Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6983
Fully loadedsufficing
足够；满足
sufficing is the present participle of suffice.
be sufficient; be adequate
- 1.
To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
足够或充分；满足需求；合适
- 2.
To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
满足；使满意；足以应付需求。
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
In use
One sandwich will suffice for lunch.
A few kind words sufficed to calm her down.
Will a brief explanation suffice, or do you need more details?
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.
一个例子足以说明这一点。
suffice it to say that...
固定习语，that 从句后置，主语省略。
Suffice it to say that the project was a success.
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- suffice it to say
- 只要说…就够了I won't go into details; suffice it to say that we had a great time.我不细说了；只要说我们玩得很开心就够了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音似“稍费时”，意为“足够”，稍费时间就足够。
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。
Grammar Note
常用于正式语境；不用于进行时态。
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.
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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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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