“Did Charles vote in the last election?” “No, he wasn’t ____.”
A. enough old then B. old then enough C. then enough old D. old enough then(TOEFL) 请问是否可以选 A( enough old then )？并请谈谈 enough 的用法。
enough用作名词的修饰语(定语)时,既可与复数名词连用,也可与单数不可数名词连用,并且大都搁在名词之前,但是不能搁在单数可数名词之前(×enough pen):
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I haven't got enough equipment/tools to do the job. (CGEL) 干这个活我没有足够的设备/工具。
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There is just enough time to catch the train. (IME) 赶这班火车, 时间正好够。
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We have enough seats for everyone. (LDCE) 我们有足够的座位供大家坐。
有时也可放在名词的后面，尤其是在不可数名词之后。
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“I'm going to the movies.” “Do you have money enough?” (IME) “我要去看电影。” “你的钱够吗？”
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There was cake enough for everybody to have a piece. (IME) 糕点足够每人一块。
但是，当enough用于修饰动词、形容词和副词时，则必须位于它们的后面。
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Students brave enough to attempt the course deserve to succeed. (CGEL) 凡有足够勇气选这门课程的学生一定能获得成功。
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She is brave enough a student to attempt the course. (CGEL) 她是一个有足够勇气选这门课程的学生。
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She is not brave enough a student to attempt the course. (CGEL) 她是一个没有足够勇气选这门课的学生。
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The water in the pool is warm enough. 这个池塘的水够暖和的。
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He isn't a clever enough politician to have any original ideas. 他不是个足够聪明的政治家, 提不出什么创造性的主张。
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My mother had told me that in my father's eyes, no man would be good enough for me. (Hillary, Living History) 母亲说过，在父亲眼中，谁都配不上他的女儿。（希拉里，《亲历历史》）
请做下面的英语试题：
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Jane had ____ furniture for her room. (Nelson, 200D) A. enough B. many C. all D. any
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The bookstore does not prepare ____ books for all students in the class. A. plenty of B. enough C. enough of D. as many(TOEFL)
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He wasn't ____ to understand the teacher's questions. A. quick enough B. enough quick C. quick as D. such quick(EPT)
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I couldn't find ____, and so I took this one. A. a large enough coat B. an enough large coat C. a large coat enough D. a coat enough large(全国四级,91.6-60)
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The solution works only for couples who are self-employed, don't have small children and get along ____ to spend most of their time together. A. so well B. too well C. well as D. well enough(全国研考,99-8)