| 词汇 | inadequate |
| 释义 | inadequate adjective uk /ɪˈnæd.ɪ.kwət/ us /ɪˈnæd.ə.kwət/ C1 not good enough or too low in quality: 不够好的，劣质的 woefully inadequateThis work is woefully (= extremely) inadequate - you'll have to do it again.这活儿做得非常糟糕——你必须返工。 C1 too small in amount: （数量）不够的 She rejected the $2 million offer as totally inadequate.她认为200万美元的出价完全不够，因而拒绝了。 not confident enough to deal with a situation: （处理事情）信心不足的 Maddie's a real expert on art, so I feel completely inadequate whenever I talk to her about it.麦迪在艺术方面是个真正的专家，因此每次和她谈论艺术我都觉得自己不够格。 Not of good quality am-dram appallingly atrocious atrociously awfully awfulness cheesy hacky inadequacy inadequately janky meretriciously shite sort tawdrily tawdriness tawdry thinness trinket wretched You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Scarce, inadequate and not enough Shy and modest Confidence & self-assurance Related wordinadequately inadequate | American Dictionaryinadequate adjective us/ɪnˈæd·ɪ·kwət/ too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough: an inadequate income/offer I feel inadequate when I talk to Miranda about art because she knows so much. inadequacynoun[ C/U ]us/ɪnˈæd·ɪ·kwə·si/ [ C ]She’s frustrated by the inadequacies of language. inadequatelyadverbus/ɪnˈæd·ɪ·kwət·li/ The research is inadequately funded. inadequate | Business Englishinadequate adjective uk /ɪˈnædɪkwət/us too small in amount: inadequate funds/incomes/pensionsToo many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes. too low in quality: The report says that long-range spending plans are "inadequate". inadequate controls/monitoring/oversight Examples of inadequateinadequate Far too large a proportion of our prison population is composed of drunks and inadequates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should show that we are a civilised society and that we recognise that these wretched creatures are inadequates who lack intactness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us not forget the social inadequates, not least the pitiful cohort of mentally disturbed who are discharged on to the streets without proper support. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then of course there are all the passive inadequates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The third category is "the inadequates"; the repeated petty offenders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They include, in particular, mentally disordered offenders, petty inadequates, and fine and maintenance defaulters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am certainly not insensible to the concerns of those who wish to prevent imprisonment for maintenance debts being imposed on feckless inadequates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the case of the persistent offender and other inadequates it may well be that they should earn their living under adequate supervision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With severe passive inadequates, the only way to prevent relapse is to keep them in hostel care indefinitely. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many pathetic inadequates, and there are many tough guys who should not have their image reinforced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not talking about the drunks, inadequates, or the mentally ill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present, we send inadequates to prison because it is the most convenient way of dealing with them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are all such offenders—many petty inadequates—who are of no continuing harm to the public, their victims, or at risk of committing further offences, to be rendered thus ineligible? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our argument is that the petty offenders, the inadequates and the fine defaulters should be given non-custodial sentences or should serve considerably shorter periods in gaol. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, it is possible that if jurors feel their pay inadequate, they may be less willing to carry out their duties conscientiously. See all examples of inadequate These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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