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Fully loadedsuffice
足够；满足
核心释义
be sufficient; be adequate
- 1.
足够或充分；满足需求；合适
To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
- 2.
满足；使满意；足以应付需求。
To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
足够或充分；满足需求；合适；满足；使满意；足以应付需求。；足够；有能力；满足
用法In use
One sandwich will suffice for lunch.
用法提示：suffice 作为不及物动词，表示“足够”，后接 for 引出对象。
A few kind words sufficed to calm her down.
用法提示：sufficed 是过去式，后接不定式表示“足以做某事”。
Will a brief explanation suffice, or do you need more details?
用法提示：suffice 作为动词，在问句中表示“足够”。
suffice (for) sth
for 可省略，常见于正式文体。
A simple explanation will suffice.
一个简单的解释就足够了。
suffice to do sth
后接不定式，表示足够做某事。
One example suffices to illustrate the point.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- suffice to say
- 只需说……就够了
- Suffice to say, the project was a success.只需说，这个项目很成功。
- suffice for
- 足够……之用
- One sandwich should suffice for lunch.一个三明治应该足够午餐了。
- suffice as
- 足以作为
- A simple apology will suffice as an explanation.简单的道歉足以作为解释。
- suffice it to say
- 只需说……即可
- Suffice it to say, we were not impressed.只需说，我们并不满意。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
发音似“稍费时”，意为“足够”，稍费时间就足够。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于正式或书面语境，表示数量或质量足够满足需求。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于正式语境；不用于进行时态。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ice (e.g., device, nice, advice, price) rhyme with suffice, all pronounced /aɪs/. However, words ending in -fice (e.g., office, sacrifice) are pronounced with /ɪs/, not /aɪs/, so they are lookalikes that differ in vowel sound.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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