plenty
pronoun,noun,adverb
uk/ˈplen.ti/us/ˈplen.t̬i/B1
(thestateof having) enough or more than enough, or alargeamount:
丰富，充足，大量"Would you like some morewine?" "Nothanks, I've had plenty."“还想要点酒吗？”“不，谢谢，已经足够了。”
Don'tgrabat theballoons,children- there are plentyforeveryone.孩子们，别抢气球——多着呢，每人都有。
We've got plentyoftimebefore we need toleavefor theairport.去机场前我们有的是时间。
They've always had plentyofmoney.他们总是有很多钱。
There's plenty to do here.这里有很多事要做。
USinformalThiscarcostme plenty(= a lot ofmoney).这辆车花了我很多钱。
There's plentymorebeerin thefridge.冰箱里还有很多啤酒。
- If you have afeveryou shoulddrinkplenty offluids.
- Eathealthilyand take plenty ofexercise.
- "There's plenty morecakeif you'd like anotherpiece." "I don'tmindif I do."
- There's plenty ofcupboardspacein thekitchenfor allyourpotsandpans.
- What's thehurry? We've got plenty oftime.
Plenty and abundant
- abound
- abound in/withsomething
- abundance
- abundant
- abundantly
- drip
- galore
- generosity
- generous
- generously
- handsomely
- lavish
- luxuriant
- over-generously
- overgenerosity
- plenitude
- plenteous
- plentiful
- richly
- well off
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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’:…Plentyas a pronoun
We use plenty as a pronoun to mean ‘enough’ or ‘more than enough’:…Plenty ofas 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 wheresomeone/somethingcame from