Plenty 可當代名詞、名詞 (不可數) 和副詞用。
Plenty 用作代名詞時意為「大量,眾多」(通常指過多)。例如:
- A: How long will it take? (A:要花多久的時間?)
B: One hour should be plenty. (B:一小時應該足夠了) - A: Would you like some more coffee? (A:還想要些咖啡嗎?)
B: No thanks, I’ve had plenty. (B:不,謝謝,已經夠了」 - Don’t hurry – We’ve got plenty of time. (別急,我們有足夠的時間)
- Tom has always had plenty of money. (湯姆總是有很多錢)
- Plenty of teachers are always complaining about their salaries. (很多老師老是在抱怨他們的薪資)
- Peter has plenty of creepy stories to tell. (彼得有許多令人毛骨悚然的故事可講)
- There’s plenty (= plenty of things) to do in the office. (辦公室有很多事要做)