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今天我们要学的词是inadequate¹. Inadequate 形容词，不充分的。Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized the Trump² administration's $44 billion disaster relief request to Congress as “completely inadequate.” 德克萨斯州州长阿伯特批评川普政府向国会提出的440亿美元的救灾拨款要求“根本不够”。An Uber rider is suing the company for inadequate background checks on its drivers. 一位优步乘客起诉优步公司，指责该公司在启用司机前，缺少对他们进行充分的背景调查。好的，我们今天学习的词是inadequate, inadequate, inadequate ...

1 inadequate   

adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的

参考例句：

• The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
• She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。