Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #378
enough
足够地；充分地
To the amount or degree that is needed; sufficiently.
此义标准用 enough，而不用 plenty。
- 1.
Sufficiently.
足够地。
- 2.
Fully; quite; used after adjectives to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very.
完全；相当；用于形容词后以表达正程度的轻微增加,有时相当于非常。
- 3.
Used after certain adverbs to emphasise that a quality is notable, unexpected, etc.
用于某些副词后以强调某种特质显著、出乎意料等。
- 4.
as much as necessary; ; (`plenty' is nonstandard)
必要的数量；(‘plenty’为非标准用法)
相当；十分；很；（用于副词后）…的是；出奇地；足够地。；完全；相当；用于形容词后以表达正程度的轻微增加,有时相当于非常。；用于某些副词后以强调某种特质显著、出乎意料等。
In use
The coffee is sweet enough.
She works quickly enough to finish early.
Are you old enough to vote?
Have I eaten enough?
Connections
Collocations
- good enough
- 足够好
- This cake is good enough to eat.这个蛋糕好吃到可以吃。
- old enough
- 达到年龄
- She is old enough to drive a car.她年龄足够大，可以开车了。
- fast enough
- 足够快
- He runs fast enough to win the race.他跑得足够快，能赢得比赛。
- well enough
- 相当好；足够好地
- I know her well enough to trust her.我相当了解她，足以信任她。
- soon enough
- 很快；足够早
- We arrived soon enough to get good seats.我们到得足够早，得到了好座位。
- eat enough
- 吃够
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想法：en-ough = 一（en）够（ough），一个‘够’字，够了就是enough。
Context & Register
中性；用于各种正式和非正式场合，表示数量或程度达到所需标准。注：作为副词时，通常直接修饰形容词、副词或动词，如“big enough”或“eat enough”。
Grammar Note
作为副词时，置于所修饰的形容词或副词之后
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ough' vary in pronunciation. 'Tough' and 'rough' rhyme with 'enough' (/ʌf/). 'Cough' sounds different (/ɔf/), while 'though', 'through', and 'bough' are even more divergent.
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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