adequate

adequate, enough, sufficient

这些形容词均含“足够的，充足的”之意。
adequate: 指数量上足够，质量上适当。
enough: 最普通用词，口语、书面语可用，较侧重分量或数量的足够，多指希望的满足。
sufficient: 正式用词，侧重数目或数量或程度达到某一特定要求或需要。

形容词 adequate:

1. (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task
2. enough to meet a purpose
   同义词：decent, enough
3. about average; acceptable
   同义词：passable, fair to middling, tolerable

1. The town is now counting the cost of its failure to provide adequate flood protection.
   该镇未采取适当的防洪措施，现在吃到了苦头。
2. That's not an adequate explanation.
   这并不足以说明问题。
3. Our bodies need adequate nutrition.
   我们的身体需要充足的营养。
4. And last but not least there is the question of adequate funding.
   最後同样重要的是要有足够的资金的问题。
5. She had adequate grounds for a divorce.
   她离婚有充分的理由。
6. Our accommodation is barely adequate.
   我们的住房不太够用。
7. Their earnings are adequate to their needs.
   他们挣的钱够用了。