Definition of suffice in English:

suffice

verb səˈfʌɪssəˈfaɪs

[no object]

1Be enough or adequate.
足够；合适
a quick look should suffice
迅速看一下就行了。
with infinitive two examples should suffice to prove the contention
两个例子就足以证明这个论点了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Later, when the Muslims enjoyed their share of the produce of Khaybar, the Prophet used to give his family imperishable provisions that sufficed for a year.
- The time you have spent in prison suffices as punishment enough.
- The reasons are simply too vast to list, but one example should suffice.
- Therefore to prove Theorem 9 it suffices to show that each polygonal base of the prism has area equal to one-fourth the lateral surface area of the prism.
- Missing data complicates the interpretation, but it suffices as an example.
- I think a diet rich in fruit and veg should suffice to obtain enough of these nutrients.
- Luckily enough, this will suffice as our reference guide for both.
- The traditional public religion of the Roman State had sufficed for public purposes, but offered little to the individual.
- Through all this he lived in the College too, in a single small room that sufficed for his bachelor requirements.
- The Highwayman's Case suffices as a colourful example.
- One example from Chinese suffices to illustrate this point.
- My handwriting was adequate for everyday purposes, my avocado green IBM Selectric sufficed for more formal projects, and I happily received my mail through the post office.
- That sufficed for a while - but only a little while - because after Linda first saw a garden composed of native plants, she became a convert.
- Some very recent examples will suffice to persuade us that piety and knavery are incompatible.
- But Babu sees more in life than the praise, gratitude, and $7-a-day wages that have sufficed for more traditional Sherpas.
- The plaintiff's oral evidence will suffice, if it proves clearly what was the intention of the parties.
- A hypothetical example should suffice in illustrating how worrying a precedent this case may have set.
- A real-world example suffices to illustrate why I believe this is of vital importance today.
- The story isn't exactly groundbreaking, but suffices well enough: A prosecutor puts a big drug dealer behind bars and his henchmen want to kill her and her co-counsel for revenge.
- That sufficed for terrestrial physics, and Galileo did not speculate about celestial physics as did Kepler.
Synonyms
be enough, be sufficient, be adequate, do, serve, meet requirements, satisfy demands, answer/fulfil/meet one's needs, answer/serve the purpose, pass muster
informal fit/fill the bill, make the grade, cut the mustard, hit the spot
1. 1.1with object Meet the needs of.
  满足…的需求
  simple mediocrity cannot suffice them
  简单的平庸是满足不了他们的要求的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His hands could only get a fallen feather which would only suffice him for a short while.
  Thus the simple chanting and praying of the early days could not have sufficed the new extended demands.
  At first, a stepladder sufficed us, but soon an aluminum extension ladder was required for the higher fruit picking.
  A letter usually suffices the requirements, providing it meets the above criteria.
  There were four of them, all a good size, and you could see how they would easily suffice two people sharing.
  Web sites have come along way from the days when a few lines of HTML would suffice any designer.
  It suffices them that He does it through them, appoints them as its guards and entrusts it to them.
  The town had few amenities but they sufficed the local population.
  A small cheque in the post, by way of consultancy fee, will suffice Brian.
  A simple one sentence answer would have sufficed the patient but the doctor just could not keep his explanation concise.
  So now he backs off, and suffices himself with rubbing his hand roughly along my inner thigh.
  These will suffice them in place of all other things, as they receive into themselves him who is the cause and the bestower of all blessing.
  This serves as a starting point, but it hardly suffices the team as an analytical guide or policy directive.

Phrases

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
suffice it to say that they were not considered suitable for this project
简单地说，他们被认为不适合做这项工程。
Example sentencesExamples
- There are many reasons why the high-rise flats of Glasgow and other cities failed, but suffice to say, people are not that fond of living in them.
- I don't need to know why Mom calls him that, suffice to say she has her reasons.
- I think I've already complained in great detail about the coverage, so suffice to say, I won't be sleeping tonight.
- This is not the week to speculate on who will go and who will stay but suffice to say that there will be a considerable number of new faces at the showgrounds next season.
- In fact, I don't think it would be appropriate, but suffice to say there's now a large number of inquiries that we'll have to make.
- Now don't ask us what that means, suffice to say, everyone, the award-winners included, had great time that evening.
- Let it suffice to say that in our land, whatever the reason, a warrior carries two swords at his belt.
- I won't go into detail, suffice to say that when you put a lock through the brake disc to slow down thieves, it is best removed before riding away.
- In the meantime, suffice to say that all those ‘lady’ birds earn their keep by laying oodles of eggs for Farmer Brown.
- I shall draw a discreet veil over the rest of that day but suffice it to say that a jolly time was had by all.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French suffis-, stem of suffire, from Latin sufficere 'put under, meet the need of', from sub- 'under' + facere 'make'.

Rhymes

advice, bice, Brice, choc ice, concise, dice, entice, gneiss, ice, imprecise, lice, mice, nice, precise, price, rice, sice, slice, speiss, spice, splice, syce, thrice, top-slice, trice, twice, underprice, vice, Zeiss

Definition of suffice in US English:

suffice

verbsəˈfīssəˈfaɪs

[no object]

1Be enough or adequate.
足够；合适
a quick look should suffice
迅速看一下就行了。
with infinitive two examples should suffice to prove the contention
两个例子就足以证明这个论点了。
Example sentencesExamples
- A real-world example suffices to illustrate why I believe this is of vital importance today.
- Later, when the Muslims enjoyed their share of the produce of Khaybar, the Prophet used to give his family imperishable provisions that sufficed for a year.
- The plaintiff's oral evidence will suffice, if it proves clearly what was the intention of the parties.
- A hypothetical example should suffice in illustrating how worrying a precedent this case may have set.
- Luckily enough, this will suffice as our reference guide for both.
- Some very recent examples will suffice to persuade us that piety and knavery are incompatible.
- The traditional public religion of the Roman State had sufficed for public purposes, but offered little to the individual.
- That sufficed for terrestrial physics, and Galileo did not speculate about celestial physics as did Kepler.
- But Babu sees more in life than the praise, gratitude, and $7-a-day wages that have sufficed for more traditional Sherpas.
- One example from Chinese suffices to illustrate this point.
- My handwriting was adequate for everyday purposes, my avocado green IBM Selectric sufficed for more formal projects, and I happily received my mail through the post office.
- Through all this he lived in the College too, in a single small room that sufficed for his bachelor requirements.
- The time you have spent in prison suffices as punishment enough.
- The reasons are simply too vast to list, but one example should suffice.
- Missing data complicates the interpretation, but it suffices as an example.
- Therefore to prove Theorem 9 it suffices to show that each polygonal base of the prism has area equal to one-fourth the lateral surface area of the prism.
- The story isn't exactly groundbreaking, but suffices well enough: A prosecutor puts a big drug dealer behind bars and his henchmen want to kill her and her co-counsel for revenge.
- I think a diet rich in fruit and veg should suffice to obtain enough of these nutrients.
- The Highwayman's Case suffices as a colourful example.
- That sufficed for a while - but only a little while - because after Linda first saw a garden composed of native plants, she became a convert.
Synonyms
be enough, be sufficient, be adequate, do, serve, meet requirements, satisfy demands, answer one's needs, fulfil one's needs, meet one's needs, answer the purpose, serve the purpose, pass muster
1. 1.1with object Meet the needs of.
  满足…的需求
  simple mediocrity cannot suffice them
  简单的平庸是满足不了他们的要求的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  At first, a stepladder sufficed us, but soon an aluminum extension ladder was required for the higher fruit picking.
  It suffices them that He does it through them, appoints them as its guards and entrusts it to them.
  So now he backs off, and suffices himself with rubbing his hand roughly along my inner thigh.
  Thus the simple chanting and praying of the early days could not have sufficed the new extended demands.
  A simple one sentence answer would have sufficed the patient but the doctor just could not keep his explanation concise.
  Web sites have come along way from the days when a few lines of HTML would suffice any designer.
  A letter usually suffices the requirements, providing it meets the above criteria.
  These will suffice them in place of all other things, as they receive into themselves him who is the cause and the bestower of all blessing.
  A small cheque in the post, by way of consultancy fee, will suffice Brian.
  His hands could only get a fallen feather which would only suffice him for a short while.
  The town had few amenities but they sufficed the local population.
  There were four of them, all a good size, and you could see how they would easily suffice two people sharing.
  This serves as a starting point, but it hardly suffices the team as an analytical guide or policy directive.

Phrases

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
suffice it to say that they were not considered suitable for this project
简单地说，他们被认为不适合做这项工程。
Example sentencesExamples
- There are many reasons why the high-rise flats of Glasgow and other cities failed, but suffice to say, people are not that fond of living in them.
- This is not the week to speculate on who will go and who will stay but suffice to say that there will be a considerable number of new faces at the showgrounds next season.
- In fact, I don't think it would be appropriate, but suffice to say there's now a large number of inquiries that we'll have to make.
- I shall draw a discreet veil over the rest of that day but suffice it to say that a jolly time was had by all.
- Let it suffice to say that in our land, whatever the reason, a warrior carries two swords at his belt.
- I don't need to know why Mom calls him that, suffice to say she has her reasons.
- I won't go into detail, suffice to say that when you put a lock through the brake disc to slow down thieves, it is best removed before riding away.
- I think I've already complained in great detail about the coverage, so suffice to say, I won't be sleeping tonight.
- In the meantime, suffice to say that all those ‘lady’ birds earn their keep by laying oodles of eggs for Farmer Brown.
- Now don't ask us what that means, suffice to say, everyone, the award-winners included, had great time that evening.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French suffis-, stem of suffire, from Latin sufficere ‘put under, meet the need of’, from sub- ‘under’ + facere ‘make’.

单词	suffice
释义	Definition of suffice in English: suffice verb səˈfʌɪssəˈfaɪs [no object] 1Be enough or adequate. 足够；合适 a quick look should suffice 迅速看一下就行了。 with infinitive two examples should suffice to prove the contention 两个例子就足以证明这个论点了。 Example sentencesExamples Later, when the Muslims enjoyed their share of the produce of Khaybar, the Prophet used to give his family imperishable provisions that sufficed for a year. The time you have spent in prison suffices as punishment enough. The reasons are simply too vast to list, but one example should suffice. Therefore to prove Theorem 9 it suffices to show that each polygonal base of the prism has area equal to one-fourth the lateral surface area of the prism. Missing data complicates the interpretation, but it suffices as an example. I think a diet rich in fruit and veg should suffice to obtain enough of these nutrients. Luckily enough, this will suffice as our reference guide for both. The traditional public religion of the Roman State had sufficed for public purposes, but offered little to the individual. Through all this he lived in the College too, in a single small room that sufficed for his bachelor requirements. The Highwayman's Case suffices as a colourful example. One example from Chinese suffices to illustrate this point. My handwriting was adequate for everyday purposes, my avocado green IBM Selectric sufficed for more formal projects, and I happily received my mail through the post office. That sufficed for a while - but only a little while - because after Linda first saw a garden composed of native plants, she became a convert. Some very recent examples will suffice to persuade us that piety and knavery are incompatible. But Babu sees more in life than the praise, gratitude, and $7-a-day wages that have sufficed for more traditional Sherpas. The plaintiff's oral evidence will suffice, if it proves clearly what was the intention of the parties. A hypothetical example should suffice in illustrating how worrying a precedent this case may have set. A real-world example suffices to illustrate why I believe this is of vital importance today. The story isn't exactly groundbreaking, but suffices well enough: A prosecutor puts a big drug dealer behind bars and his henchmen want to kill her and her co-counsel for revenge. That sufficed for terrestrial physics, and Galileo did not speculate about celestial physics as did Kepler. Synonyms be enough, be sufficient, be adequate, do, serve, meet requirements, satisfy demands, answer/fulfil/meet one's needs, answer/serve the purpose, pass muster informal fit/fill the bill, make the grade, cut the mustard, hit the spot 1.1with object Meet the needs of. 满足…的需求 simple mediocrity cannot suffice them 简单的平庸是满足不了他们的要求的。 Example sentencesExamples His hands could only get a fallen feather which would only suffice him for a short while. Thus the simple chanting and praying of the early days could not have sufficed the new extended demands. At first, a stepladder sufficed us, but soon an aluminum extension ladder was required for the higher fruit picking. A letter usually suffices the requirements, providing it meets the above criteria. There were four of them, all a good size, and you could see how they would easily suffice two people sharing. Web sites have come along way from the days when a few lines of HTML would suffice any designer. It suffices them that He does it through them, appoints them as its guards and entrusts it to them. The town had few amenities but they sufficed the local population. A small cheque in the post, by way of consultancy fee, will suffice Brian. A simple one sentence answer would have sufficed the patient but the doctor just could not keep his explanation concise. So now he backs off, and suffices himself with rubbing his hand roughly along my inner thigh. These will suffice them in place of all other things, as they receive into themselves him who is the cause and the bestower of all blessing. This serves as a starting point, but it hardly suffices the team as an analytical guide or policy directive. Phrases 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 suffice it to say that they were not considered suitable for this project 简单地说，他们被认为不适合做这项工程。 Example sentencesExamples There are many reasons why the high-rise flats of Glasgow and other cities failed, but suffice to say, people are not that fond of living in them. I don't need to know why Mom calls him that, suffice to say she has her reasons. I think I've already complained in great detail about the coverage, so suffice to say, I won't be sleeping tonight. This is not the week to speculate on who will go and who will stay but suffice to say that there will be a considerable number of new faces at the showgrounds next season. In fact, I don't think it would be appropriate, but suffice to say there's now a large number of inquiries that we'll have to make. Now don't ask us what that means, suffice to say, everyone, the award-winners included, had great time that evening. Let it suffice to say that in our land, whatever the reason, a warrior carries two swords at his belt. I won't go into detail, suffice to say that when you put a lock through the brake disc to slow down thieves, it is best removed before riding away. In the meantime, suffice to say that all those ‘lady’ birds earn their keep by laying oodles of eggs for Farmer Brown. I shall draw a discreet veil over the rest of that day but suffice it to say that a jolly time was had by all. Origin Middle English: from Old French suffis-, stem of suffire, from Latin sufficere 'put under, meet the need of', from sub- 'under' + facere 'make'. Rhymes advice, bice, Brice, choc ice, concise, dice, entice, gneiss, ice, imprecise, lice, mice, nice, precise, price, rice, sice, slice, speiss, spice, splice, syce, thrice, top-slice, trice, twice, underprice, vice, Zeiss verb.1 phr. Definition of suffice in US English: suffice verbsəˈfīssəˈfaɪs [no object] 1Be enough or adequate. 足够；合适 a quick look should suffice 迅速看一下就行了。 with infinitive two examples should suffice to prove the contention 两个例子就足以证明这个论点了。 Example sentencesExamples A real-world example suffices to illustrate why I believe this is of vital importance today. Later, when the Muslims enjoyed their share of the produce of Khaybar, the Prophet used to give his family imperishable provisions that sufficed for a year. The plaintiff's oral evidence will suffice, if it proves clearly what was the intention of the parties. A hypothetical example should suffice in illustrating how worrying a precedent this case may have set. Luckily enough, this will suffice as our reference guide for both. Some very recent examples will suffice to persuade us that piety and knavery are incompatible. The traditional public religion of the Roman State had sufficed for public purposes, but offered little to the individual. That sufficed for terrestrial physics, and Galileo did not speculate about celestial physics as did Kepler. But Babu sees more in life than the praise, gratitude, and $7-a-day wages that have sufficed for more traditional Sherpas. One example from Chinese suffices to illustrate this point. My handwriting was adequate for everyday purposes, my avocado green IBM Selectric sufficed for more formal projects, and I happily received my mail through the post office. Through all this he lived in the College too, in a single small room that sufficed for his bachelor requirements. The time you have spent in prison suffices as punishment enough. The reasons are simply too vast to list, but one example should suffice. Missing data complicates the interpretation, but it suffices as an example. Therefore to prove Theorem 9 it suffices to show that each polygonal base of the prism has area equal to one-fourth the lateral surface area of the prism. The story isn't exactly groundbreaking, but suffices well enough: A prosecutor puts a big drug dealer behind bars and his henchmen want to kill her and her co-counsel for revenge. I think a diet rich in fruit and veg should suffice to obtain enough of these nutrients. The Highwayman's Case suffices as a colourful example. That sufficed for a while - but only a little while - because after Linda first saw a garden composed of native plants, she became a convert. Synonyms be enough, be sufficient, be adequate, do, serve, meet requirements, satisfy demands, answer one's needs, fulfil one's needs, meet one's needs, answer the purpose, serve the purpose, pass muster 1.1with object Meet the needs of. 满足…的需求 simple mediocrity cannot suffice them 简单的平庸是满足不了他们的要求的。 Example sentencesExamples At first, a stepladder sufficed us, but soon an aluminum extension ladder was required for the higher fruit picking. It suffices them that He does it through them, appoints them as its guards and entrusts it to them. So now he backs off, and suffices himself with rubbing his hand roughly along my inner thigh. Thus the simple chanting and praying of the early days could not have sufficed the new extended demands. A simple one sentence answer would have sufficed the patient but the doctor just could not keep his explanation concise. Web sites have come along way from the days when a few lines of HTML would suffice any designer. A letter usually suffices the requirements, providing it meets the above criteria. These will suffice them in place of all other things, as they receive into themselves him who is the cause and the bestower of all blessing. A small cheque in the post, by way of consultancy fee, will suffice Brian. His hands could only get a fallen feather which would only suffice him for a short while. The town had few amenities but they sufficed the local population. There were four of them, all a good size, and you could see how they would easily suffice two people sharing. This serves as a starting point, but it hardly suffices the team as an analytical guide or policy directive. Phrases 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 suffice it to say that they were not considered suitable for this project 简单地说，他们被认为不适合做这项工程。 Example sentencesExamples There are many reasons why the high-rise flats of Glasgow and other cities failed, but suffice to say, people are not that fond of living in them. This is not the week to speculate on who will go and who will stay but suffice to say that there will be a considerable number of new faces at the showgrounds next season. In fact, I don't think it would be appropriate, but suffice to say there's now a large number of inquiries that we'll have to make. I shall draw a discreet veil over the rest of that day but suffice it to say that a jolly time was had by all. Let it suffice to say that in our land, whatever the reason, a warrior carries two swords at his belt. I don't need to know why Mom calls him that, suffice to say she has her reasons. I won't go into detail, suffice to say that when you put a lock through the brake disc to slow down thieves, it is best removed before riding away. I think I've already complained in great detail about the coverage, so suffice to say, I won't be sleeping tonight. In the meantime, suffice to say that all those ‘lady’ birds earn their keep by laying oodles of eggs for Farmer Brown. Now don't ask us what that means, suffice to say, everyone, the award-winners included, had great time that evening. Origin Middle English: from Old French suffis-, stem of suffire, from Latin sufficere ‘put under, meet the need of’, from sub- ‘under’ + facere ‘make’. verb.1 phr.
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