give/bring pleasure (=make people happy) Her singing has given so much pleasure to so many people over the
years.
enjoyment /mdpimant/ [n U] the feeling
you get when you enjoy doing something get enjoyment out of sth I get a lot of
enjoyment out of working with young children.
+ of The bad weather didn't spoil our enjoyment of the vacation.
someone that people enjoy being with
be good company /bi: (god 'клтрлн/ if someone is good company, people enjoy spending time with them: I like sharing a room with Kathy - she's good company.
О be fun /bi: Тлп spoken use this about people who are always cheerful, interesting, and amusing: Let's invite Margy - she's always fun.
more than enough (=more than you need, but not too much or too many) I've given you more than enough time to
make up your mind.
I've had enough British (=say this when
you have eaten enough food)*Would you
like some more pizza?" "No thanks, I've had enough.'
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Don't say 'the food wasn't enough', j Say there wasn't enough food- Enough | usually goes before the noun.
to enjoy something that most people would not enjoy
revel in Sth rev,?l in (sth)/ [phrasal verb T1 to enjoy something that most people would not like: Her job is very siressful, but she seems to revel in it.
revelling - revelle - have revelle
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reveling - revele - have revele
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take pleasure in doing sth /teik
'р1езэг in du:ii] (sth)/ to enjoy doing something that upsets or annoys someone: Her husband seemed to take pleasure in pointing out her mistakes. I Mr Broad- bent took great pleasure in telling me I
was fired.
ENOUGH/ NOT ENOUGH
see also full
when there is a large enough amount of something that you need
enough /I'ruf;/ [quanti/ier] Here's $20. Is that enough? 1 He wasn't making enough money, and so he closed the business. I Have you got enough drivers? I can help if you need me. enough money/space/work etc for I made loads of food, so there should be enough for everyone. I Will there be enough room for Joey in the car?
plenty plenti [quanti/ierl more than enough - use this when you do not need any more of something: "Do you need any more paper?" "Oh, no thanks. I have plenty here."
+ of There's plenty of food, so don t buy any more. I Don't worry, we've plenty of time.
sufficient /safipnt/ [adj] formal enough: Does a vegetarian diet provide sufficient protein?
+ for Sei>en hours sleep is sufficient for most people.
adequate /'жdikw^t [adj] formal enough
in amount, and good enough in quality: None of his workers received adequate safety training.
+ /or The computer has 16 megabytes of memory, which should be adequate for most users.
last /la:st||laest/ [и I] if an amount of food or money lasts for a period of time, there is enough of it for that period + until / still have $100, but that won't last till the end of the vacation. last (sb) 2 years/3 days etc We set off up the mountain, carrying equipment, tents, and enough food to last five days. last sb 4 years/3 months etc £50? That won't last you a day in London!
to have enough time or money to do what you want
have enough time/money /.haev
inAf taim, nuni/ to have enough time or enough money to do what you want: I'll come and see you if 1 have enough time. have enough time/money to do sth We didn't have enough money to go on vacation this year.
big enough/old enough/ strong enough etc
enough /|'плГ/ [adu]
big enough/old enough/strong enough
etc Will that box be big enough? + for The road was just wide enough for the truck to get through. + to do stK Liz is smart enough to figure it out.
Don't say 'she's enough old to drive a car'. Say she's old enough to drive a car. Enough comes after the adjective.
ш when you have done something enough or when it has happened enough
enough /j'luf/ ladul f think tue 've talked
about this enough. I If it rains enough this month, the harvest will be a good one.
Bi not enough
not enough ,'nDt \n\fj not enough for what you need: I gave her $200, but she
year.
Don't say 'can afford doing some thing'. Say can afford to do something.
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said it wasn't enough. I There won't be enough chairs. I I don't think you're getting enough sleep. +■ for One bottle of wine won't be enough for everyone.
not enough to do sth There aren't enough people to make a full team. not have enough to do/eat/drink etc
They never give us enough to eat. not old/strong etc enough She wanted to see the movie, but she wasn't old
enough. I Could you get that book down for me? I'm not tall enough,
too little/too Jew /tu: litl, tu: fju:/
[iquantifier] less than you need or fewer than you need - use this especially when you are criticizing or complaining about something
too few roads/doctors/hotels etc Too
many patients and too few doctors - that's the problem!
too little time/money//ood etc There's too little time to do everything that needs to be done.
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too little/too few to do sth There were some police officers there, but too few to control the crowd, far too little/Jew (=much too little or few) Far too little research has been done in this area.
Use too few with countable nouns like books, shops, and students: The school hod to close because there were too few students. Use too little with uncountable nouns like time, money, and food: The government has paid too little attention to the needs of disabled people.
In spoken English, it is more usual to say not enough than to say too little or too few.
shortage ф:гЫз/ [n C\ a situation in
which there is not enough of something very basic and important that people need in order to live or work water//ood/housing etc shortage Parts of Britain are suffering water shortages after the unusucily dry summer. + of There is a shortage of nurses and aoctors in the area.
acute/severe shortage (=a very bad shortage) There is an acute shortage of housing in South Africa's urban areas.
bЂ Short of /bi: 'JyJt dv to not have enough of something basic that you need: I was short of money, so I had to ncL~ George for $20.
scarce /ske9rs/ [adj] if something is