英语词汇“enough”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

enough

/ɪˈnʌf

determiner & pronoun

1As much or as many as required: [as determiner]: too much work and not enough people to do it there was just enough room for two cars [as pronoun]: getting enough of the right things to eat [as postpositive adjective]: there will be time enough to tell you when we meet...

There's more than enough work to be done implementing existing policies.
They make hundreds of billions of dollars every year, more than enough money to pay for the costs.
What all of this means is that Ireland has more than enough organs to save the lives of those on waiting lists.

Synonyms

sufficient, plenty (of), a sufficient amount (of), an adequate amount (of), as much as necessary;

a sufficiency, an adequacy, an ample supply, a satisfactory amount, a passable amount, a tolerable amount, an acceptable amount, an abundance, an amplitude;

full measure

1.1Used to indicate that one is unwilling to tolerate any more of something undesirable: [as determiner]: we’ve got enough problems without that [as pronoun]: I’ve had enough of this arguing that’s enough, pack it in...

After attempting to come back in pre-season, the problem only got worse and he decided enough was enough.
Diaries can suffer from a process of attrition, as people decide they have had enough of the task of completing a diary.
She finally decided that enough was enough, and it was time to give up.

adverb

1To the required degree or extent (used after an adjective, adverb, or verb): before he was old enough to shave you’re not big enough for basketball...

If a space is large enough to push a pen through, it is big enough for a mouse.
We got close enough to see them with binoculars but not close enough for photographs.
It happens rarely enough for such an event to be savoured, but often enough to keep us forever interested.

1.1To a moderate degree; fairly: he can get there easily enough he seems nice enough...

They won it easily enough in the end.
She seemed nice enough, her husband came too, they both wore jumpers and jeans in to the office.
I've always been able to come up with content easily enough, but had a hard time with the introduction.

Synonyms

sufficiently, adequately, amply, satisfactorily, passably, tolerably, reasonably, fairly

1.2 [with sentence adverb] Used for emphasis: curiously enough, there is no mention of him...

Interestingly enough, though, it also works as a good science fiction film.
This is one of his poems that, interestingly enough, came up in Philosophy class a while ago.
The annual Fun Day in Bedford Park, curiously enough unreported in the papers, was a great success.

Phrases

enough is as good as a feast

enough is enough

enough said

Origin

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

单词	enough
释义	enough /ɪˈnʌf / determiner & pronoun 1As much or as many as required: [as determiner]: too much work and not enough* people to do it* there was just enough* room for two cars* [as pronoun]: getting enough of* the right things to eat* [as postpositive adjective]: there will be time enough to tell you when we meet... There's more than enough work to be done implementing existing policies. They make hundreds of billions of dollars every year, more than enough money to pay for the costs. What all of this means is that Ireland has more than enough organs to save the lives of those on waiting lists. Synonyms sufficient, plenty (of), a sufficient amount (of), an adequate amount (of), as much as necessary; a sufficiency, an adequacy, an ample supply, a satisfactory amount, a passable amount, a tolerable amount, an acceptable amount, an abundance, an amplitude; full measure 1.1Used to indicate that one is unwilling to tolerate any more of something undesirable: [as determiner]: we’ve got enough problems without that [as pronoun]: I’ve had enough of* this arguing* that’s enough, pack it in... After attempting to come back in pre-season, the problem only got worse and he decided enough was enough. Diaries can suffer from a process of attrition, as people decide they have had enough of the task of completing a diary. She finally decided that enough was enough, and it was time to give up. adverb 1To the required degree or extent (used after an adjective, adverb, or verb): before he was old enough to* shave* you’re not big enough for* basketball... If a space is large enough to push a pen through, it is big enough for a mouse. We got close enough to see them with binoculars but not close enough for photographs. It happens rarely enough for such an event to be savoured, but often enough to keep us forever interested. 1.1To a moderate degree; fairly: he can get there easily enough* he seems nice enough... They won it easily enough in the end. She seemed nice enough, her husband came too, they both wore jumpers and jeans in to the office. I've always been able to come up with content easily enough, but had a hard time with the introduction. Synonyms sufficiently, adequately, amply, satisfactorily, passably, tolerably, reasonably, fairly 1.2 [with sentence adverb] Used for emphasis: curiously enough, there is no mention of him... Interestingly enough, though, it also works as a good science fiction film. This is one of his poems that, interestingly enough, came up in Philosophy class a while ago. The annual Fun Day in Bedford Park, curiously enough unreported in the papers, was a great success. Phrases enough is as good as a feast enough is enough enough said Origin Old English genōg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch genoeg and German genug. Rhymes bluff, buff, chough, chuff, cuff, duff, fluff, gruff, guff, huff, luff, puff, rough, ruff, scruff, scuff, slough, snuff, stuff, Tough, tuff
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