adequate

['ædikwit]

adj.足够的, 适当的, 能胜任的

例句与用法：

The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.

该镇未采取适当的防洪措施，现在吃到了苦头。

That's not an adequate explanation.

这并不足以说明问题。

Our bodies need adequate nutrition.

我们的身体需要充足的营养。

And last but not least there is the question of adequate funding.

最后同样重要的是要有足够的资金的问题。

She had adequate grounds for a divorce.

她离婚有充分的理由。

Our accommodation is barely adequate.

我们的住房不太够用。

Their earnings are adequate to their needs.

他们挣的钱够用了。

词形变化：

副词: adequately | 名词: adequacy |

详细释义：

a.

1. 能满足需要(量)的, 足够的[(+for)][+to-v]

Martin decided that he had no adequate proof.

马丁断定他没有充足的证据。

2. 适当的[(+to/for)]

He sought for an adequate solution to the problem.

他寻求解决这个问题的适当办法。

3. 胜任的[F][(+to)]

She proved adequate to the job.

事实证明她能胜任此项工作。

4. 尚可的, 差强人意的

That hotel is merely adequate.

那家旅馆只能说是差强人意。