| 单词 | ill-equipped |
| 释义 | ill-equipped (once / 26501 pages) adj Someone or something that's ill-equipped isn't suited or prepared to do a certain task. If you faint at the sight of blood, you're probably ill-equipped to be a surgeon. Soldiers without weapons or armor are ill-equipped for battle, and if you don't have an umbrella or a raincoat, you're ill-equipped for walking to school in the pouring rain. You might also be emotionally or temperamentally ill-equipped. If you are afraid of heights, you are most likely ill-equipped to be a roofer. When someone's equipped, they have the proper equipment, and when you add the prefix ill-, it's clear they're lacking what they need. WORD FAMILYequipped: ill-equipped, unequipped+/equip: equipage, equipment, equipped, equipping, equips, re-equip/equipage: equipages/equipment: equipments/re-equip: re-equipping USAGE EXAMPLESIf history is any guide, this means that dangerous jihadists will be released to countries ill-equipped to handle them. Wall Street Journal(Dec 26, 2016) But medical supplies and other essentials in short supply, officials said, with the region’s ill-equipped hospitals overwhelmed. The Guardian(Dec 07, 2016) They are ill-equipped to contend against management in this new economy. New York Times(Dec 05, 2016) adj poorly supplied with physical equipment the school was ill-equipped Syn unequipped without necessary physical or intellectual equipment |
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