英语词汇：表示“足够”、“充分”

合理的英文短语

sufficient “足够的”，指数量上能满足或达到某一需求，也可用于修饰抽象概念的名词，用法

上相当于 enough。

例句：

This recipe should be sufficient/enough for people.

这份食谱应该足够8个人吃。

There is a real concern that food supplies will not be sufficient/enough to feed the

increasing world population。

食品供应将不能充足地供养不断增长的世界人口，确实引起人们的关注。

We need sufficient time to deal with the problem.

我们需要足够的时间来处理这个问题。

We must have sufficient courage and determination to face the challenge and cope

with it.

我们必须有足够的勇气和决心去应对这一挑战。

Given sufficient goodwill on both sides，there is no reason why this dispute cannot be

resolved.

考虑到双方都有充分的善意，没有理由不能解决这个争端。

adequate “足够的”，指数量或质量上能满足某一要求不太高的需求, 语气比 sufficient 弱。

该词还可指能力、才能、资历等符合要求。

例句：

The crop promises to be a good harvest since there is adequate/sufficient/enough

rain this year.

由于雨水充足，今年庄稼有望有好收成。

It's not a big salary but it's adequate for our needs.

工资虽不优厚，但足以满足我们的需要了。

Children need adequate amounts of nutritious foods to grow up strong and healthy.

孩子们需要充足的营养食物才能健康强壮地成长。

His knowledge of Japanese is adequate for the job, although he is not fluent in the

language.

他的日语知识足以胜任这项工作来，虽然他日语讲得还不是那么流利。

ample “足够的”，指不仅数量上能满足某种需求，而且有余。即表示 “绰绰有余” 的意思

（more than enough）。

例句：

The money her mother gave her was ample for the expense for travel and

accommodation.

她妈妈给她的钱支付她旅游和食宿费用绰绰有余。

The young couple have already saved ample money for the summer holiday.

这对年轻夫妇已经为暑假存了足够的钱。

Three or four drops per bearing should be ample if you're using an oil-based lubricant.

如果你使用的是油基润滑剂，每个轴承滴三到四滴就足够了。

Your staying abroad will give you ample opportunities to learn a new language.

你呆在国外会给你足够的机会去学习一门新的语言。

She was able to shoot the rumour down in flames with ample documentary evidence.

她能以充分的书面证据驳倒谣言。