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单词 plenty
释义 plen·ty
I. \ˈplentē, -ti\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English plente, plentee, plentie, from Old French plenté, from Latin plenitat-, plenitas fullness, abundance, from plenus full + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at full
1.
 a. : a more than adequate number, quantity, or amount : a full supply : enough and to spare
  < always gave them plenty of time — Seymour Blau >
  < cowboys on the range still do plenty of roping — S.E.Fletcher >
  < would have plenty visitors — H.E.Scudder >
 b. : a large number or amount of something — used with a
  < a plenty of things to be done — Verne Athanas >
  < what they asked for they got, and they asked for a plentyAmerican Mercury >
2.
 a. : an abundance especially of material things that permit a satisfactory life : a condition or time of abundance
  < the general feeling of plenty in this rich land — Pearl Buck >
  < a peace that seemed to bring plenty in its train — Stringfellow Barr >
 b. plenties plural : plentiful amounts especially of things that constitute material comfort
  < drink plenties of this milk too — J.L.Weldon >
3. : the quality or state of being copious : plentifulness — often used with in
 < down by the lake the daffodils were now in their plenty — Victoria Sackville-West >
 < will … gain pleasure and profit in plenty — H.M.Parshley >
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English plente, from plente, n.
1. : ample in amount or supply : plentiful
 < if reasons were as plenty as blackberries — Shakespeare >
 < bread is never too plenty in Indian households — Willa Cather >
2.
 a. chiefly dialect : existing in large quantity or number
  < who has conies plenty to dispose of cheap — Jeremy Bentham >
 b. : ample, many : more than enough
  < he could get plenty men … to do his bidding — W.C.Tuttle >
  < there is plenty work to be done — Time >
  < you'll have plenty support from the other districts — Ralph Ellison >
III. adverb
: more than sufficiently : abundantly, plentifully
 < they will talk plenty, but not about themselves — J.L.Phelan >
 < her style is plenty vigorous enough — Florence Bullock >
 < the nights were plenty cold — F.B.Gipson >
 < a transatlantic holiday is plenty exciting — T.H.Fielding >
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