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enough
足够地；充分地
核心释义
口语中也有用 plenty 代替 enough 的说法，属非标准用法。
to the necessary degree; sufficiently
- 1.
足够地。
Sufficiently.
- 2.
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。
Fully; quite; used after adjectives to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very.
- 3.
用于某些副词后以强调某种特质显著、出乎意料等。
Used after certain adverbs to emphasise that a quality is notable, unexpected, etc.
- 4.
必要的数量；(‘plenty’为非标准用法)
as much as necessary; ; (`plenty' is nonstandard)
相当；十分；（用于某些副词后，表示强调）；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。
用法In use
The coffee is cool enough to drink now.
用法提示：此处 enough 作副词，置于形容词 cool 之后，表示“足够地”。
She spoke slowly enough for the children to follow.
用法提示：此处 enough 作副词，修饰副词 slowly，表示“足够地”。
I didn't sleep enough last night, so I feel tired today.
用法提示：此处 enough 作副词，放在动词 sleep 后，表示“足够地”。
Have I eaten enough?
adj + enough (to do sth)
enough 修饰形容词时必须放在形容词之后，不能说 enough old。
She isn't old enough to vote in this election.
她年龄不够大，不能参加这次选举投票。
verb + enough
enough 直接跟在动词之后，表示“足够地、充分地”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想法：en-ough = 一（en）够（ough），一个‘够’字，够了就是enough。
语境与语域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”。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为副词时，置于所修饰的形容词或副词之后
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
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