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]