enough
determiner,pronoun,adverb
uk/ɪˈnʌf/us/əˈnʌf/A2
as much as isnecessary; in theamountor to thedegreeneeded:
充分;充足Is there enoughdessert/Are there enoughdessertsforeveryone?甜点够大家吃吗?
There are 25textbooksperclass. That should be enough.每个班25本教材,应该够了。
Have you had enough (toeat)?你(吃)饱了吗?
Iknowenough aboutarttorecognizeamasterpiecewhen Iseeone.我的艺术造诣足以使我看到一幅杰作就能辩认出来。
He'stallenough tochangethebulbwithout getting on achair.他个头够高,不用踩椅子就可以换灯泡。
B2
as much as or more than iswanted:
足够;过多[+ to infinitive]I've got enoughworktodo at themoment, without being given any more.即使不再给我加活,目前的工作也够我应付一阵的了。
Half anhourin hiscompanyisquiteenough!在他公司呆上半小时就能让人烦透了!
Stop. You've made enoughof a(= a lot of)messalready.别闹了,你已经弄得一团糟了。
You'vedrunkmore thanenough(= too much)already.你已经喝多了。
I'veseen/heardenough now(= I do notwanttosee/hearany more).我已经看/听够了。
I'vehadenoughofyourexcuses(= Iwantthem tostop).我已经听够了你的借口。
Enoughof this! I don'twanttodiscussit any more.够了!我不想再讨论这个了。
Enoughalready!(= No more!)够了!(不要了!)
enough is enough
something you say when youwantsomething tostop:
够了,行了,适可而止Enough is enough - I don'twanttoarguewith you any more.行了行了,我不想再跟你争了。
enough saidinformal
something you say totellsomeone that youunderstandwhat they have said and that there is no need to say any more:
不必再讲,无需多说"Someone has toexplainthesituationto her." "Enough said."“得有人向她说明一下情况。”“已经说得够多了。”
have had enough
C1
towantsomething tostopbecause it isannoyingyou:
受够了;烦透了;再也无法忍受了I've had enough - I'm goinghome.我受够了——我要回家了。
that's enough
used totellsomeone tostopbehavingbadly:
不要那样,够了(用于制止不好的行为)That's enough, Peter. Give thosetoysback,please.够了,彼得。把那些玩具还回去,听话。
"Hush," saidgrandma. "That's enough now."
Lola, Rachel, that's enough! I'mfedup withyourarguing.
That's enough! We'll neverresolvethis if you can't becivil.
That's enough! I won'ttolerateany more of thisbehaviour!
- Myconcernis that you're not getting enoughworkdone.
- There isn't enoughcontactbetweenteachersandparents.
- He didn'tallowus enoughtimetofinishthetest.
- Are there enoughpencilsfor everyone?
- I hadn't had enoughsleepand wasfeelingabitgrumpy.
Enough
- adequacy
- adequate
- adequately
- fill
- go
- go round
- good
- hold
- hold out
- respectable
- respectably
- say
- say whenidiom
- suffice
- suffice (it) to sayidiom
- sufficient
- sufficiently
- that
- that will doidiom
- the
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Grammar
Enough
Enough is a determiner, a pronoun or an adverb. We use enough to mean ‘as much as we need or want’.…enough
adverb
uk/ɪˈnʌf/us/əˈnʌf/A2
used after anadjective,adverb, orverbtomeanto thenecessarydegree:
(用于形容词、副词或动词后)足够地Is thewaterhotenoughyet?水够热吗?
I don'tthinkhe's reallyexperiencedenough for thissortofjob.我认为做这类工作他经验不是太足。
She told me it wasbrandnew and I wasstupidenoughtobelieveher.她跟我说这是崭新的,我也真够傻,竟然信了她。
formalWould you begoodenoughtotake mysuitcaseupstairsfor me?你可以帮我把包拎到楼上吗?
used after anadjectiveoradverbtomeanquite:
很,十分(用于形容词、副词后)He'sbadenough, but hisbrotherisfarworse.他够坏的了,可他哥哥比他还要坏得多。
She's gone away for sixmonths, butstrangely/oddly/funnilyenough(=surprisingly), herboyfrienddoesn'tseemtoounhappyabout it.她离开都6个月了,可奇怪的是,她男朋友好像并没有因此不开心。
- You don'tchewyourfoodenough - that's why you getindigestion.
- We're not doing enough toprotecttheenvironmentfrompollution.
- You won't bewarmenough in thatflimsydress.
- Barryseemshappyenoughworkingfor himself.
- Will theropebestrongenough toholdmyweight?
Enough
- adequacy
- adequate
- adequately
- fill
- go
- go round
- good
- hold
- hold out
- respectable
- respectably
- say
- say whenidiom
- suffice
- suffice (it) to sayidiom
- sufficient
- sufficiently
- that
- that will doidiom
- the
Grammar
Enough
Enough is a determiner, a pronoun or an adverb. We use enough to mean ‘as much as we need or want’.…