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be adequate for sth
用于表示某物在数量或质量上满足特定需求。
The amount of food is adequate for the whole group.
食物的量对于整个团体来说是足够的。
足够的；适当的
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足够的；适当的
enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose
The amount of food is adequate for the whole group.
食物的量对于整个团体来说是足够的。
等于或满足某些要求。
Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
具备完成任务所需的品质或资源
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
足够满足目的
sufficient for the purpose
大致平均；可接受
about average; acceptable
We have adequate time to finish the project.
我们有足够的时间完成这个项目。
AI contextual example
Her performance was adequate for the competition.
她的表现足以应付比赛。
AI contextual example
The school received adequate funding to buy new books.
学校获得了足够的资金来购买新书。
AI contextual example
she had adequate training
她接受了足够的培训
WordNet
用于表示某物在数量或质量上满足特定需求。
The amount of food is adequate for the whole group.
食物的量对于整个团体来说是足够的。
表示具备足够的能力或条件去做某事。
Her training is adequate to handle the job.
她的培训足以胜任这份工作。
直接修饰名词，表示数量或程度上足够。
We need adequate time to complete the project.
我们需要足够的时间来完成这个项目。
Not this
The adequate of water is important.
Use this
The adequacy of water is important.
在英语中，'adequate' 是形容词，不能直接用作名词。表达“足够”的概念时，应使用名词形式 'adequacy'。
Not this
This plan is adequate with our needs.
Use this
This plan is adequate for our needs.
形容词 'adequate' 后常接介词 'for' 表示“对……足够”，而不是 'with'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
适合于；足够用于
The space is adequate for a small family.
这个空间对于一个家庭来说是足够的。
足以（做某事）
His skills are not adequate to the task.
他的技能不足以完成这项任务。
充足的供应
We need to ensure an adequate supply of food and water.
我们需要确保食物和水的充足供应。
足够的数量
Drink an adequate amount of water every day.
每天喝足够量的水。
充分的准备
Adequate preparation is key to success.
充分的准备是成功的关键。
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adequate = ad（去）+ equate（相等）→ 去做到相等，就是足够的。联想：任务所需的数量‘相等’就‘足够’了。
此词多用于正式或客观描述场合，表示‘足够’且不强调多余。
The listed words end in '-ate' but are pronounced with a long /eɪ/ sound, whereas 'adequate' ends with an unstressed /kwət/. None rhyme with 'adequate'.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.