enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need 足够的;充足的 Allow sufficient time to get there. 留出充足的时间好赶过去。 One dose should be sufficient. 服一剂就够了。 - sufficient to do something
These reasons are not sufficient to justify the ban. 这些理由不足以证明实施禁令有理。 Our budget is hardly sufficient to pay people, let alone buy any new equipment. 我们的预算几乎不够支付工资,更不用说买新设备了。 - sufficient for something/somebody
Is £100 sufficient for your expenses? 100 英镑够你花销吗? The salary proved sufficient for his needs. 结果证明工资够他花了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘legally satisfactory’): from Old French, or from Latin sufficient- ‘meeting the need of’, from sufficere ‘put under, meet the need of’, from sub- ‘under’ + facere ‘make’.