enough

det.

1. （用于复数或不可数名词前）足够的，充足的，充分的
   used before plural or uncountable nouns to mean ‘as many or as much as sb needs or wants’
   1. Have you made enough copies?
      你复制的份数够吗？
   2. Is there enough room for me?
      有足够的地方给我吗？
   3. I didn't have enough clothes to last a week.
      我的衣服不够一周穿的。
   4. Don't ask me to do it. I've got enough problems as it is.
      别让我做这件事。我目前的问题已够多了。
   5. There was food enough for all.
      所有人都有足够的食物。

pron.

1. 足够；充分；充足
   as many or as much as sb needs or wants
   1. Six bottles should be enough.
      六瓶应该够了。
   2. Have you had enough (= to eat) ?
      你吃饱了吗？
   3. If enough of you are interested, we'll organize a trip to the theatre.
      如果你们中有足够多的人感兴趣，我们就组织去看一场戏。
   4. There was nowhere near enough for everybody.
      没有离每个人都近的地方。
   5. We've nearly run out of paper. Do you think there's enough for today?
      我们的纸差不多已用完了。你看今天够用吗？

adv.

1. 足够地；充分地；充足地
   to the necessary degree
   1. I hadn't trained enough for the game.
      对比赛我训练得不够。
   2. This house isn't big enough for us.
      这房子对我们来说不够大。
   3. She's old enough to decide for herself.
      她已到自己作决定的年龄了。
   4. We didn't leave early enough.
      我们离开得不够早。
   5. Tell them it's just not good enough .
      告诉他们这确实不够好。
2. 相当；尚
   to an acceptable degree, but not to a very great degree
   1. He seemed pleasant enough to me.
      他对我似乎已相当和气了。
3. 十分；很
   to a degree that you do not wish to get any greater
   1. I hope my job's safe. Life is hard enough as it is.
      希望我的工作安稳。生活照现在这样已经够苦了。

1. DET 足够；充分
   Enough means as much as you need or as much as is necessary.
   1. They had enough cash for a one-way ticket...
      他们有足够的钱买单程票。
   2. There aren't enough tents to shelter them all.
      没有足够的帐篷供他们容身。
   3. Enough is also an adverb.
      
   4. I was old enough to work and earn money...
      我已经长大了，可以工作赚钱了。
   5. Do you believe that sentences for criminals are tough enough at present?...
      你认为当前对罪犯的判决足够严厉吗？
   6. She graduated with high enough marks to apply for university.
      她的毕业成绩足以申请上大学。
   7. Enough is also a pronoun.
      
   8. Although the UK says efforts are being made, they are not doing enough.
      虽然英国方面说正在努力，但是他们做得并不够。
   9. Enough is also a quantifier.
      
   10. All parents worry about whether their child is getting enough of the right foods.
       所有的父母都为他们的孩子是否摄入了足够的健康食品而担忧。
   11. Enough is also an adjective.
       
   12. It was downright panic—the frozen expressions on the faces of the actors was proof enough of that.
       那是极度的恐慌——演员们脸上呆滞的表情足以证明那一点。
2. PRON 够了;受够了
   If you say that something is enough, you mean that you do not want it to continue any longer or get any worse.
   1. I met him only the once, and that was enough...
      我就见过他那一次，那就让我受够了。
   2. I think I have said enough...
      我想我已经说得够多了。
   3. You've got enough to think about for the moment.
      目前你要考虑的事情够多了。
   4. Enough is also a quantifier.
      
   5. Ann had heard enough of this...
      安听这个已经听够了。
   6. He had messed up enough of these occasions to give rise to some anxieties.
      他把这些场合搞得一团糟，引起了一些忧虑。
   7. Enough is also a determiner.
      
   8. I've had enough problems with the police, I don't need this...
      警察那边已经够我烦的了，我可不要惹这麻烦。
   9. Would you shut up, please! I'm having enough trouble with these children!
      请你闭嘴！这些孩子已经够我烦的了。
   10. Enough is also an adverb.
       
   11. I'm serious, things are difficult enough as they are.
       我可不是开玩笑，事情够麻烦的了。
3. ADV 很;十分
   You can use enough to say that something is the case to a moderate or fairly large degree.
   1. Winter is a common enough German surname...
      温特是一个非常普通的德国姓氏。
   2. I got this phone call from a gentleman, who seemed sincere enough...
      这个电话是一位绅士打来的，他似乎非常诚恳。
   3. The rest of the evening passed pleasantly enough.
      晚上剩余的时间过得十分愉快。
4. ADV 说来奇怪/说起来有趣
   You use enough in expressions such as strangely enough and interestingly enough to indicate that you think a fact is strange or interesting.
   1. Strangely enough, the last thing he thought of was his beloved Tanya...
      说来也怪，他最后想到的才是他心爱的塔尼娅。
   2. Her latest conquest is an Italian who, interestingly enough, doesn't speak a word of his native language.
      她新搭上了个意大利人。有意思的是，那个意大利人一句意大利语都不会说。
5. PHRASE 适可而止
   If you say 'enough is enough', you mean that you want something that is happening to stop.
   1. Stop asking questions! You should know when enough is enough.
      别问问题了！你应该知道什么时候该适可而止。
6. PHRASE 受够了
   If you say that you have had enough, you mean that you are unhappy with a situation and you want it to stop.
   1. I've had enough—there are limits even for the patience of a saint!...
      我已经受够了——即使是圣人忍耐也是有限的！
   2. I had had enough of other people for one night.
      我已经受够了别人搞一夜情。
7. CONVENTION 讲得够清楚了;不必再多说了
   If you say 'enough said', you mean that what you have just said is enough to make a point clear, and that there is no need to say any more.
   1. My husband is a jazz musician. Enough said.
      我丈夫是位爵士音乐家，透露这一点就够了。
8. （尤指对孩子说）别再闹了，够了
   You say 'that's enough' to tell someone, especially a child, to stop behaving in a silly, noisy, or unpleasant way.
9. fair enough → see: fair

1. I'd had enough of academic life.
   学生生活我已经过够了。
2. He paid a month's rent in advance, just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice.
   他预交了一个月的房租，正好满足房东的贪心。
3. What do you mean, I've got enough money? I'm as broke as you are.
   你是什么意思，我的钱还富余吗？我已和你一样分文不剩了。
4. I'm going to live off campus if I can find somewhere cheap enough
   要是能找到足够便宜的地方，我就不在校园里住了。
5. They had enough cash for a one-way ticket
   他们有足够的钱买单程票。
6. There aren't enough tents to shelter them all.
   没有足够的帐篷供他们容身。
7. I met him only the once, and that was enough
   我就见过他那一次，那就让我受够了。
8. I think I have said enough
   我想我已经说得够多了。
9. You've got enough to think about for the moment.
   目前你要考虑的事情够多了。
10. Winter is a common enough German surname
    温特是一个非常普通的德国姓氏。
11. I got this phone call from a gentleman, who seemed sincere enough
    这个电话是一位绅士打来的，他似乎非常诚恳。
12. The rest of the evening passed pleasantly enough.
    晚上剩余的时间过得十分愉快。
13. Strangely enough, the last thing he thought of was his beloved Tanya
    说来也怪，他最后想到的才是他心爱的塔尼娅。
14. Her latest conquest is an Italian who, interestingly enough, doesn't speak a word of his native language.
    她新搭上了个意大利人。有意思的是，那个意大利人一句意大利语都不会说。
15. Stop asking questions! You should know when enough is enough.
    别问问题了！你应该知道什么时候该适可而止。
16. I've had enough — there are limits even for the patience of a saint!
    我已经受够了——即使是圣人忍耐也是有限的！
17. My husband is a jazz musician. Enough said.
    我丈夫是位爵士音乐家，透露这一点就够了。
18. I feel that not enough is being done to protect the local animal life
    我觉得对当地野生动物的保护力度不够。
19. Isn't that enough for you?
    那对你来说不够吗？
20. Heaven knows they have enough money
    他们的钱够多了。
21. I don't know about you, but I've had just about enough of this.
    我不知道你怎么想，但我已经受够了。
22. I've had enough of your lies
    我已经听够了你的谎言。
23. He did not have enough money to have the tire patched up, let alone buy a new one.
    他的钱还不够补这个轮胎，更别提买个新的了。
24. We've had enough, John. We want out
    约翰，我们受够了。我们要退出。
25. Will once be enough?
    一次就够了吗？
26. It has got to be stopped. I've had enough of it.
    我受够了，停止吧。
27. I've had enough of your insolence, and I'm having no more.
    我受够了你的侮辱，不能再容忍了。
28. Thanks, but I really can't eat any more.; Thanks, I've really had enough.
    谢谢，我实在吃不下了。
29. You don't have to join in; there are more than enough people on the job already.
    人够多了，您就不用插手了。
30. That's enough! Let it go at that.; Forget it.
    算了，别说了。

  sufficient abundant adequate ample enough【导航词义：足够的】

  sufficient adj. 〈正式〉足够的，充足的

〔辨析〕指数目、数量、程度等达到某一特定要求或需要的。

  abundant adj. 充裕的，丰富的

〔辨析〕指某物数量极为丰富的，可大量供应。

  adequate adj. 充分的，足够的

〔辨析〕指数量足够的，质量合乎要求的。

  ample adj. 丰富的，充足的

〔辨析〕指某物不仅能满足需求而且还有富余的。

  enough adj. 足够的，充分的

〔辨析〕普通用词，用于口语和书面语均可，通常表示数量、程度等足够或充分的。

pron.

enough already

• 行了；早已够了
  used to say that sth is annoying or boring and that you want it to stop

enough is enough

• （认为不应再继续）够了，行了
  used when you think that sth should not continue any longer

enough said

• 无须再讲；不必多说
  used to say that you understand a situation and there is no need to say any more
  1. ‘He's a politician, remember.’ ‘Enough said.’
     “记住，他是一个政客。”“不用多说了。”

have had enough (of sth/sb)

• 对…已厌烦透了；再也忍受不住；受够了
  used when sth/sb is annoying you and you no longer want to do, have or see it or them
  1. I've had enough of driving the kids around.
     我已厌烦驾车带孩子们到处去。

adv.

curiously, funnily, oddly, strangely, etc. enough

• （表示惊奇）奇怪的是，说来也奇怪
  used to show that sth is surprising
  1. Funnily enough, I said the same thing myself only yesterday.
     奇怪的是，就在昨天我自己也说过同样的话。

fair enough

• （指想法、建议）有道理，说得对，行
  used to say that an idea or suggestion seems reasonable
  1. ‘We'll meet at 8.’ ‘Fair enough.’
     “我们在8点钟见面。”“行。”
  2. If you don't want to come, fair enough, but let Bill know.
     你要是不想来，可以，不过要让比尔知道。

go far enough

• 达到目的
  to achieve all that is wanted
  1. The new legislation is welcome but does not go far enough.
     新法规受到欢迎，但力度还不够大。
  2. Do these measures go far enough?
     这些措施能不能解决问题？
  3. Stop it now. The joke has gone far enough (= it has continued too long) .
     行啦，这玩笑开得太久了。

(as) like as not

like enough

most/very like

• 很可能；大概
  quite probably
  1. She would be in bed by now, as like as not.
     这工夫她很可能睡了。

be man enough (to do sth/for sth)

• 有足够的勇气或意志
  to be strong or brave enough
  1. He was not man enough to face up to his responsibility.
     他没有足够的勇气去承担责任。

near enough

• 确实；差不多
  used to say that sth is so nearly true that the difference does not matter
  1. We've been here twenty years, near enough.
     我们在这里待了差不多二十年了。

right enough

• 当然；无疑；不可否认
  certainly; in a way that cannot be denied
  1. You heard me right enough (= so don't pretend that you did not) .
     你肯定听到我说了什么。

sure enough

• （表示不出所料）果真，果然
  used to say that sth happened as expected
  1. I said he'd forget, and sure enough he did.
     我说他会忘记，他果然就忘了。

noun

1. an adequate quantity
   1. enough is as good as a feast
   2. there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country

   Synonym:    sufficiency

adj

1. sufficient for the purpose
   1. an adequate income
   2. the food was adequate
   3. a decent wage
   4. enough food
   5. food enough

   Synonym:    adequatedecent

adv

1. as much as necessary
   1. Have I eaten enough?

   Synonym:    plenty