enough

[i'nʌf]

adj.足够的
adv.足够地, 充分地, 相当,尚
pron.足够

例句与用法：

I've had enough of her continual chatter.

我已厌烦了她喋喋不休的闲谈。

Do you have enough time to finish the paper?

你有足够的时间写完论文吗？

Enough is as good as a feast.

知足常乐。

a.

足够的, 充足的

We have enough chairs for everyone.

我们有足够的椅子让大家坐。

I was fool enough to trust him.

我真傻, 竟会信赖他。

n.

足够, 充分[+to-v][(+for)]

We earned enough to buy a new house.

我们挣的钱足够买一幢新房子。

I've had enough, thank you.

我够了, 谢谢。

ad.

1. 足够地; 充分地[+to-v]

They cannot walk fast enough.

他们走得不够快。

I'm old enough to handle my own affairs.

我已经长大了, 可以处理我自己的事情。

2. 很, 十分

3. 相当地, 尚

The situation is serious enough.

情况相当严重。

短语词组：

Enough is as good as feast.

1. 饱餐不比筵席差。

strangely/curiously enough

1. 说来也奇怪

She's lived in Spain for more than 10 years, but strangely enough she can't speak a word of Spanish.

她在西班牙已住了十多年, 但奇怪的是她西班牙语一句也不会讲。

enough

同义词：

sufficient | adequate | plenty | ample | satisfactory | plentiful | abounding | well | abundant | sufficiency | decent |

反义词：

insufficient |

词义辨析：

同义:

a.足够的, 充足的

sufficient

ample

plenty

satisfactory

adequate

同义参见:

abounding

plentiful

well¹

反义:

a.足够的, 充足的

insufficient

反义参见:

slender

deficient

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1. as much or as many as required
   足够（的）；充足（的）
   [as determiner]too much work and not enough people to do it.
   活太多但人手不够。
   there was just enough room for two cars.
   只有刚好够停两辆汽车的空间。
   [as pronoun]they ordered more than enough for five people.
   他们叫的东西足够供5人吃而有余。
   getting enough of the right things to eat.
   弄了足够多的可以吃的东西。
   [as postpositive adj.]there will be time enough to tell you when we meet.
   我们见面时有足够的时间来告诉你。
   ■used to indicate that one is unwilling to tolerate any more of something undesirable
   （表示不愿再忍受不愉快的事）够多了
   [as determiner]we've got enough problems without that.
   因为没有那东西，我们遇到的问题已经够多的了。
   [as pronoun]I've had enough of this arguing.
   这种争论我已经受够了。
   that's enough, pack it in.
   够了，到此为止。
   

1. to the required degree or extent (used after an adjective, adverb, or verb); adequately
   充分地，足够地
   before he was old enough to shave.
   在他长到可以刮胡须的年龄之前。
   you're not big enough for basketball.
   你个子太小，不能打篮球。
   
2. to a moderate degree; fairly
   相当地；尚；很，十分
   he can get there easily enough.
   他很容易就能到那儿。
   he seems nice enough.
   他这人似乎很不错。
   
3. [with sentence adverb]used for emphasis
   ［用于强调］真够
   curiously enough, there is no mention of him.
   说也奇怪，竟然连提都没有提他。
   

1. (proverb)moderation is more satisfying than excess
   (谚)饱餐强似宴席，适中胜于过量
   

1. no more will be tolerated
   够了，行了，要适可而止
   

1. there is no need to say more; all is understood
   无需再说；一切都明白了
   

1. Old English genōg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch genoeg and German genug
   

enough

名词 enough:

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

同义词：sufficiency

形容词 enough:

enough to meet a purpose

同义词：adequate, decent

副词 enough:

as much as necessary

同义词：plenty

enough

■We only live once, but if we work it right, once is enough.

[谚]年华没虚度，一生也足矣。

■The merest noise is enough to wake him.

一丁点儿声音就足以把他吵醒。

■Some people live in plenty, while others haven't enough to eat.

一些人过着丰衣足食的生活，而另一些人却吃不饱。

■To start with we haven't enough money, and secondly we're too busy.

一来我们的钱不够，二来我们没时间。

■Once is enough, never again.

一次就够了，别再干了。

■Peter had his head in a tar barrel sure enough.

不出所料，彼得陷入了困境。

■That's enough of your insolence, boy!

不要再放肆了，小伙子！

■Will 2,000 dozens be enough for selling?

两千打够卖吗？

■In order to earn enough money, he worked late into the night.

为了赚到足够的钱，他工作到深夜。

■He saved money bit by bit until he had enough to buy a car.

他一点儿一点儿攒钱直到够买一辆汽车。

■He has been unable to raise enough money to have the big clock repaired.

他一直无法筹募到足够的钱来把这个大钟修理好。

■He doesn't spend enough time with his peers.

他不大与其同龄人交往。

■He couldn't pluck up enough courage to ask her to go out with him.

他不能鼓起足够的勇气请她一起外出。

■Either of them is good enough.

他们中的任何一个都够好的了。

■Their wages are barely enough to keep the wolf from the door.

他们的工资勉强够维持生活的。

■He tried hard enough, but he missed the mark.

他作了很大的努力，但还是失败了。

■He's on fool, he'll latch on soon enough to what you are doing.

他可不是傻瓜，他很快就会看出你这是在干什么。

■He insisted three years is not enough for a good interpreter.

他坚决认为，培养一个好翻译，三年是不够的。

■He's old enough to take care of himself.

他大了，能照顾自己了。

■He is competent enough to fill that position.

他完全胜任那个职位。

■He tasted the soup to see if he had put enough salt in it.

他尝尝汤，看是否够咸。

■He's shown enough class for a champion chess player.

他展现了一流西洋棋士的卓越技艺。

■He have scrape together enough money to buy a car.

他已凑足了买一辆汽车的钱。

■He had learned enough German to carry on a conversation.

他已学了足够的德语来进行会话。

■He enlisted as a soldier in the army as soon as he was old enough.

他年龄一到就入伍当兵了。

■He is brave enough to face dangers.

他很勇敢,足以面对各种危险。

■He hadn't the wits/wit enough to realize the danger.

他悟性差，没有意识到存在的危险。

■He knew enough mathematics to muddle through in his job.

他懂得一些数学，工作上大体可以对付过去。

■He was impudent enough to call me a fool.

他无礼至极，竟然叫我傻瓜。

■He has$20, but that is not nearly enough for the trip.

他有二十元，但这远远不够旅途费用。

■He has enough money (=money enough) to buy a car.

他有足够的钱买一辆汽车。

■He didn't have enough money to pay his train fare.

他没有足够的钱来付火车费。

■He speaks French well enough to pass for a Frenchman.

他法语流利得使人以为他是法国人。

■He was tired enough to make ten errors in as many (=in ten) pages.

他疲倦得十页中犯了十个错误。

■His word is long enough to run in series.

他的话，长到足以连成一串。

■He had only enough money to meet his engagements.

他的钱仅够付合同款。

■He says the food isn't hot enough, if you please!

他竟然说吃的东西不够热，你听听这话。

■He ought to/should be here in time he started early enough.

他该[应]按时到这里--他出发得够早的。

■He said he would come, and sure enough he did.

他说他会来的，果然来了。

■He married a woman who is old enough to be his mother.

他跟一个年纪大得够当他妈妈的女人结婚了。

■He hasn't enough money for food, let alone amusements.

他连温饱都无法解决，就更不用说娱乐了。

■He was careful enough to check up every detail.

他非常仔细，把每一个细节都核对过了。

■He can't maintain enough equilibrium to ride a bike.

他骑自行车不能保持平衡。

■I wish you'd write clearly enough for us to read it.

但愿你能写得清楚点，我们好能看明白。

■Shut up! I've had enough of that!

住嘴!我受够了。

■The assignment is few enough to be finished within half an hour.

作业很少，足能在半小时内完成。

■You're skinny enough without going on a diet!

你不必节食就已经够瘦的了！

■You can't wear that to the reception it's not dressy enough.

你不能穿那种衣服出席招待会--不太庄重。

■You've bought enough paint to paint the house twice over!

你买的颜料足够把这所房子粉刷两次用的！

■You can taste the curry to see if it's hot enough.

你可以尝尝这道咖喱菜，看看够不够辣。

Enough is as good as feast.

1. 饱餐不比筵席差。

strangely/curiously enough

1. 说来也奇怪

She's lived in Spain for more than 10 years, but strangely enough she can't speak a word of Spanish.

她在西班牙已住了十多年, 但奇怪的是她西班牙语一句也不会讲。