adv.足够地,充足地; 十分地;
adj.足够的; 充足的;
n.充分,足够; 满足;
enough一般有六种用法,分别为enough作名词、代词,形容词,副词,感叹词,固定搭配以及短语,下面易学啦为大家讲价enough的用法:
一、enough可以作名词、代词,意思是"足够;充分"。作代词可以代替可数名词或不可数名词,在句中作主语或宾语。如:
1. Enough has been said on this subject. 关于这一问题说得已经足够多的了。
2. No, thanks. I've had enough. 不,谢谢。我已吃饱了。(enough=enough food)
【注意】当enough后的名词前有冠词、形容词性物主代词、指示代词或其本身就是代词时,要用介词of。如:
We've had enough of your coldness. 我们已经受够了你的冷漠。
二、enough作形容词,意思是"足够的;充分的",常与for或不定式连用,可以作定语或表语。作定语置于被修饰的名词前后均可,前置时强调enough,后置时强调被修饰词。如:
Five men will be quite enough. 五个人就足够了。
三、enough作副词的意思是 "十分地;充分地;足够地;充足地",置于被修饰的形容词或副词之后,常与不定式或介词for连用 ,在句子中作状语,表示程度。如:
When they reached the burning building they found that their ladders were not long enough to reach the people who were trapped.
当他们靠近烈火熊熊的大楼时,他们发现梯子不够长,够不着那些被火围困的人。
四、enough作感叹词时意思是"够了;停止;住手;不要再继续了",用以表达不耐烦或恼怒。如:
You've been practising the violin all afternoon. Enough! 你整个下午都在练小提琴。够了!
五、用在"主语+cannot...+enough"句型中该句型形式上是否定句型,实际上表达的是肯定意义,意思是"再……也不过分;越……越……"。如:
I cannot thank you enough. 我对你感激不尽。(我怎么感谢你都不算过分。)
六、enough还可以用于以下的短语中
1. sure enough 果真;确实。如:
He said he would come, and sure enough he came. 他说要来,果然来了。
2. well enough 还不错; 还可以; 相当; 很; 极。如:
You know well enough. (口)你明明知道。(你心里明白。)
3. be good / kind enough to do sth. 劳驾; 务请做某事。如:
Be good / kind enough to reply early. 请早日赐复。
1、They had enough cash for a one-way ticket
他们有足够的钱买单程票。
2、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。
3、Winter is a common enough German surname
温特是一个非常普通的德国姓氏。
4、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。
5、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。