adequate
adj. 足够的; 合格的; 合乎需要的
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...
全世界有1/4的人没有个像样的家。
The old methods weren't adequate to meet current needs...
老一套方法已不足以满足当前的需要。
1. (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task;
2. enough to meet a purpose;
3. about average; acceptable;
adequate, enough, sufficient
这些形容词均含"足够的,充足的"之意。
We must mix work with adequate rest.
我们必须劳逸结合.
There was adequate rain and snow last winter.
去年冬天雨雪充足.
I have no adequate preparation.
我没有充分的准备.
Though a bit too old, he is still adequate to the work.
虽然他年纪大了点, 却仍能胜任这项工作.
The city's water supply is no longer adequate for its need.
这个城市的供水已不敷需求.