insufficient

英 [ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt]

美 [ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt]

adj.  不充分的; 不足的; 不够重要的

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Collins.2 / BNC.4791 / COCA.7113

牛津词典

adj.

• 不充分的；不足的；不够重要的
  not large, strong or important enough for a particular purpose
  1. insufficient time
     时间不够
  2. His salary is insufficient to meet his needs.
     他的薪水不够应付需要。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 不充分的;不足的;缺乏的
  Something that isinsufficientis not large enough in amount or degree for a particular purpose.
  1. He decided there was insufficient evidence to justify criminal proceedings...
     他认定证据不充分无法提起刑事诉讼。
  2. These efforts were insufficient to contain the burgeoning crisis.
     这些努力不足以抑制迅速扩散的危机。

英英释义

adj

• of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
  1. insufficient funds
  Synonym:deficient

双语例句

• These efforts were insufficient to contain the burgeoning crisis.
  这些努力不足以抑制迅速扩散的危机。
• He decided there was insufficient evidence to justify criminal proceedings
  他认定证据不充分无法提起刑事诉讼。
• Memory usage problems due to insufficient memory resources can be caused by configuration issues or system capacity issues.
  由于内存资源不足而产生的内存使用问题可能是由于配置问题或系统容量问题所导致的。
• British industry suffers through insufficient investment in research.
  研究投入不足让英国工业深受其害。
• Frequently insufficient feathers are available for the development of the framework branches.
  常常有这样的情况，即用来培养骨干枝的分枝数量不够。
• There are insufficient funds in your account.
  你账户上的存款不足了。
• It is an especially tough task in developing countries with limited resources and insufficient capacity.
  特别是在拥有有限资源和能力不够的发展中国家，它是特别困难的一项任务。
• The error handling in this line is insufficient in a production environment and should be revised as necessary.
  本行中的错误处理在生产环境中是不足的，应在必要时加以修订。
• I should tell you for certain, this is insufficient.
  我要肯定的告诉你，这是不够的。
• Inevitably, insufficient funding acts as a brake on medical research.
  资金不足不可避免地阻碍了医学研究。