| 单词 | adequate |
| 释义 | adequateadequateadequate AC /ˈædɪkwət/ adjective1enough in quantity or of a good enough quality for a particular purpose OPP inadequate: Her income is hardly adequate to pay the bills.bebill她的收入几乎不够付账单。2fairly good, but not excellent: Her performance was adequate but lacked originality.belack 她的表演还行﹐但缺少创意。 —adequatelyadequately adverb—adequacyadequaciesadequacy noun [uncountable]THESAURUS: adequateenough as much or as many as you need or want: I don’t have enough money.Do we have enough chairs?chairplenty more than enough – used especially when saying that you do not need to worry about having more: There’s no need to hurry – we have plenty of time.ample formal more than enough: He has had ample opportunity to explain himself.havehavesufficient formal enough for a particular purpose: The court did not have sufficient evidence to find him guilty.doadequate formal enough – used especially when saying if something is of a good enough standard: They weren’t given adequate training.givetrainThe equipment should be adequate for most purposes.shallpurpose |
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