inadequate
[ɪ'næd.ɪ.kwət] adjective
■not good enough or too low in quality 不够好的；劣质的•This work is woefully (= extremely) inadequate - you'll have to do it again.这工作做得非常糟糕——你必须重做。 ■too small in amount （数量）不够的•She rejected the $2 million offer as totally inadequate.她认为200万美元的出价完全不够，因而拒绝了。 ■not confident enough to deal with a situation （处理事情）信心不足的•Maddie's a real expert on art, so I feel completely inadequate whenever I talk to her about it.麦迪在艺术方面是个真正的专家，因此每次和她谈论艺术我都觉得自己不够格。 |