inadequate

US [ɪnˈædəkwət]
UK [ɪnˈædɪkwət]
  • adj.不充分的；不足的；不够的；不胜任的
  • Web不适当的；不充足的
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inadequate
adj.
1.
不充分的；不足的；不够的not enough; not good enough
inadequate supplies
供应短缺
The system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform.
这个系统要完成它的任务还不够完善。
The food supplies are inadequate to meet the needs of the hungry.
食物供应还不足以应付饥民的需求。
2.
不胜任的；缺乏信心的not able, or not confident enough, to deal with a situation
I felt totally inadequate as a parent.
我觉得我作为父亲（或母亲）完全不称职。

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Definition:
AllAll,不充分的不充分的,不足的不足的,不够的不够的,不胜任的不胜任的,不适当的不适当的,不充足的不充足的
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1.
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。
rì běn yǐ xiàng fēi lǜ bīn cǎi qǔ kōng zhōng gōng shì , shǐ wǒ men yuán jí bó ruò de kōng jūn sàng shī qí zhàn dòu lì 。
2.
First, that dedicated funding could prove inadequate, forcing the program either to cut benefits or to turn to Congress for aid.
第一，专项资金被证明不够，迫使该机制要么削减受益金，要么转而向国会寻求帮助。
dì yī , zhuān xiàng zī jīn bèi zhèng míng bú gòu , pò shǐ gāi jī zhì yào me xuē jiǎn shòu yì jīn , yào me zhuǎn ér xiàng guó huì xún qiú bāng zhù 。
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3.
Light, for instance, had been heretofore described as a wave yet some experiments were suggesting this was an inadequate model.
比如在此之前，光被解释为一种波，但是一些实验结果表明这个模型并不完善。
bǐ rú zài cǐ zhī qián , guāng bèi jiě shì wéi yī zhǒng bō , dàn shì yì xiē shí yàn jié guǒ biǎo míng zhè ge mó xíng bìng bù wán shàn 。
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However, the problem of low quality and inadequate quantity of rural teachers has always been a "bottleneck" in American education.
然而，教师质量低下和数量短缺的问题却一直是美国教育中的一个瓶颈。
rán ér , jiào shī zhì liàng dī xià hé shù liàng duǎn quē de wèn tí què yì zhí shì měi guó jiào yù zhōng de yī gè píng jǐng 。
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5.
Answer (B) is incorrect because unforeseen obstacles cannot be anticipated and do not necessarily indicate that planning was inadequate.
选项（B）错误的原因是不可抗力因素本身是不可预知的，而且它并不表示计划就是不适当的。
xuǎn xiàng ( B ) cuò wù de yuán yīn shì bù kě kàng lì yīn sù běn shēn shì bù kě yù zhī de , ér qiě tā bìng bù biǎo shì jì huà jiù shì bù shì dàng de 。
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6.
He had a whole discussion about these kinds of problems, but the point was he said in the end, the sensory base of knowledge is inadequate.
他有一个对整个讨论这类问题，但问题是他最后说，基础知识是不够的感觉。
tā yǒu yī gè duì zhěng gè tǎo lùn zhè lèi wèn tí , dàn wèn tí shì tā zuì hòu shuō , jī chǔ zhī shi shì bú gòu de gǎn jué 。
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Yet the quality of information filtering through to senior managers is often inadequate.
然而那些由高端经理过滤过的信息质量通常都不太令人满意。
rán ér nà xiē yóu gāo duān jīng lǐ guò lǜ guò de xìn xī zhì liàng tōng cháng dōu bù tài lìng rén mǎn yì 。
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8.
For a discussion of stars our language is inadequate and seems laughable, as if someone were trying to plow with a feather.
因为我们人类的语言不适合论述星辰，否则会显得可笑，就如同某些人想用羽毛去犁地一样。
yīn wèi wǒ men rén lèi de yǔ yán bù shì hé lùn shù xīng chén , fǒu zé huì xiǎn de kě xiào , jiù rú tóng mǒu xiē rén xiǎng yòng yǔ máo qù lí dì yí yàng 。
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the top us trade officials said the lack of transparency and inadequate notice may violate world trade organization rules.
前美国贸易官员表示，缺乏透明度和不足，通知可能违反世界贸易组织的规则。
qián měi guó mào yì guān yuán biǎo shì , quē fá tòu míng dù hé bù zú , tōng zhī kě néng wéi fǎn shì jiè mào yì zǔ zhī de guī zé 。
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A humble person tends to suffer from solitude, felling himself inadequate company, longing for others to be around.
感觉谦卑的人往往易受孤独的折磨，感觉仅仅与自己相处远远不够，渴望有人作伴。
gǎn jué qiān bēi de rén wǎng wǎng yì shòu gū dú de zhé mó , gǎn jué jǐn jǐn yǔ zì jǐ xiāng chǔ yuǎn yuǎn bú gòu , kě wàng yǒu rén zuò bàn 。
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