plenty

英 ['plenti] 美 ['plenti]

• n. 丰富；大量；充足
• adj. 充足的；相当多的
• adv. 非常；充分

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]充裕,大量,富庶

   the state of having a large supply of sth, especially of what is needed for life

adv. (副词)

1. 相当地,充分地

   quite

2. 十分,非常

   quite a large degree; very

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 丰富，大量，充足，充裕，很多，多，充分，许多
2. 富裕，富庶，富饶，富足
3. 许多事

adj. 形容词

1. 很多的，丰富的，相当多的
2. 足够的，充裕的，充足的，充分的
3. 层出不穷的

adv. 副词

1. <口>很，非常，十分，相当地
2. <口>足够，充分（地）
3. 足够有余
4. 大量，许多

英英释义

Noun:

1. a full supply;

   "there was plenty of food for everyone"
   

2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

   "a batch of letters"
   "a deal of trouble"
   "a lot of money"
   "he made a mint on the stock market"
   "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"
   "it must have cost plenty"
   "a slew of journalists"
   "a wad of money"
   

Adverb:

1. as much as necessary;

   "Have I eaten enough?"
   "I've had plenty, thanks"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. She has plenty of imagination.
   她的想象力非常丰富。
2. I padded out my answer with plenty of quotations.
   我用了大量引文把答案拉长。
3. You have plenty of time to read.
   你有大量的时间读书。
4. A growing child needs plenty of sleep.
   正发育的孩子必须睡眠充足。
5. There is plenty of rain this year.
   今年雨水充足。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. There was plenty water to quench our thirst.
   这里有足够的水解渴。
2. I've got plenty things to take care of.
   我有许多事要处理。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. There are plenty more fish in the sea.
   天涯何处无芳草。
2. The rope is plenty long enough to reach the ground.
   绳子长可及地。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. In years of plenty everyone has enough to eat.
   丰年时人人都吃得饱。
2. She gave us plenty to do.
   她让我们做很多事情。
3. They would have plenty to eat.
   他们将会有充足的食物。
4. We paid him plenty.
   我们付给他的钱可不少。
5. There is a scene of plenty in the house.
   这所房子里呈现出生活富足的景象。
6. I have had a plenty, thank you.
   我已吃了不少了,谢谢。
7. Plenty is not plague.
   多多益善。
8. Plenty breeds pride.
   富足使人骄傲。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. I'm plenty hungry, you guys.
   大伙听着,我非常饿。
2. He'd been plenty busy during my absence.
   我不在的时候他十分忙碌。
3. She was plenty tired, he could tell.
   他看得出来,她十分累了。
4. It's plenty hot today.
   今天天气真够热的。
5. There's no need to add any more—it's plenty big enough already.
   无需再增加了,已经相当大了。
6. The rope was plenty long enough to reach the ground.
   绳子长可及地。
7. This is plenty good enough.
   这真是太好了。
8. We've got plenty more in the shop.
   我们店里还有很多。
9. Take as much as you like—there is plenty more.
   你愿意拿多少就拿多少——还多着呢。
10. There's plenty more paper if you need it.
    你需要纸的话,有的是。

经典引文

• The general feeling of plenty in this rich land.

  出自： P. S. Buck

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

in plenty

供应充足,多得很 in large supply; enough

plenty of

很多,大量的 in large supply

用作副词 (adv.)

plenty more fish in the sea

机会还是多得很,这次不行还有下次 there is another chance

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• have plenty 拿够了

形容词+～

• great plenty 十分丰富

介词+～

• in plenty 大量的,许多,丰富,充分
• have food and drink in plenty 有许多食物和饮料
• live in plenty 生活富裕
• time of plenty 丰衣足食的年代

～+介词

• plenty of 充足的,相当多的
• plenty of money 许多钱
• plenty of time 时间充裕
• plenty of water 大量的水

用作副词 (adv.)

～+形容词

• plenty big 相当大
• plenty busy 相当忙
• plenty good 相当好
• plenty hot 很热
• plenty hungry 很饿
• plenty long 相当长
• plenty tired 相当累

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. plenty指某物(特别是生存所需物品)已经足够了,即“充裕,大量,富庶”,间或含有过量或感谢的意味,通常是用在好的方面,且只能用于肯定句中。
2. plenty可指复数的事物,也可指单数的事物,其前可加不定冠词a,也可不加。
3. plenty常用于plenty of短语,表示“充足的,相当多的”,通常只用于肯定句,其后可接可数名词,也可接不可数名词。plenty of作主语时,谓语动词要跟of后名词的数一致。
4. in plenty意为“大量的”,在句中可作表语、定语或状语。

adv. (副词)

1. plenty用作副词时是非正式用法,意思是“相当地,充分地”,多用来修饰形容词,且其后可跟enough搭配使用。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

下面两个短语意思不同:

• years of plenty 丰收年
• plenty of years 许多年

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 他交了许多朋友。

   误 He has got plenty friends.

   正 He has got plenty of friends.

2. 我祖父有的是钱。

   误 My grandfather has plenty money.

   正 My grandfather has plenty of money.

3. 我们学校的图书馆有大量的图书。

   误 There are plenty books in our school library.

   正 There are plenty of books in our school library.

   析 plenty修饰名词时,必须加of。

4. 池子里有很多水。

   误 There are plenty of water in the pool.

   正 There is plenty of water in the pool.

5. 农场上有许多西红柿。

   误 There is plenty of tomatoes on the farm.

   正 There are plenty of tomatoes on the farm.

   析 plenty of表示“丰富的,大量的”,可以修饰可数名词或不可数名词。plenty of加可数名词作主语时,谓语动词用复数; plenty of加不可数名词时,谓语动词用单数。

6. 我们没多少事要做。

   误 We don't have plenty to do.

   正 We don't have much to do.

   析 plenty用于肯定句,一般不用于否定句。

词源解说

• ☆ 13世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的plentee，意为大量；最初源自拉丁语的plenitatem，意为充满。

近反义词

【近义词】

• abundance
• bounty
• plentifulness
• quite
• very

【反义词】

• need
• scanty
• want
• scarcity
• paucity