| 单词 | adequate |
| 释义 | adequate (ædɪkwət ) adjective [oft ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] B2 If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted. One in four people worldwide are without adequate homes. The old methods weren't adequate to meet current needs. The western diet should be perfectly adequate for most people. Synonyms: passable, acceptable, middling, average adequately adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 Many students are not adequately prepared for higher education. I speak the language adequately. Collocations: adequate amount The police said that they had had an 'adequate amount of resources'. Times, Sunday Times Now in his final year, he said that the cost of the course was an 'adequate amount to pay'. Times, Sunday Times Lenders want to see that the rental income will cover the mortgage interest by an adequate amount. The Sun Focus on your upper body one day and your lower body the next to give your muscles an adequate amount of time to rest. The Sun They say the packaging was 'not limited to the minimum adequate amount'. The Sun The other tasks just don't get adequate attention. Christianity Today What if it's not only cuts and bruises that don't get adequate attention? Times, Sunday Times In trying to change undesirable behavior patterns many counselors make a serious mistake: they stress stopping the undesirable without giving adequate attention to building the behavior they want. Christianity Today He warned that the system would be 'unable to give adequate attention to those who struggle'. The Sun At that time, his concept failed to garner adequate attention among chemists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In one hospital, 40 seriously ill patients were evacuated to ensure that they got adequate care. Times, Sunday Times With provision of adequate care and attention, common goldfish can become tame. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A wide range of vital supplies are required for clinicians to provide adequate care to the members of the communities they serve. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some are attorneys and others work with attorneys as legal nurse consultants, reviewing patient records to assure that adequate care was provided and testifying in court. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They should have capped this gesture with adequate compensation for the grieving families. ST They can put together an adequate compensation package where everyone knows the rules. Christianity Today But soldiers seeking compensation for hearing impairment sustained before 2005 have found it more difficult to gain adequate compensation. Times, Sunday Times Most were about a lack of adequate compensation for delayed and cancelled flights. Times, Sunday Times Despite this many survivors await adequate compensation. Mail and Guardian Audits typically needed to improve because they lacked sufficient evidence, reached inappropriate decisions in key areas, failed to challenge management, or lacked adequate documentation. Times,Sunday Times If your church has adopted an accountable arrangement, then be sure that you only reimburse those expenses supported by adequate documentation. Christianity Today The role of the change management analyst includes ensuring that adequate documentation and support are available to the users. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you garden on heavy clay soil, plant in a raised bed to ensure adequate drainage. Times, Sunday Times He then excavated the basement from a clay hillside but failed to put in adequate drainage or shore up the walls, with the result that it flooded and then collapsed. Times, Sunday Times Of course, adequate drainage should have been installed. The Sun For caliche subsoil, break a hole through it so the plant has adequate drainage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The major drawbacks are the lack of good shelter, adequate drainage, and access to electricity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The goal was a society where free citizens would be governed by free citizens on the basis of an adequate education. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The inaccessibility of schools with proper facilities adds to the problem of providing adequate education to the population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the earliest time, the town chief executive was chosen by drawing of lots among prominent persons of the town, those considered to have ample land properties and adequate education. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many foreign tourists head into the mountains without guides, adequate equipment or the expertise to handle an unexpected emergency. Times, Sunday Times What about making sure our troops have adequate equipment? The Sun They accused it of failing to provide troops with adequate equipment. Times, Sunday Times They must have adequate equipment now. Times, Sunday Times A major problem was that they did not play live, lacking adequate equipment and a solid set of new material. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I have yet to hear an adequate explanation. Times, Sunday Times Students said that four or five lectures were being cancelled every day without an adequate explanation. The Sun The tribunal found that differences of treatment with the appropriate comparators had been proved for which, in its judgment, there appeared to be no adequate explanation. Times, Sunday Times I never managed to get an adequate explanation out of her before her loss of short-term memory made it certain she would never explain her untypical behaviour. Times, Sunday Times It calls attention to the opportunistic glibness of the experts' testimony - without, however, supplying the slightest suggestion of an adequate explanation for his crime. The Times Literary Supplement A spokeswoman said adequate facilities were provided for both players and their teams and that courts were checked by ground staff at regular intervals. Times, Sunday Times The site has flat pitching and adequate facilities, though they are far from luxurious. Times, Sunday Times In 1973, the state considered closing the school because of overcrowding and a lack of adequate facilities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The main challenge in accepting the collection was to build adequate facilities for its preservation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The need for establishing adequate facilities for postgraduate studies and research was kept uppermost in mind in the founding years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But why can't they provide her with extra funds for adequate food? The Sun Another 450,000 are living in makeshift shelters while 850,000 are feared to be without adequate food or water. The Sun Many complained that they were not given adequate food and water during the wait. Times, Sunday Times Many were denied adequate food and drink and left in soiled bedsheets. The Sun Game birds were left without cover to nest and without adequate food. Times, Sunday Times Some ministries, with good time slots and adequate funding, go lacking because they aren't emphasized by those who share the pulpit. Christianity Today With adequate funding, in the next ten years, we can significantly improve the conversion of solar energy into electricity through nanotechnology-based solar cells. Times, Sunday Times Despite this, developers continue to experience difficulties in sourcing adequate funding for new projects and to kick-start those that have stalled. Times, Sunday Times However, without adequate funding this initiative could cause a crisis that threatens to bring the entire system down. Times, Sunday Times Targets will not be met without adequate funding. Times, Sunday Times Sure, adequate housing must be available and that becomes the issue. Christianity Today It has been criticised for failing to provide adequate housing for lower ranks. Times, Sunday Times Almost 2m families are waiting for adequate housing: and across the country, there are 1m homes empty. Times, Sunday Times They need adequate housing, safer streets, fairer pay and improved life chances. Times, Sunday Times Our ability to provide adequate housing and schools. The Sun Those wanting to buy property must also prove they have adequate income or financial resources to live without working. Times, Sunday Times The lucky ones pick a vocation that provides personal fulfilment and a steady and adequate income. Times, Sunday Times The good life has more dimensions than adequate income. Times, Sunday Times He would not, he adds quickly, criticise others 'who made a different decision' and he insists he has 'an adequate income'. Times, Sunday Times To do that, you will need to demonstrate that you have adequate income and equity to cover the new mortgage and meet the lender's criteria. Times, Sunday Times The watchdog's report also criticised private hospitals for their failure to provide adequate information on the performance of consultants. Times,Sunday Times Some involve the need to make decisions, either fast or without adequate information. Times, Sunday Times The enforcement of a parking restriction requires that the road user be given adequate information about it. Times, Sunday Times A firm of solicitors that failed to provide 'adequate information' about its legal aid bills has been ordered to repay 795,000 of taxpayers' money. Times, Sunday Times But train companies were once again criticised for failing to pass on adequate information to passengers. Times, Sunday Times You must also pay for utility bills, arrange adequate insurance and carry out gas and electricity safety checks. Times, Sunday Times Make sure that you have adequate insurance as if you have an accident abroad without it, you could be faced with very high charges. Times, Sunday Times This can prove extremely costly for holidaymakers without adequate insurance cover. Times, Sunday Times The average loss per garden amounts to more than 200, so it's worth checking you have adequate insurance cover. The Sun Borrowers would need to prove they have adequate insurance in place and the decision to lend would be subject to a valuer's approval. Times, Sunday Times These may include speed limit signs, speed bumps, crosswalks, sizing, and adequate lighting. Christianity Today The plaintiff claimed that the lack of adequate lighting made the condition unreasonably dangerous. Christianity Today The 3-seated hostel rooms provide comfortable beds, cupboards, writing tables, adequate lighting, fans etc. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, low ceilings hampered the ability of the television workshop to provide adequate lighting for scenes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other problems included lack of aircraft parking space and adequate lighting near the aircraft parking ramp. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And he's got a point: a world in which everyone has adequate means of subsistence might still be one in which some have inordinately more than others. The Times Literary Supplement This new status would render it more capable to employ the adequate means to address professional issues in this area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For this reason, blood levels of magnesium are not an adequate means of establishing the total amount of available magnesium. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even with that top speed, the grade crossings must have adequate means to prevent collisions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The early civilizations lacked adequate means to obtain knowledge about the human brain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bosses who fail to take adequate measures could be sued. The Sun In addition, businesses will face criminal prosecution if they fail to take adequate measures to stop corruption by their staff. Times, Sunday Times Companies may also be prosecuted if they do not have adequate measures in place to prevent corruption. Times, Sunday Times While the occurrence of the natural phenomena was not preventable, the damaging consequences of their occurrence could be prevented by taking adequate measures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While written examinations are adequate measures of basic knowledge, they do not test the mastery of skills or the application of knowledge as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He states that we disbanded our empire hurriedly, leaving badly drawn boundaries, without adequate planning or vision for potential future conflicts. Times, Sunday Times It was undertaken on doubtful authority, without sufficient just cause, and without adequate planning to secure a just outcome. The Times Literary Supplement Success in any field requires forgoing excuses and justifications for poor performance or lack of adequate planning; in short, success requires emotional maturity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Without adequate preparation their attempts may have met with unfavorable results. Christianity Today Now there will be top specialists making sure there will be more than adequate preparation for the conditions. Times, Sunday Times He claimed that the coaches had done adequate preparation work and the clear implication was that senior professionals had failed to heed their advice. Times, Sunday Times Without adequate preparation, they said that this would result in an 'initiative overload' that would undermine the education of young people across the country. Times, Sunday Times Due to this lack of adequate preparation, the holy city was caught unawares by the massive army both siblings had amassed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That includes making adequate provision for legal aid so that defendants in criminal cases are represented by suitable advocates. Times, Sunday Times The council, however, will not fund a place there because it believes it has adequate provision. Times, Sunday Times So long as schools and local authorities make adequate provision for the amateur majority, there's no call for squeamishness about fostering competition and celebrating excellence. Times, Sunday Times From recent experience as a relative, visiting an acute unit, the supervision of staff at the bedside was lacking, as was the adequate provision of blankets and pillows. Times, Sunday Times Adequate provision requires all-weather surfaces, floodlighting for winter after-school activities, proper fencing where public rights of way clash with childprotection considerations, and so forth. Times, Sunday Times This college breached the contract as soon as the tutor failed to show and failed to provide an adequate replacement. The Sun Is a glorified puncture repair kit an adequate replacement? Times, Sunday Times It needed a big man to fill his shoes, pulling the strings, and it has taken four months to find an adequate replacement. Times, Sunday Times And he believes the articulate team player he has brought in will be a more than adequate replacement for a disruptive loner. The Sun Other, less-skilled footballers wouldn't be an adequate replacement. Times, Sunday Times The country refused to deregulate the finance sector, and insisted on adequate reserve ratios for its banks. Times, Sunday Times Some of the nation's largest banks were failing to maintain adequate reserves and were investing heavily in the stock market or making risky loans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The currency board needs to ensure the maintenance of adequate reserves of the anchor currency. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It must be adequate to serve peak load requirement and at the same time maintaining adequate reserves for forced outages and contingencies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Livestock carriers are required to carry sufficient feedstuffs for the maximum length of the voyage plus adequate reserves for emergencies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government must ensure that adequate resources are available to prevent a crisis in these sectors, which are facing an unprecedented cost increase. Times, Sunday Times Adequate resources should also be given to the police to investigate fraud and financial crime. Times,Sunday Times Adequate resources exist to aid pastors in this preparation. Christianity Today Soldiers want their ministerial masters to define clear and attainable objectives, and to provide adequate resources to achieve these. Times, Sunday Times The programme raises concerns over whether the authorities are setting aside adequate resources to battle the threat. Times, Sunday Times No adequate response has been put together against the forces that have taken on hunting and that are looking for new targets. Times, Sunday Times In those cases, was there adequate reporting back from theatres/stations and an adequate response from agency head offices? Times, Sunday Times How do you then find an adequate response? Times, Sunday Times There was no adequate response. Times, Sunday Times It requires an adequate response and it must be found. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has deliberated closely on whether these nations have adequate safeguards. Times, Sunday Times He admitted yesterday that his initial proposals did not carry adequate safeguards and listed a number of extra areas he would like to see addressed. Times, Sunday Times Companies will still hold vast amounts of personal information, so we have to ensure adequate safeguards are in place. The Sun As regards the processing, communication and destruction of data, adequate safeguards were in place. Times, Sunday Times The judges have outlined their concerns in a paper to ministers in which they say that without adequate safeguards and guarantees they would have to resort to the 'nuclear option'. Times, Sunday Times Owners should ensure they have adequate security measures in place and consider fitting an aftermarket approved immobiliser and a tracking device if possible. Times, Sunday Times The watchdog also criti-cised a decision not to rule on defence motions during the trial and the failure to provide adequate security. Times, Sunday Times Now it will be down to the clubs to satisfy the authorities that they can provide adequate security in the surrounding streets. The Sun Make sure that your bank has adequate security measures in place. Times, Sunday Times The investors' claims against the solicitors were put in various ways, but the essence was that they had released funds to the developers without adequate security. Times, Sunday Times Until 1979, the soup kitchen seemed an adequate service. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, libraries could receive adequate service more economically by weekly checking of new books lists, and weekly distribution of books by delivery truck. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the operator has to monitor usage patterns and scale the network appropriately, to ensure that customers receive adequate service even during peak-usage times. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tales of care homes struggling to provide adequate services on inadequate local authority rates abound. Times, Sunday Times The founders of the new honor society believed that if the social sciences are to render any adequate service to humanity, factionalism, separatism and dehumanization in them must be overcome. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They lack adequate shelter, food, water or medicine. Times, Sunday Times The others had no food, no clean water and no adequate shelter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The caves provided adequate shelter, while the wooded area concealed the homes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was felt that if the pavilion were to survive adequate shelter would need to be provided. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This cold hardiness enables it to survive temperatures below freezing, provided that adequate shelter and food are available. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had adequate space and was in sound condition. Christianity Today There are also fears that private contractors employed to construct new roads are economising by not providing adequate space for pedestrians. Times, Sunday Times You need adequate space to work. The Sun Displacement forces them into a biased housing market, where they are often forced to settle with more expensive and less adequate space. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With adequate space for sustained improved oral hygiene methods, pericoronitis may never return. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ensuring adequate staffing levels, investing in training staff and buying the correct equipment should take precedence over buying new curtains for the entrance hall. Times, Sunday Times Our armed forces adopted this practice many decades ago to ensure adequate staffing of medical services for their personnel. Times, Sunday Times The study indicated that community health centers provided more preventive care and greater continuity of care, though there were problems in obtaining adequate funding as well as adequate staffing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Potential factors include: lack of adequate staffing ratios in hospitals and other health care facilities, lack of placement programs for newly trained nurses, and inadequate worker retention incentives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Later working lives will be essential for an adequate standard of living in retirement. Times, Sunday Times As a result many will have no choice but to work later in life to maintain an adequate standard of living in old age. Times, Sunday Times The right to an adequate standard of living includes a minimum threshold of food. The Sun More than half of families with a single breadwinner lacked the income needed for an adequate standard of living, the study found. Times, Sunday Times And they call for various 'welfarist' protections: rights to an adequate standard of living, to rest and leisure, education, health care, food, clothing and shelter. The Times Literary Supplement While on the trip, precautionary measures must be implemented to assure adequate supervision of the group. Christianity Today A church may be legally responsible on the basis of negligent supervision for injuries resulting from a failure to exercise adequate supervision of its programs and activities. Christianity Today Quite clearly with the recent cases we do not have adequate supervision. The Sun Delegation can become an abdication if it occurs without adequate supervision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In some places funds had been expended on public works without adequate supervision, and large avoidable debts had accrued. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Blacklisting offending landlords would be a waste of time until an adequate supply of affordable housing becomes available either for rental or purchase. Times, Sunday Times An adequate supply of this rejuvenating skin-strengthener may be the most important component of a cellulite-fighting plan. Times, Sunday Times We need to maintain fluid levels as our body's cells rely on an adequate supply of water and salts to function. The Sun No party can get going without an adequate supply of guests. Times, Sunday Times The kidneys rely on an adequate supply of water to process toxins effectively. The Sun Neither he nor the rest of the cast receives adequate support from the pit. The Times Literary Supplement If we value our heritage we must ensure adequate support for the heroic efforts of so many volunteers. Times, Sunday Times The failure to provide adequate support can lead to increased absenteeism and presenteeism. Times, Sunday Times Yet few receive adequate support or the education they need. Times, Sunday Times Few authorities give them adequate support. Times, Sunday Times In the absence of adequate testing around the world, we still don't quite know how many people may already have caught the virus and be just fine. Times,Sunday Times The whole process, rushed forwards without adequate testing or validation, makes a mockery of medical training. Times, Sunday Times The disaster helped focus efforts to draw up standards for bridges including adequate testing and inspection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said 'salami cutting' of archaeology departments' budgets by universities had left many unable to provide adequate training. Times, Sunday Times Every company can make mistakes and fail to provide adequate training for employees. Times, Sunday Times This may mean that you will have to provide adequate training or supervision to help employees. Times, Sunday Times Make sure they are willing to commit themselves (orally and in writing) to adequate training on your system, including the use of your software. Christianity Today Research published last week shows that hospital staff would love to know more about dementiafriendly care but have just not been given adequate training. Times, Sunday Times Ensure that tumble dryers have adequate ventilation, and leave a gap between your furniture and walls. Times,Sunday Times Warm moist air from inside the house rises up and condenses on the cold surfaces inside the chimney; without adequate ventilation, this will lead to damp. Times, Sunday Times If you have a persistent problem, check you have adequate ventilation, such as a functioning fan and window trickle vents, and that air bricks are not blocked. Times, Sunday Times It also helps if plants are planted in well-drained soils, at intervals appropriate for adequate ventilation between plants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was installed to provide adequate ventilation in a mine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the last minute, a barely adequate proportion of the population looked up briefly and noticed there was a referendum. Times, Sunday Times The measure of quality varied from appalling to barely adequate. Times, Sunday Times The 'concert staging', as it was called, was barely adequate. Times, Sunday Times Longueurs and sameyness occasionally threaten and there's some barely adequate ensemble dancing. Times, Sunday Times Food was barely adequate and consisted mostly of bacon, beans, bread, coffee, dried fruit, and potatoes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You might allow a book you consider merely adequate on to the shortlist if one you think a real dud can be ousted at the same time. Times, Sunday Times While this may mean you must acknowledge what's no longer suitable, it could also lead to profound insights about what's needed to turn something that's merely adequate into something spectacular. Times, Sunday Times Attention to hip hop and punk, although dutiful, rarely exceeds the merely adequate. The Times Literary Supplement His speech, unlike that of the merely adequate supporting cast, feels lived rather than learned. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 足够的 Japanese: 十分な |
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