Word · Frequency #378
enough
/iˈnʌf/
noun
足够；充足
an adequate quantity
- 1.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
足够的数量；足以达到目的的数量
足够的数量；足以达到目的的数量；充足；够；很多
In use
There is enough to share with the whole class.
We finally have enough to start the project.
She never has enough for emergencies.
enough is as good as a feast
Connections
Collocations
- have enough
- 有足够的数量；够用
- Do we have enough for everyone?我们的数量够所有人用吗？
- more than enough
- 绰绰有余；多得多
- We have more than enough food for the trip.我们这次旅行带的食物绰绰有余。
- enough to eat
- 足够的食物；足以果腹
- The children never had enough to eat.孩子们从来没有足够的东西吃。
- enough to go around
- 够分给每个人；足够供大家使用
- There is not enough to go around.没有足够的量分给每个人。
- enough is enough
- 适可而止；受够了
- I've warned you twice; enough is enough.我已经警告过你两次了，适可而止吧。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个容器装满了，说“enough”就停手；拼写结尾的gh不发音，读作/iˈnʌf/，像“一那夫”，够数即止。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面叙述 enough 作名词时通常表示“足够的数量”，属于中性用法，在日常对话和书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
Grammar Note
作为名词时通常不可数，表示‘足够的数量’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
enough 读作 /iˈnʌf/，其中 -ough 发 /ʌf/，与 rough (/rʌf/) 和 tough (/tʌf/) 押韵。注意同为 -ough 结尾的 cough (/kɒf/)、though (/ðoʊ/)、through (/θruː/)、dough (/doʊ/) 发音各不相同。
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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.