Unit 3 Australia & Unit 4 Exploring plants &Unit 5 Inside advertising 核心单词1
adequate adj
充分的,足够的;适当的;胜任的There was adequate rain and snow last winter
去年冬天雨雪充足
Though a bit too old, he is still adequate to the work
虽然他年纪大了点,却仍能胜任这项工作
易混辨析:adequate/enoughadequate 表示符合一个客观标准,兼有适当的意思
enough 侧重表示数量的足够,有充分的、足够的意思
高手过招完成句子①给我们的钱基本上够用
The amount of money we have been given is adequate
The supply is not adequate the demand
③当时的那些火车被认为不适用于现代铁路
The trains were not considered adequate use on the modern railways
答案: ①more or less ②to ③for 2
tolerance n
宽容,容忍In ordinary living there can be some tolerance of unpunctuality
在日常生活中,对不准时的行为可以给予一些宽容
联想拓展:tolerant adj
宽容的;容忍的;有耐性的be tolerant of/towards 对¡¡能容忍/宽容put up with 忍受;忍耐He is tolerant of the ideas and behaviour of others
他对别人的思想和行为很宽容