Word · Frequency #378
enough
/iˈnʌf/
adjective
足够的;充分的
enough
- 1.
sufficient for the purpose
目的所需的足够
目的所需的足够;充足的;足够
In use
There are enough apples for everyone at the table.
We have enough time to catch the train.
She bought enough milk for the week.
enough food
food enough
Connections
Collocations
- enough time
- 足够的时间
- We have enough time to catch the train.我们有足够的时间赶火车。
- enough money
- 足够的钱
- She doesn't have enough money to buy the ticket.她没有足够的钱买票。
- enough food
- 足够的食物
- Did you bring enough food for the trip?你为旅行带了足够的食物吗?
- enough sleep
- 充足的睡眠
- I didn't get enough sleep last night.我昨晚睡眠不足。
- enough space
- 足够的空间
- There is enough space in the car for everyone.车里有足够的空间容纳所有人。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:enough 意为“足够”,想象一碗饭吃到刚刚好,再多就撑、再少就饿,这就是 enough。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、书面写作、正式报告 enough 作形容词表示“足够的”,属于中性常用词,日常口语和正式书面语中都比较常见,没有明显的正式或随意色彩。
Grammar Note
常用于所修饰名词之前,也可置于系动词后作表语
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 enough 押韵的词有 tough (/tʌf/) 和 rough (/rʌf/),它们的重读元音及后续辅音都是 /ʌf/。另外列举的 cough (/kɔːf/)、dough (/doʊ/)、through (/θruː/)、though (/ðoʊ/) 虽同含 -ough 拼写,但发音完全不同,是常见的形近词,注意不要按拼读规则猜测。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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