pron 丰富，充足，大量 (large quantity or number that is sufficient for sb or more than sb needs; enough)：～of time/room/money/food/energy 足够的时间/地方/钱/食物/精力;There are～of eggs/reasons/methods. 有足够的鸡蛋/理由/方法。give sb～to eat 给某人足够的食物;I don't need any more books — I've got～. 我不需要更多的书了，我已经有很多了。I think two more bottles of milk will be～. 我认为再有两瓶牛奶足够了。For the New Year we wish you peace and～. 祝您新年祥和富足。〖同〗abundance，wealth; 〖反〗scarcity，lack，shortage;

days， years， etc of plenty 丰衣足食的日子(年代等)： looking back on the days of～回顾那些丰衣足食的日子;in years of～在丰足的年代;

in plenty 很多，大量，富裕： food/drink/water/resources in～大量的食物/饮料/水/资源;live in～过富足的生活;

→′plentiful adj 充足的;′plentifully adv 充足地;

adv(1)许多 (quite) (与more连用)： If they want some chairs， there are～more in here. 如果他们想要几把椅子，这里还有很多把。Take as much as you like， there's～more. 你想拿多少就拿多少，还多着呢。

(2)充分地，十分(quite) (与big， long， tall 等词连用，后接 enough) (infml)： It's～hot today. 今天非常热。It's～big/long enough. 足够大/长了。

【辨异】plentiful与abundant的区别见ABUNDANT。