adequate [ 'ædikwit ]

adj.

足夠的；恰當(dāng)?shù)模粍偃蔚模簧锌傻模?/P>

We bought adequate food for the holidays.

我們?yōu)榧倨谫I足了食物.

There was adequate snow last winter.

去年冬天雪量充足.

近義詞synonym

enough adj. 足夠的（普通用語）

Cut it out! I have had enough of that!

別說了，我聽夠了！

plenty adj. 足夠的;

I baked plenty cookies for everyone.

我為大家烤了足夠的餅干.

satisfactory adj. 滿族的

The house he bought is satisfactory.

他買的這間房子很令人滿意.

sufficient adj. 足夠的（正式用語，特指數(shù)量之多，滿足或達(dá)到要求）

The police have not got sufficient information.

警方還沒有得到足夠的情報.

詞性變化 word-activity

adequacy adj. 足夠，適當(dāng)；

I doubted his adequacy for this job.

我很懷疑它能否勝任這份工作.

adequately adj. 適當(dāng)?shù)兀蛔銐虻兀?/P>

She knows how to reply adequately.

她知道該怎么恰當(dāng)?shù)鼗貜?fù).

反義詞 antonym

deficient adj. 不足的

He is deficient in the living skills.

他的生活技能欠缺.

inadequate adj. 不足夠，不恰當(dāng)?shù)模?/P>

The money he had is inadequate for the bill.

他的錢不夠付賬.

insufficient adj. 不足夠的

The food in the refrigerator is insufficient for dinner.

冰箱里的食物不夠晚餐吃.

學(xué)習(xí)測試---examination

I am not tall _______to play basketball.

1. satisfactory 2. enough 3. sufficient 4. inadequate