adequate

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted. 足夠的
One in four people worldwide are without adequate homes. 世界上1/4的人沒有足夠的住房。
She is prepared to offer me an amount adequate to purchase another house. 她準(zhǔn)備好了給我一筆足以購買另一所房子的錢。
2. adequatelyADV 足夠地[ADV with v]
Many students are not adequately prepared for higher education. 很多學(xué)生沒有爲(wèi)高等教育做足準(zhǔn)備。

Without the adequate provision of childcare , many women who wish to work are unable to do so.
New legislation still does not offer adequate protection for many endangered species .
They demanded adequate remuneration for their work .
Children need adequate amounts of nutritious foods to grow up strong and healthy .
Parents complained that the new school didn't have adequate resources to deal with the large amount of pupils .