目开展之初，其制度的缺陷是交通的超负荷挑战。
liǎng nián qián , zài xiàng mù kāi zhǎn zhī chū , qí zhì dù de quē xiàn shì jiāo tōng de chāo fù hè tiǎo zhàn 。
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10.
It is his sense of inadequacy that drives him into the arms of a significantly less attractive woman.
这是这种不称职之感，驱使他投入这个明显其貌不扬的女人怀抱。
zhè shì zhè zhǒng bù chèn zhí zhī gǎn , qū shǐ tā tóu rù zhè ge míng xiǎn qí mào bù yáng de nǚ rén huái bào 。
article.yeeyan.org
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