英语单词 | suffice |
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英美音标 | 英 [sə'faɪs] 美 [sə'faɪs] |
中文释义 | vi.足够;使满足 vt.使 ... 足够 |
英语例句 | (1) The rations will suffice until next week. (2) An hour should suffice for the journey. (3) The rules will suffice for all ordinary needs. (4) Two meals a day suffice an old man. |
中文例句 | (1) 这些口粮足够吃到下星期。 (2) 这点路程一小时足够了。 (3) 这些规定将能满足所有一般场合的需要。 (4) 老人一天二餐就足够了。 |
vocabulary简明 | To suffice is to be enough, in either quality or quantity. If may not be gourmet all the time, but if your food is healthy, it will suffice. |
vocabulary扩展 | The word suffice comes from a combination of the Latin words sub ("under") and facere ("make") that together mean "meet the need of." This need is usually the bare minimum — no leftovers, nothing fancy. The common phrase "Suffice it to say" means "I'll just say" or "All that needs to be said is...." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]足够;充足 If you say that something will suffice, you mean it will be enough to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need. [V] [Also V to-inf] [no cont] [FORMAL 正式]
2 [PHRASE 短语](用于句首)无须多说,只需说…就够了 Suffice it to say or suffice to say is used at the beginning of a statement to indicate that what you are saying is obvious, or that you will only give a short explanation. [PHR that]
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