adj.(形容词)

1. 不适当的，不恰当的，不切当的
2. 不充分的，欠缺的
3. 不够，不充足的，不足的
4. 不够格的，不能胜任的，不称职的
5. 不合适的
6. 不中用，不适用的，不顶用的
7. 难以满足的，不令人满意的

n.(名词)

1. 能力不能满足社会预期的人

Adjective:

1. lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task;

   "inadequate training"
   "the staff was inadequate"
   "she was unequal to the task"
   

2. not sufficient to meet a need;

   "an inadequate income"
   "a poor salary"
   "money is short"
   "on short rations"
   "food is in short supply"
   "short on experience"
   

1.不充分的;不足的;不够好的
If something isinadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough.

e.g. Supplies of food and medicines areinadequate...
食物和药品供应不足。
e.g. The problem goes far beyondinadequate staffing.
问题远非人手不足那么简单。

inadequately
The projects were inadequately funded.
这些项目资金不足。

2.不够格的;不能胜任的;不适合的
If someone feelsinadequate, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general.

e.g. I still feelinadequate, useless and mixed up...
我仍然感到自己能力不够,毫无用处,整个儿一团糟。
e.g. Mary Ann felt painfullyinadequate in the crisis.
意识到自己在这场危机中无能为力，玛丽·安感到很痛苦。

1.

1. 不充分的：ppraisal tools).背景:随着循证护理的原则在护理教育.政策和管理中占有越来越显著的地位.考虑(consider)其他从属于这一手法的决策工具(decision-making tools)的有效范围.也很重要.评价:本文在不充分的(inadequate)批判性推理(cri

2. 不适当的：按照该标准体系,有关公私合作的法律体系可以分为5个等级,即全面的(comprehensive)、适当的(adequate)、不太适当的(barely adequate)、不适当的(inadequate)、不利的(detrimental)等五种(详见附表).

3. inadequate的意思

3. 不够的：在缺少授权(mandates)的情况下,客户(程序)将被记述(written)不支持任何服务(程序)支持的安全功能(function),或者更坏,仅仅支持类似明文口令的机制其提供明显不够的(inadequate)安全.

He has made an inadequate choice.

他做了一个不适当的选择。

I have found it both inadequate and misleading.

我发现这些资料写的既不够好,又使人产生误解。

The coverage of the subject in his botany text is inadequate.

他的植物学教科书中对那题目的叙述不充分。

His income is inadequate to meet the expense.

他入不敷出。

Maybe it is due to my inadequate revision.

可能是由于之前没有充足的复习

to be inadequately prepared'/insured'/funded

准备不充分；保险 / 资金不充足

I felt totally inadequate as a parent.

我觉得我作为父亲（或母亲）完全不称职。

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。

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。

inadequate supplies

供应短缺

Mary Ann felt painfully inadequate in the crisis.

意识到自己在这场危机中无能为力，玛丽·安感到很痛苦。

I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up...

我仍然感到自己能力不够,毫无用处,整个儿一团糟。

The problem goes far beyond inadequate staffing.

问题远非人手不足那么简单。

Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate...

食物和药品供应不足。

Therefore in the 1950's and 1960's, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system.

因此,在五六十年代, 生育高峰冲击着陈旧而不完备的学校体系.

The inadequate equipment of drainage system and sewage treatment bring about economic losses.

城市排水和污水处理设施不足会造成经济损失.

The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.

供不应求.

The causes of social distress include inadequate housing.

造成社会困境的原因包括住房不足.

The coverage of the subject in his botany text is inadequate.

他的植物学教科书中对那题目的叙述不充分.

His wages were pitifully inadequate for the needs of his growing family.

他的工资少得可怜,不够养活不断添丁增口的家庭.

She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.

她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求.

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。

She was left feeling inept and inadequate.

她被弄得感到笨拙无能。

Regrettably we have to house families in these inadequate flats.

很遗憾，我们不得不让住户挤在这些狭小的公寓里。

If the supply of vitamins and minerals in the diet is inadequate, this will result in changes in body chemistry.

如果饮食中的维生素和矿物质含量太低，将会引起人体化学结构的变化。

Government initiatives to help young people have been inadequate.

政府在积极帮助年轻人方面做得还不够。

The crash was a direct result of inadequate navigational aids.

坠机是导航不力的直接后果。

I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up.

我仍然感到自己能力不够，毫无用处，整个儿一团糟。

For urban areas this approach was wholly inadequate.

对于市区来说，这种办法根本不会奏效。

In court filings, they argued that the settlement was inadequate.

在法庭讼案中，他们提出和解费数额太少。

The results prove that regulation of the salmon farming industry is inadequate.

结果证明对鲑鱼饲养行业的管理不够完善。

Persistent damage or inadequate healing may lead to chronic lameness.

反复受伤或治疗不当可导致长期跛足。

Funding of education had been grossly inadequate for years.

教育资金多年来极为匮乏。

Its operations were hampered at every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff.

因为缺乏训练有素的员工，其生产经营总是遇到各种障碍。

• inadequate%20housing">inadequate housing不合格的居住条件,居...
• inadequate%20drainage">inadequate drainage引流不畅
• inadequate%20inflammatory%20reaction">inadequate inflammatory reaction炎症反应失当...
• inadequate%20capacity">inadequate capacity不敷用生产能力...
• inadequate%20diet">inadequate diet非合理膳食, 不适当...
• inadequate%20personality">inadequate personality不适当人格,不健全人...

• The ordinary resources of the Crown..were inadequate to meet the expenses of war.

  出自：J. R. Green

• Leslie Carter's shop stood alone, its wooden walls thin with age, its roof inadequate.

  出自：C. Phillips

Hearing and Writing-(听和写)

A：Tell me about your English class, Mary.
玛丽，给我说说你们英语课。

B：Well, yesterday the teacher wrote some sentences on the board.The first was "if you can't produce the sounds of a language acceptable, then you can't really hear them when other people make them".Next he worte, "if you can't hear the sounds of a language then you probably can't write the language well.Yourinadequate pronunciation contributes to making your writing substandard."
好吧，昨天老师在黑板上写了一些句子。第一句话是"对于一种语言如果你不能正确地发音，那么当别人发这些音时你实际上不可能听懂。"然后他又写道"如果你听不懂一种语言的发音，你大概也不可能很好地书写这种语言。你的不合格的发音将导致你的书写也不能令人满意。"

A：Do you think that's right?
你认为这对吗？

B：I don't know, Bob. I'll tell you when the course is over.
我不知道，鲍勃。等这门课结束时我会告诉你的。