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词汇 plenty
释义 plenty
pronoun, noun, adverb
uk /ˈplen.ti/ us /ˈplen.t̬i/
B1
(the state of having) enough or more than enough, or a large amount: 丰富,充足,大量
"Would you like some more wine?" "No thanks, I've had plenty."“还想要点酒吗?”“不,谢谢,已经足够了。”
Don't grab at the balloons, children - there are plenty for everyone.孩子们,别抢气球——多着呢,每人都有。
We've got plenty of time before we need to leave for the airport.去机场前我们有的是时间。
They've always had plenty of money.他们总是有很多钱。
There's plenty to do here.这里有很多事要做。
USinformalThis car cost me plenty (= a lot of money).这辆车花了我很多钱。
There's plenty more beer in the fridge.冰箱里还有很多啤酒。
If you have a fever you should drink plenty of fluids.如果发烧,应多喝流质。
Eat healthily and take plenty of exercise.健康饮食,多做运动。
"There's plenty more cake if you'd like another piece." "I don't mind if I do."“如果你想再来一块,这儿还有很多蛋糕呢。”“那我就不客气了。”
There's plenty of cupboard space in the kitchen for all your pots and pans.厨房的碗橱有足够的空间放你的盆盆罐罐。
What's the hurry? We've got plenty of time.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Plenty and abundant
abound
abound in/with something
abundance
abundant
abundantly
fruitfulness
galore
generosity
generous
generously
luxuriant
over-lavish
overgenerosity
plenitude
plenteous
plenteously
richly
unspent
unstinted
well off

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Too much and unnecessary

Grammar



Lots, a lot, plenty
We use lots, a lot and plenty in informal styles to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. Lots and a lot are similar in meaning to much and many. Plenty means ‘enough’ or ‘more than enough’. Lots is even more informal than a lot: …

Plenty
We use plenty as a pronoun to mean ‘enough’ or ‘more than enough’: …

Plenty as a pronoun
We use plenty as a pronoun to mean ‘enough’ or ‘more than enough’: …

Plenty of as a quantifier
We use plenty of as a quantifier before both countable and uncountable nouns to mean ‘a lot’, ‘a large quantity’: …

Plenty: typical errors
Take care to spell plenty correctly: not ‘planty’. …

Idiom


be plenty more where someone/something came from

plenty | American Dictionary


plenty
noun[ U ]
us/ˈplen·ti/
an amount or supply that is enough or more than enough, or a large number or amount:
This car has plenty of power.
I didn’t eat them all – there’s plenty left for you.
infml This car cost me plenty (= a lot of money).
Have another sandwich – there’s plenty more where that came from (= a lot more available).

plentiful


adjectiveus/ˈplen·tɪ·fəl/
Strawberries are in plentiful supply this year.

plenty


adverb[ not gradable ]us/ˈplen·ti/
infml
He was plenty mad.

Examples of plenty


plenty
Men had plenty of "people-to-people" interaction with women while condemning them to second-class citizenship.
Sheep-rearing was cheap because commons and wastes were plentiful, and because it provided the shepherd with plenty of free time.
There are plenty of peoples across the world who do not believe that humans can inflict harm by non-physical means.
Because of their important political effects, there has been plenty of research on the antecedents of political predispositions.
As to the science, there is plenty here, and drawn from an impressive array of subjects (the reference list runs to nearly 80 pages).
The book is attractively presented with plenty of useful illustrations, including a section in colour.
He looked forward to ' ' a new world blessed with plenty, purified with justice, and sweetened with brotherly kindness.
As with any other piece of technology, there are plenty of applications that do not require a multiagent approach.
There was plenty about doors and getting in and getting out, but no details about what happened in that room.
All chapters are, however, worth reading, each one offering the reader plenty to think about.
They observe that it is essential to give children plenty of time to imitate before jumping in to help.
As with all the following chapters, this one has plenty of interesting examples and even more exercises.
Plenty of time was allowed after the presentation of the paired papers providing the opportunity for delegates to actively respond to the discussion.
The book provides plenty of examples of the continuing influence of the military in politics.
Every individual entity is beautiful, perhaps - but that leaves ugliness in plenty to be transformed or salvaged.
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