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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

enough [ɪ'n^f]
  1. 1. adjective [+time, books, people] 足够
    They had enough cash for a one-way ticket.
    他们足够现金支付单程票
  2. 2. pronoun (sufficient, more than desired) 足够东西
    I've got five thousand dollars, I hope it's enough.
    我有5000美金希望足够了。
    I only met him once, and that was enough.
    我只见过他一次,足已了。
  3. 3. adverb big/old/tall enough 足够大/到年龄了/足够
  4. 4. adverb it's nice/interesting enough (reasonably) 相当好/相当有趣
    enough time/money to do sth
    足够时间/金钱去做某事
    he has not worked enough
    工作不够努力
    have you got enough?
    你够吗?
    enough to eat
    够吃
    will 5 be enough?
    5个够吗?
    I've had enough!
    我受够了!
    it's hot/difficult enough as it is
    已经够热/难的了
    he was kind enough to lend me the money
    他很仁慈,借钱给我
    (that's) enough!
    够了!
    I've had enough of him
    已经受够他了
    that's enough, thanks
    足已,谢谢
    funnily/interestingly enough...
    说来奇怪/有趣...

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

enough [ə 'nʌf] [ɪ 'nʌf]
  1. 1. adjective 足够的充分的
    Have you cooked enough food?
    你做的饭够吗?
    I have enough work for this week.
    我这周的工作已经够多了。
    We have had enough discussions about this issue.
    这个问题我们已经讨论得够多的了。
  2. 2. noun 足够充分充足,足量
    Did you have enough?
    您的够了吗?
  3. 3. adverb 足够地充分地
    Is the seat comfortable enough?
    这个座位舒服吧?
    I haven't studied enough for the exam.
    没有为这场考试作充分的准备
    The room is dirty, the shower is not working, and I don't like this house. Enough said.
    屋子很脏,淋浴器也坏了,我不喜欢房子不用再多说什么了。
  4. 4. adverb 完全地;很,十分
    oddly enough
    说(来)也奇怪,够奇怪
    The school is near enough, we can manage to get there in time.
    学校离得很近,我们可以设法及时赶到
    The political situation is difficult enough so it is better to avoid more conflicts.
    现在政局已经艰难的了,因此最好避免更多冲突
    Strangely enough, he didn't feel at all nervous facing the journalists at the press conference.
    奇怪,在记者招待会上面对那么记者,他竟一点儿都不紧张
  5. 5. adverb 适当地;还算,相当,尚,颇
    He played well enough.
    他演得还好
    We were lucky enough to travel without any problems with the weather.
    我们真够走运的,在旅行过程没有遇到一点儿坏天气

Collins English-English Dictionary

enough [ɪ'n^f]
  1. 1. determiner sufficient to answer a need, demand, supposition, or requirement; adequate
    enough cake
  2. 2. determiner (as pronoun)
    enough is now known
  3. 3. adv so as to be adequate or sufficient; as much as necessary
    you have worked hard enough
  4. 4. adv [not used with a negative] very or quite; rather
    she was pleased enough to see me
  5. 5. adv (intensifier)
    oddly enough
    surprisingly enough
  6. 6. adv just adequately; tolerably
    he did it well enough
  7. 7. adv [Etymology] Old English genoh; related to Old Norse gnogr, Gothic ganohs, Old High German ginuog

Examples

After working months of overtime, it is time now to tell your boss that enough is enough.
加班都加了好几个月了,应该告诉你老板要适可而止了。
That's enough already!
那就够了! already
barely enough to eat
仅仅够吃 barely
oddly enough
说(来)也奇怪,够奇怪的 enough
He played well enough.
他演得还好。 enough
not enough to go round
不能让每人都得到 round
Those, with the ones we have, will be enough.
那些,再加上我们已有的,就够了。 with
I cannot thank you enough.
我对你真是感激不尽。
He plays soccer well enough.
他足球踢得很棒。
People who do not get enough Vitamin A cannot see well in the dark.
缺乏维生素A的人夜晚看不清东西。

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