suffice
v
1 [I, Ipr, It, Tn no passive 不用於被动语态]
~ (for sb/sth) (not in the continuous tenses 不用於进行时态) (fml 文) be enough (for sb/sth); be adequate 能满足(某人[某事物])之需要的; 足够的
Will 10 suffice for the trip? 这趟行程10英镑够用吗?
One warning sufficed to stop her doing it. 给她一次警告就足以制止她做那件事了.
A light lunch should suffice me. 有一点儿午饭就够我吃了.
2 (idm 习语) suffice it to say (that)... (used to suggest that even though one could say more, what one does say should be enough to show what one means 用以指不必多说, 只须说...就够了)
I won't go into all the depressing details; suffice it to say that the whole affair was an utter disaster. 我不必细说那些让人听了难受的事, 只说一句就够了, 整件事是个惨祸.
No matter how much you want to bathe, it just isn't safe.
不管你多想在这里游泳(都不要游),这里不安全。
Then, instead of having someone answering the phone all day, people can ring up the railway station and listen to a tape recording of the information.
然后,人们可以打电话到火车站,从录音电话中获取信息,而不要安排一个专人整天接电话。
Among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the language they use to communicate with each other.