suffice

英 [səˈfaɪs]

美 [səˈfaɪs]

v.  足够; 足以

第三人称单数：suffices　过去式：sufficed　过去分词：sufficed　现在分词：sufficing　

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Collins.1 / BNC.6983 / COCA.9294

习惯用语

v.

suffice (it) to say (that)…
• 无须多说；只需说…就够了
  used to suggest that although you could say more, what you do say will be enough to explain what you mean

牛津词典

verb

• 足够；足以
  to be enough for sb/sth
  1. 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。
  2. One example will suffice to illustrate the point.
     举一个例子就足以说明这一点。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 足够;充足
  If you say that something willsuffice, you mean it will be enough to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need.
  1. 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 sayorsuffice to sayis 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.
  1. 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。
  2. Suffice to say, it was more than a couple of years ago!
     我只想说，那是几年前的事了！

英英释义

verb

• be sufficient
  1. A few words would answer
  2. This car suits my purpose well
  3. Will $100 do?
  4. A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school
  5. Nothing else will serve
  Synonym:doanswerserve

双语例句

• But this scratch gets you acquainted with the concept and suffice for our WEKA tests in this article.
  但我们的简介让您充分熟悉了这个概念，已足够应付本文中WEKA试用。
• A light lunch should suffice me.
  有一点儿午饭就够我吃了。
• Prevarication couched in pious homilies may no longer suffice.
  表述在虔诚的布道中的支吾可能不再足够。
• If the simple functionality you looked at today will suffice for you, all the better.
  如果您今天所看到的这些简单的功能能够满足您的需求那就更好了。
• Suffice it to say that it was a complete failure.
  这是一次彻底的失败一说这一句就足够了。
• 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。
• Running a few miles a few times a week should suffice.
  一周跑几次，一次几英里就够了。
• Here a single example will suffice.
  这里只举一个例子就够了。
• Is also great and would suffice.
  也是强大的和足够的。
• A general commitment to free trade, though welcome, would not suffice.
  对自由贸易的总体承诺，虽然很受欢迎，但离目标还远远不够。