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词组 satisfactory
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satisfactory /ˌsætəsˈfæktəri◂, ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri◂/ adjective good enough for you, or good enough for a particular situation or purposeadverbsvery/highly/most satisfactory She has made a very satisfactory recovery from her illness.perfectly/quite satisfactory (=used when emphasizing that something is satisfactory) If you don’t have olive oil, sunflower oil is perfectly satisfactory.entirely/wholly/completely satisfactory Neither system was wholly satisfactory.broadly/generally satisfactory (=mostly satisfactory) Although his work is broadly satisfactory, there are things that can be improved.far from/less than satisfactory (=not satisfactory) His behaviour has been far from satisfactory this year.barely/hardly satisfactory (=not really satisfactory) The food was very expensive, and the service was barely satisfactory.nounsa satisfactory explanation There seems to be no satisfactory explanation.a satisfactory answer No-one could give Donna a satisfactory answer to her question.a satisfactory arrangement Having your brother living with us is not a satisfactory arrangement.a satisfactory result/outcome Our main aim is to achieve a satisfactory outcome for both sides.a satisfactory solution We will not rest until a satisfactory solution is found.satisfactory progress His progress this term has been satisfactory.satisfactory work You won’t get paid unless your work is satisfactory.a satisfactory performance The team’s performance was far from satisfactory.a satisfactory recovery The patient has made a satisfactory recovery.a satisfactory alternative (=something good enough to be used instead of something) This drug will continue to be used until a satisfactory alternative is found.prepositionssatisfactory to sb We want an arrangement that is satisfactory to both sides.THESAURUS: satisfactory all right/OK spoken not bad, but not very good: The meal was all right, but rather expensive. | “How was the film?” “It was OK.” reasonableprice | standard | quality | amount good enough and not too low, too little etc: This property offers good sized accommodation at a reasonable price. | The people enjoy a reasonable standard of living. | The quality of the food was reasonable.You also use reasonable when something seems fair in that situation: The officer must have reasonable grounds for stopping and searching people. acceptablesolution | offer | compromise | way | level | standard | quality if something is acceptable to you, you think it is good enough and you are willing to take it: They can’t find a solution that is acceptable to both sides. | If we receive an acceptable offer, we will sell the company. | an acceptable level of risk | His work is of an acceptable standard. adequatesupply | protection | standards | explanation | information | training | resources | provision enough in quantity, or of a good enough standard. Adequate sounds rather formal and is used especially in official contexts: The people need to have an adequate supply of drinking water. | These sunglasses should give you adequate protection against sunlight. | The inspector checks to make sure that there are adequate standards of hygiene. | He wasn't able to provide them with an adequate explanation. | The staff had not received adequate training. | The resources they had were barely adequate for the situation. decent especially spoken good enough in quality – used especially when something is as good as most other things: I want my kids to get a decent education. | Where can I get a decent cup of coffee? | The food’s decent and the service is good. passable satisfactory, but not of the best quality – used especially about food and drink, or someone’s skill at speaking a language. Passable sounds rather formal: His Japanese was passable. | a passable French wine | He can do a passable imitation of Barack Obama. sth is up to scratch informal used when saying that something is of a good enough standard: His work wasn’t up to scratch. | None of the hotels they suggested were up to scratch. sth will do informal used when saying that something is good enough for a particular purpose: Any kind of paper will do. | “How about Ken?” “I suppose he’ll do.”
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