1. Enough has been said on this subject. 關於這壹問題說得已經足夠多的了。
2. No, thanks. I've had enough. 不,謝謝。我已吃飽了。(enough=
enough food)
註意當enough後的名詞前有冠詞、形容詞性物主代詞、指示代詞或其本身就是代詞時,要用介詞of。如:
We've had enough of your coldness. 我們已經受夠了妳的冷漠。
二、enough作形容詞,意思是"足夠的;充分的",常與for或不定式連用,可以作定語或表語。作定語置於被修飾的名詞前後均可,前置時強調enough,後置時強調被修飾詞。如:
1. (NMET95第22題題幹) I hope there are enough glasses for each guest to have ______.
2. Five men will be quite enough. 五個人就足夠了。
三、enough作副詞的意思是 "十分地;充分地;足夠地;充足地",置於被修飾的形容詞或副詞之後,常與不定式或介詞for連用 ,在句子中作狀語,表示程度。如:
1. (NMET93) -Mum, I think I'm ________ to get back to school.
-Not really, my dear. You'd better stay at home for another day or two. (Key:C)
A. so well
B. so good
C. well enough
D. good enough
2. (NMET98)If I had ________, I'd visit Europe stopping at all the small interesting places. (Key:A)
A. a long enough holiday
B. an enough long holiday
C. a holiday enough long
D. a long holiday enough
3. When they reached the burning building they found that their ladders were not long enough to reach the people who were trapped. 當他們靠近烈火熊熊的大樓時,他們發現梯子不夠長,夠不著那些被火圍困的人。
4. (NMET95第26題題幹) -You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.
-Well, now I regret ________ that.
四、enough作感嘆詞時意思是"夠了;停止;住手;不要再繼續了",用以表達不耐煩或惱怒。如:
You've been practising the violin all afternoon. Enough! 妳整個下午都在練小提琴。夠了!
五、用在"主語+cannot...+enough"句型中該句型形式上是否定句型,實際上表達的是肯定意義,意思是"再……也不過分;越……越……"。如:
I cannot thank you enough. 我對妳感激不盡。(我怎麽感謝妳都不算過分。)
六、enough還可以用於以下的短語中
1. sure enough 果真;確實。如:
He said he would come, and sure enough he came. 他說要來,果然來了。
2. well enough 還不錯; 還可以; 相當; 很; 極。如:
You know well enough. (口)妳明明知道。(妳心裏明白。)
3. be good / kind enough to do sth. 勞駕; 務請做某事。如:
Be good / kind enough to reply early. 請早日賜復。