insufficient

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in·suf·fi·cient /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt◂/ AWL adjectiveadj formal

ENOUGHnot enough, or not great enough 不足的，不够的

Insufficient resources have been devoted to the health service.

用于医疗保健服务的资源不足。

insufficient for

His salary was insufficient for their needs.

他的薪水不足以满足他们的需求。

insufficient (something) to do something

The heating is insufficient to kill the bacteria.

加热不足以杀死这种细菌。

At the moment, there’s insufficient evidence to arrest anyone.

现在证据不充分，不能逮捕任何人。

—insufficiently adverbadv

—insufficiency noun [singular, uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

insufficient• The bank charged me for having insufficient funds in my account.• There has been insufficient rainfall over the past two years, and farmers are having trouble.• an insufficient source of water• The data we have is insufficient to draw any conclusions.

insufficient for• The planes had an insufficient fuel supply for a return flight.

in·suf·fi·cient adjectiveadj

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