suffice是什么意思？

suffice

英[səˈfaɪs] 美[səˈfaɪs]

• vi. 足够，有能力；
• vt. 满足…的需要，使满足；

第三人称单数：suffices;

过去式：sufficed;

过去分词：sufficed;

现在分词：sufficing;

例句

• Some bread and soup will suffice me. 有面包和汤对我来说就足够了。
• Two bottles of wine will suffice for lunch. 午餐有两瓶葡萄酒就够了。
• The Arno would suffice as a river if only it had some water. 阿尔诺河要是有些水的话可以称为河流.
• This single item will suffice to typify all the rest. 即此一端,可概其余.
• Generally a brief note or a phone call will suffice. 通常写个便条或打个电话就足够了。
• Suffice it to say that the unusually high boiling point of acetic acid. 只要谈一下醋酸的不寻常的高沸点就行.
• Suffice to say, it was more than a couple of years ago! 我只想说，那是几年前的事了！
• Suffice it to say that afterwards we never met again... 简单地说，此后我们再也没有见过面。
• A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice. 附信不应超过一页，通常来说，一封相对非常简短的信就足够了。

同义词

• v.
  suffice的同义词之：充足,使满意,完成,浸透,成功,击中
  adequate, satiate, fill, sate, gratify, be, saturate, the, appease, please, serve, trick, bill, assuage, fulfil, do, satisfy, sufficient, answer, quench, content, slake, enough,

词组

• suffice (it) to say
  used to indicate that one is saying enough to make one's meaning clear while withholding something for reasons of discretion or brevity 只要说…就够了，简单地说

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  足够;充足
  If you say that something will suffice, you mean it will be enough to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need.
  例句
  A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice. 附信不应超过一页，通常来说，一封相对非常简短的信就足够了。
• PHRASE
  (用于句首)无须多说，只需说…就够了
  Suffice it to say or suffice to say is used at the beginning of a statement to indicate that what you are saying is obvious, or that you will only give a short explanation.
  例句
  Suffice it to say that afterwards we never met again... 简单地说，此后我们再也没有见过面。 Suffice to say, it was more than a couple of years ago! 我只想说，那是几年前的事了！

英汉词典释义

• vi.
  足够,足以
  Two bottles of wine will suffice for lunch. 午餐有两瓶葡萄酒就够了。
• vt.
  满足…的需要
  Some bread and soup will suffice me. 有面包和汤对我来说就足够了。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. 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"