inadequate

adj.

1. 不充分的；不足的；不够的
   not enough; not good enough
   1. inadequate supplies
      供应短缺
   2. 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。
   3. The food supplies are inadequate to meet the needs of the hungry.
      食物供应还不足以应付饿民的需求。
2. 不胜任的；缺乏信心的
   not able, or not confident enough, to deal with a situation
   1. I felt totally inadequate as a parent.
      我觉得我作为父亲（或母亲）完全不称职。

1. ADJ-GRADED 不充分的;不足的;不够好的
   If something is inadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough.
   1. Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate...
      食物和药品供应不足。
   2. The problem goes far beyond inadequate staffing.
      问题远非人手不足那么简单。
2. ADJ-GRADED 不够格的;不能胜任的;不适合的
   If someone feels inadequate, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。

1. 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。
2. Some shops gave wrong or inadequate advice when dispensing homeopathic medicines
   有些药店在配发顺势疗法的药物时给出了错误或不当的建议。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate
   食物和药品供应不足。
6. The problem goes far beyond inadequate staffing.
   问题远非人手不足那么简单。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. The current arrangements for the care of severely mentally ill people are inadequate to meet their needs
    目前对严重精神病患者的护理安排不足以满足他们的需要。
11. The crash was a direct result of inadequate navigational aids.
    坠机是导航不力的直接后果。
12. The commission pinpoints inadequate housing as a basic problem threatening village life.
    该委员会明确指出住房不足是威胁村民生活的根本问题。
13. 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。
14. The support systems to enable women to realize their potential at work are seriously inadequate
    使妇女在工作中发挥潜力的支持体系严重不足。
15. The product provided inadequate vitamin and mineral supplementation.
    这种产品不能充分补充维生素和矿物质。
16. 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。
17. The basic problems of the inner-city underclass are inadequate housing and lack of jobs
    老城区底层人群面临的基本问题是住房紧张和就业不足。
18. For urban areas this approach was wholly inadequate
    对于市区来说，这种办法根本不会奏效。
19. Many illnesses are the result of inadequate sanitation.
    许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。
20. 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。
21. Yet agricultural endeavours in these regions are burdened by inadequate transport and insufficient storage capacity.
    然而，运输能力和仓储容量的不足给这些地区农业上的努力增加了负担。
22. Declining market share or inadequate profitability is not the problem, but the symptom of the problem.
    市场份额下降和盈利能力不足并不是问题本身，而是问题的症状。
23. Progress on both is too slow, hampered by policy such as inadequate childcare provision and social attitudes.
    受到政策（如存在缺陷的幼托规定）和社会观念的阻碍，这两方面的进展都过于缓慢。
24. But due to the inadequate investment service facilities in it, its development is restricted.
    而目前该片区投资服务设施不足，制约了园区的发展。
25. First, most underdeveloped countries have only inadequate surveys of their natural resources.
    第一，大多数不发达国家对其自然资源只作了不充分的勘探。
26. The government has produced a plan for student funding that has problems of inequity, as inadequate resources.
    政府制订了一项存在着不平等及资源不足等问题的资助学生计划。
27. To illustrate his concern that the project's security was inadequate.
    也验证了他对这一计划不够安全的担忧。
28. High fertility rates, along with inadequate health care, impede development and economic growth.
    生育率高和保健服务不足会阻碍发展和经济增长。
29. Progress is blocked by inadequate delivery systems and inadequate numbers of staff.
    提供系统不充分和工作人员数量不足妨碍了进展。
30. This is placing huge strains on already inadequate transport, electricity, water and sanitation systems.
    这将对已显不足的公路、电力、供水和卫生系统形成巨大的压力。

  deficient inadequate【导航词义：不足的，不够好的】

  deficient adj. 〈正式〉缺乏的；有缺陷的

〔辨析〕尤指某种不可缺少之物含量不足的，常后接介词 in；也可指某事物不够好的。

  inadequate adj. 不足的；不够好的

〔辨析〕指某事物就某一特定目的而言是不够好的、不足的、有缺陷的；也可指人自认为不能胜任的。

adj

1. lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
   1. inadequate training
   2. the staff was inadequate
   3. she was unequal to the task

   Synonym:    unequal

2. not sufficient to meet a need
   1. an inadequate income
   2. a poor salary
   3. money is short
   4. on short rations
   5. food is in short supply
   6. short on experience

   Synonym:    poorshort