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

单词	plenty
释义	plen·ty I. \ˈplentē, -ti\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English plente, plentee, plentie, from Old French plenté, from Latin plenitat-, plenitas fullness, abundance, from plenus full + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at full 1. a. : a more than adequate number, quantity, or amount : a full supply : enough and to spare < always gave them plenty of time — Seymour Blau > < cowboys on the range still do plenty of roping — S.E.Fletcher > < would have plenty visitors — H.E.Scudder > b. : a large number or amount of something — used with a < a plenty of things to be done — Verne Athanas > < what they asked for they got, and they asked for a plenty — American Mercury > 2. a. : an abundance especially of material things that permit a satisfactory life : a condition or time of abundance < the general feeling of plenty in this rich land — Pearl Buck > < a peace that seemed to bring plenty in its train — Stringfellow Barr > b. plenties plural : plentiful amounts especially of things that constitute material comfort < drink plenties of this milk too — J.L.Weldon > 3. : the quality or state of being copious : plentifulness — often used with in < down by the lake the daffodils were now in their plenty — Victoria Sackville-West > < will … gain pleasure and profit in plenty — H.M.Parshley > II. adjective Etymology: Middle English plente, from plente, n. 1. : ample in amount or supply : plentiful < if reasons were as plenty as blackberries — Shakespeare > < bread is never too plenty in Indian households — Willa Cather > 2. a. chiefly dialect : existing in large quantity or number < who has conies plenty to dispose of cheap — Jeremy Bentham > b. : ample, many : more than enough < he could get plenty men … to do his bidding — W.C.Tuttle > < there is plenty work to be done — Time > < you'll have plenty support from the other districts — Ralph Ellison > III. adverb : more than sufficiently : abundantly, plentifully < they will talk plenty, but not about themselves — J.L.Phelan > < her style is plenty vigorous enough — Florence Bullock > < the nights were plenty cold — F.B.Gipson > < a transatlantic holiday is plenty exciting — T.H.Fielding >
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