词组 | enough |
释义 | Contents overview enough171 enough1enough + nounEnough can be used before a noun as a determiner.Have you got enough milk?There aren't enough glasses.Enough is occasionally used after a noun, but this is rare in modern English except in a few expressions.If only we had time enough …I was fool enough to believe him.Before another determiner (article, possessive, etc) or a pronoun, we use enough of. Compare:–I don't know enough Spanish to read this. (not … enough of Spanish …)I don't understand enough of the words in the notice.–We haven't got enough blue paint. (not … enough of blue paint.)We haven't got enough of that blue paint.–You didn't buy enough cards. (not … enough of cards)You didn't buy enough of them.Note the idiomatic structure I've had enough of … This can be followed by a noun without a determiner.I've had enough of mathematics; I'm going to give it up.She's had enough of England; she's going back home.2without a nounEnough can be used alone without a noun to refer to an amount, if the meaning is clear.Half a pound of carrots will be enough.That's enough, thank you.Enough is enough.but not The meat is enough. (The meat is not an amount.)For other uses of enough, and word order with nouns and adjectives, 450.Previous Next |
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