suffice

C1 CET-6 大学 FREQ #12550 ★☆☆☆☆

vi. 足够, 有能力 vt. 满足

发音

CA /səˈfaɪs/
其它 /səˈfaɪz/
US /səˈfaɪs/
UK /səˈfaɪs/
UK /səˈfʌɪs/
CA /ˈsʌ.fɪs/
AU /səˈfɑes/
NZ /səˈfaɪs/
NZ /səˈfɑe̯s/

词形变化

sufficed suffices 三单 suffices sufficest sufficeth sufficing sufficing 现在分词 sufficed 过去式 sufficed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

使满足；足够…用；合格

动词

足够；有能力

释义与例句

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.

    足够

    够

    使满足

    不及物

    For this plum cake, two eggs should suffice.

  2. 2.

    To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.

    及物

    A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite.

  3. 3.

    To furnish; to supply adequately.

    古体

    During the festival, the temple suffices food to the beggars.

    The king sufficed his army with food and weapons before the great battle.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

do answer serve

上位词 3

fulfill satisfy fulfil

下位词 8

serve function qualify go a long way go around keep going measure up tide over

相关短语

suffice it to say 我只能说；只要……就够了；姑且一 suffice to say 可以说

词源

From Middle English suffisen, from Middle French souffire, from Latin sufficiō (“supply, be adequate”), from sub (“under”) + faciō (“do, make”). Cognate with French suffire.

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