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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++suf·fi·cient /səˈfɪʃənt/ ●●○ W2 AWL adjective formal ENOUGHas much as is needed for a particular purpose 足够的，充足的 SYN enough OPP insufficient We can only prosecute if there is sufficient evidence. 有了足够的证据，我们才能提出起诉。 Unauthorized absence is sufficient reason for dismissal. 旷工足以成为解雇的理由。 We need sufficient time to deal with the problem. 我们需要足够的时间来处理这个问题。sufficient to do something The money is not sufficient to cover everything that needs doing. 这些钱不足以支付所有要做的事情。sufficient for The recipe is sufficient for six people. 这份食谱的量足够六个人吃。► see thesaurus at enough —sufficiently adverb Students must reach a sufficiently high standard to pass. 学生必须达到足够高的水准才能通过。Examples from the Corpus
sufficient• However, with endowments and Isas, there is always the risk that investment returns will not be sufficient.• This is not true of all goods, but that it is true of a substantial part is sufficient.• It was decided that there was sufficient evidence to convict Marconi.• The money should be sufficient for one month's travel.• Proof of sufficient funds is required for entrance into Namibia.• In fact, sufficient nuclei are always present in the atmosphere.• Macleod was attacked by both liberals and conservatives in the Legco for failing to provide sufficient tax concessions to middle income earners.• Give yourself sufficient time to get really stuck into your subject-matter.• Given sufficient time with other things remaining unchanged, prices and wages would eventually be adjusted and full employment may be restored.sufficient to do something• He added that rental income was sufficient to cover interest payments.• That would have been sufficient to deprive John Major of a majority and bring down his government.• I do not read these passages as stating that an unlawful demand which is enforceable is perse sufficient to found recovery.• Or will it be sufficient to include background material as appropriate?• It was sufficient to outweigh Mr Field's 165 to 113 second-round victory in the individual members' section.• Three orientations by size of the collectivity may be sufficient to overcome this limitation.• Weight on the nose or in the cockpit will be sufficient to prevent the glider lifting.• Three open sprinklers were found to be sufficient to stop even the most rapidly developing fire.Origin sufficient (1300-1400) Latin present participle of sufficere; → SUFFICEsuf·fi·cient adjectiveChineseSyllable
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suf‧fi‧cient S2 W2 AC /səˈfɪʃənt/
adjective formal
SYN enough
OPP insufficient:
We can only prosecute if there is sufficient evidence.
Unauthorized absence is sufficient reason for dismissal.
We need sufficient time to deal with the problem.
sufficient to do something
The money is not sufficient to cover everything that needs doing.
sufficient for
The recipe is sufficient for six people.
—sufficiently adverb:
Students must reach a sufficiently high standard to pass.
▪ enough /ɪˈnʌf/ as much or as many as necessary, or as you want: My family never had enough money for holidays abroad. | Have you had enough to eat?
▪sufficient formal enough for a particular purpose: The police did not have sufficient evidence to justify a charge. | The accuracy of the older technique was sufficient for our needs.
▪adequate formal enough in quantity or good enough in quality for a particular purpose: All staff must be given adequate training in health and safety. | The heating system was barely adequate.
▪ample more than enough for what is needed: Local residents will be given ample opportunity to express their views. | People used to think that 1 GB of memory was ample for the average personal computer.
▪plenty an amount that is enough or more than enough: Allow yourself plenty of time to get to the airport. | Your daughter won’t need much cash at camp ($20-$25 will be plenty).
▪something will do/something should do spoken used to say that a particular number or amount will be enough for what you need: ‘How many envelopes do you want?’ ‘Ten should do.’
suf‧fi‧cient S2 W2 AC /səˈfɪʃənt/
adjective formal Word Family: verb: suffice; noun: sufficiency; adverb: sufficiently ≠ insufficiently; adjective: sufficient ≠ insufficient
as much as is needed for a particular purpose SYN enough
OPP insufficient:
sufficient to do something
sufficient for
—sufficiently adverb:
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