enough
adv
determiner, pron
ɪˈnʌf
adv
1
to
the
degree
that
is
necessary
or
wanted
足够(地)
Are
the
carrots
cooked
enough?
胡萝卜煮熟了吗?
He
just
hadn’t
thought
enough
about
the
possible
consequences.
他就是没有充分考虑可能造成的后果。
You
can
go
to
school
when
you’re
old
enough.
你够年龄就可以上学了。
[+
for
]
Is
the
water
warm
enough
for
you?
这水给你用够热吗?
enough
to
do
sth
Will
Evans
be
fit
enough
to
play?
埃文斯参加比赛身体够健壮吗?
The
rooms
are
all
large
enough
to
take
a
third
bed.
这些房间都很大,足够放下第三张床。
Surely
no
one
would
be
foolish
enough
to
lend
him
the
money?
肯定没有人会傻到把这笔钱借给他。
You’re
late.
It’s
just
not
good
enough
(=not
satisfactory
or
acceptable)
.
你迟到了,这确实不像样。
2
fairly
but
not
very
相当; 尚
I
was
happy
enough
in
Bordeaux,
but
I
missed
my
family.
我在波尔多过得不错,但还是想家。
He’s
a
nice
enough
young
man.
他是一个相当不错的小伙子。
3
bad/difficult/hard etc enough
used
to
say
that
a
situation
is
already
bad
and
you
do
not
want
it
to
get
any
worse
相当糟糕/困难/艰苦等
Life’s
difficult
enough
without
you
interfering
all
the
time.
即使没有你一直在干扰,生活已相当困难。
4
lucky/unfortunate etc enough to be/do sth
used
to
say
that
someone
is
lucky
or
unlucky
that
something
happens
to
them
幸运/不幸遇到/做某事
They
were
unlucky
enough
to
be
caught
in
the
storm.
他们不幸遇到了暴风雨。
5
would you be good/kind enough to do sth?
used
to
ask
someone
politely
to
do
something
for
you
[口] 帮忙做(某事)好吗?
spoken
Would
you
be
good
enough
to
hold
the
door
open?
帮忙扶住门,别让它关上好吗?
6
strangely/oddly/curiously etc enough
used
to
say
that
a
fact
or
something
that
happens
is
strange
or
surprising
奇怪的是,说来奇怪
Strangely
enough,
I
didn’t
feel
at
all
nervous
when
I
faced
the
audience.
奇怪的是,我面对听众时一点也不感到紧张。
7
near enough
used
when
you
are
guessing
a
number,
amount,
time
etc
because
you
cannot
be
exact
[英,口] 几乎,差不多〔用于猜测数字、数量、时间等〕
BrE spoken
The
full
cost
comes
to
£3000,
near
enough.
全部费用达到差不多 3000 英镑。
determiner, pron
8
as
many
or
as
much
as
is
needed
or
wanted
足够(的),充足(的),充分(的)
informal old-fashioned
Have
I
given
you
enough
money?
我给你的钱够吗?
Not
enough
is
known
about
what
happened.
对所发生的事情了解得还不够多。
[+
for
]
There
aren’t
enough
chairs
for
everyone.
这些椅子不够每人一把。
enough
to
do/eat
etc
Erica
was
worried
that
the
children
weren’t
getting
enough
to
eat.
埃丽卡担心孩子们会不够吃。
enough
(sth)
to
do
sth
The
police
didn’t
have
enough
evidence
to
convict
him.
警方没有足够的证据给他定罪。
He
didn’t
even
earn
enough
to
pay
the
rent.
他挣的钱甚至连付房租都不够。
You’ve
had
more
than
enough
time
to
make
all
the
preparations.
你已经有足够多的时间来作一切准备。
enough
to
go
round
(enough
of
something
for
everyone
to
have
some)
足够所有人分
Do
you
think
we’ve
got
enough
pizza
to
go
round?
你觉得我们的比萨饼够每人一份吗?
not
nearly/nowhere
near
enough
We
only
had
$500,
and
that
was
nowhere
near
enough
to
buy
a
new
camcorder.
我们只有 500 美元,要买一台新的便携式摄像机是远远不够的。
time/reason/trouble
etc
enough
Come
on
–
there’ll
be
time
enough
to
chat
later.
好了,以后有的是时间再聊。
9
used
to
say
that
a
situation
is
already
bad
and
you
do
not
want
it
to
get
any
worse
够多(的)〔用于表示情况已经很糟,不想再添乱了〕
She
has
enough
problems
without
you
two
getting
into
fights.
你们俩即使不打架,她的问题也够多的了。
I
don’t
want
to
bother
him
–
he
has
enough
to
worry
about.
我不想麻烦他,他要担心的事够多的了。
10
have had enough (of sth)
used
to
say
you
are
tired
or
angry
about
a
situation
and
want
it
to
stop
[口] 受够了(某事)
spoken
When
I
got
home
I
just
sat
down
and
cried.
I’d
had
enough.
我回到家就坐下哭了起来。 我受够了。
I’ve
just
about
had
enough
of
your
stupid
remarks.
你的蠢话我已经快要受够了。
11
enough is enough
used
to
say
that
something
that
is
happening
should
stop
[口] 够了〔用于表示正在发生的事情应当停止〕
spoken
There
comes
a
point
when
you
say
enough
is
enough.
你说得够多了,可以停一停了。
12
that’s (quite) enough
used
to
tell
someone
to
stop
doing
something
[口] 行了〔用于叫某人停止做某事〕
spoken
Now,
you
two,
that’s
quite
enough.
Sit
down
and
be
quiet.
喂,你们俩,到此为止吧。 坐下来安静一会儿。
13
enough said
used
to
tell
someone
that
they
do
not
need
to
say
any
more
because
you
understand
the
point
they
are
making
[口] 不用再说了〔表示都明白了〕
spoken
‘He’s
the
sort
of
man
who
wears
a
lot
of
jewellery.’
‘Enough
said.’
“他是那种爱戴许多首饰的人。”“不用再说了。”
14
can’t get enough of sth/sb
to
enjoy
something
so
much
that
you
want
more
and
more
of
it
[非正式] 对某物/某人如痴如狂
informal
Her
millions
of
fans
can’t
get
enough
of
her.
她的无数仰慕者对她如痴如狂。
15
enough
comes
after
adjectives,
never
before.
enough
用于形容词之后,不用于形容词之前
This
one
is
big
enough
(NOT
不说
enough
big)
.
这一个够大了。
Is
it
warm
enough
for
you?
你觉得够暖和吗?
16
enough
usually
comes
before
nouns.
enough一般用在名词之前
We
haven’t
got
enough
time.
我们没有足够的时间。
Are
there
enough
plates?
盘子够吗?
17
enough
Sometimes
people
use
after
nouns
in
particular
expressions,
but
this
is
not
very
usual.
有时候人们在特定的表达法中把 enough 用在名词之后,但这并不常见
There
will
be
time
enough
for
that
later.
以后会有足够的时间做那件事。
18
enough
Nouns
used
with
must
be
plural
or
uncountable,
never
singular.
与 enough 连用的名词必须是复数或不可数名词,从来不用单数
There
aren’t
enough
books
(NOT
不说
enough
book)
.
书不够。
She
has
enough
money
to
live
on.
她有足够的生活费。