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adequate

美['ædɪkwət]  英['ædɪkwət]
adj.  足够的;适当的;能胜任的
  副词:adequately  名词:adequacy
  近义词:enough,fitting,sufficient,suitable,inadequate,notenough,unsuit-able,

详细释义

adj.(形容词)
  1. 足够的,充分的
  2. 适当的,胜任的,恰当的,适合的,适用的,合适的,能满足需要的,合格的,合乎需要的
  3. 尚可的,差强人意的
  4. 得心应手的
v.(动词)
  1. (使)相等,(使)对等

双解释义

adj.(形容词)
  1. 充分的,足够的 sufficient
  2. 适当的,胜任的 having the necessary ability or qualities

英英释义

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

    "she had adequate training" "her training was adequate" "she was adequate to the job" "he was equal to the task"

  2. sufficient for the purpose;

    "an adequate income" "the food was adequate" "a decent wage" "enough food" "food enough"

  3. about average; acceptable;

    "more than adequate as a secretary"

组词搭配

~+名词
  1. adequate measures适当的措施
  2. adequate precautions适当的预防措施
  3. adequate rain充足的降雨
~+介词
  1. adequate for solving the problem足以解决问题
  2. adequate to the demand能够满足需要
  3. adequate to the occasion合时宜
  4. adequate to the work胜任这项工作

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. We had adequate food for a week's journey.我们有足够的食物可以做一星期的旅行。
  2. He sought for an adequate solution to the problem.他寻求解决这个问题的适当办法。
  3. I hope he will be adequate to the job.我希望他将胜任这一工作。

词语用法

adj.(形容词)
    adequate的基本意思是数量或程度上“充分的,足够的”,指仅够某事或某场合之所需,而不会超过很多。adequate也可指性质或质量上“适当的,适度的,正好合适的”,指达到要求,符合客观标准。adequate还可指能力或资历等“胜任的”“尚可的,差强人意的”,指合乎一个不太高或不太严格的标准。 adequate在句中多用作表语,后接介词to表示“恰当的”“称职的”“令人满意的”,接介词for表示“足够的”。adequate有时也可用作定语。 adequate不用于比较等级。
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