suffice
美[sə'faɪs] 英[sə'faɪs]
vi. 足够;使满足
vt. 使 ... 足够
详细释义
v.(动词)- <旧>有能力
- 足够
- 满足…的需要
- 【文】使满足
- 足以
- 合格
- 使 ... 足够
双解释义
v.(动词)- vt. & vi. (使)满足; 足够 (cause to) meet the needs of; be enough
英英释义
Verb- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity;
"A few words would answer" "This car suits my purpose well" "Will $100 do?" "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school" "Nothing else will serve"
组词搭配
~+介词- suffice for足够…之用〔需要〕
- suffice for one's basic needs够某人基本生活的需要
例句
用作不及物动词(vi.)- The rations will suffice until next week.这些口粮足够吃到下星期。
- An hour should suffice for the journey.这点路程一小时足够了。
- The rules will suffice for all ordinary needs.这些规定将能满足所有一般场合的需要。
用作及物动词(vt.)- Two meals a day suffice an old man.老人一天二餐就足够了。
词语用法
v.(动词)suffice的基本意思是“(使)满足”“足够…之需要”。既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,其主语常常是物,宾语一般是人; 用作不及物动词时,常与介词for连用,表示“足够…之用〔需要〕”。 suffice可用于被动结构,常表示“对(食物等的)满足”。 suffice还常用于Suffice it (to say) that...结构中,意为“只要说…就够了”。