If enough of you are interested, we’ll organize a trip
to the theatre. mm
0 There was nowhere near enough for everybody. 0 We’ve nearly
run out of paper. Do you
think there’s enough for today? mi
IT^TTn e nough already (informal, especially NAmE) used to say that
sth is annoying or boring and that you want it to stop fj J; #-6^7 e.nough is e'nough (saying) used when you think
that sth should not continue any longer ( ) &T‘, ff
T e.nough 'said
used to say that you
understand a situation and there is no need to say any more ‘He’s a
politician, remember. ’ ‘Enough
said. ’
“ iB it, ffe H - - 7 ” have
had e'nough (of sth/sb) used when sth/sb is annoying you and you
no longer want to do, have or see it or them X7-- BKMiS 7; ‘jttylT: I’ve had enough of driving
the kids around.
■ adv. (used after verbs,
adjectives and adverbs is], 7§is]fflgijMzIs)
1 to the necessary degree ii.^ fife; ft
& ft: I hadn’t trained enough for the
game. Xt It ^ 3% 1111 ^ % 7 H 0 0 This house isn’t big enough for us. jk 7 ft ill 7 i# 7 ^ A 0 0 She’s old enough to decide for
herself. MB 10 § B 7 A X (ft 7 M 7o 0 We didn’t leave early enough.
0
Tell them it’s just not good enough.
2 to an acceptable degree, but not to a
very great degree jfl ^ ; $ : He seemed
pleasant enough to me. MXtfHWB j=0^fP^7» 3 to a degree that you do not
wish to get any greater jrjf;
jS: I hope my job’s safe. Life is hard enough as it is. #
li IE (ft X 7 :£ m0 . m ,curiously,
.funnily,
.oddly, .strangely, etc. e'nough used to show that sth
is surprising ( Axisi# ) #17(ftJi, i&7 i±L # : Funnily enough, I said the same thing
myself
only yesterday. g BXi£M|W]#&il
if 0 —more at
fair adj., far adv., like adv., man n., near adv.,
right adj., sure adv.
en passant /,b 'paesb; NAmE ,a: pae'sa:/ adv. (from French) while talking
about sth else and without giving much information J® {<g ; pfj 7 M : He
mentioned en passant that he was going away. e
en quire (also inquire especially in NAmE) /m'kwaia(r)/ verb
~ (about sb/sth) (rather formal) to ask sb for some
information ifij |r] ; P/r : [V] I called the station to
enquire about train times. JT
7. if 5>J 7 $6 i&l 0 A 7 N* M 0
0 She enquired
as to your whereabouts. M fT n/r WTf o O
[V wh-] Might I enquire
why you have not mentioned this until now? if
I'ftikflif
0 [VN] He enquired her
name. MfrD)fMfftM#o [also V speech] o note at ask en quire after sb
(formal) to ask for
information about sb, especially about their health or about what they are
doing [ft^A jn]if ( ) en'quire into sth to find out more
information about sth ilfg; SA;
S0 HEl
investigate : A committee was
appointed to enquire into the allegations. 7 ^ M B ^ g & IS fa o en'quire
sth of sb (formal) to ask sb sth fo'7AfT# ( 7
ffl ) : [+ speech] ‘Will you be staying for lunch?’ she
enquired of Charles. ” M [ft g 7 Ulr
enquirer (also in-quirer especially in NAmE) /in- 'kwai0ra(r)/ noun (formal) a person who asks
for information itJift#; j||g#
en quir ing (also in-quiring especially in NAmE) /in- ’kwaiarir)/ adj.
[usually
before noun] 1 showing an interest in learning new things J; #
(ft; $7f:
a child with an
enquiring mind g£F#7'(ftJ£7 2 asking for information ifij
(ft; ^ (ft: an enquiring look
ii ,(ft#fe ► en quir ingly (also in quir ingly especially in NAmE) adv.
en-qiliry O-w (also in-quiry especially in NAmE) /m- 'kwaiari; NAmE usually 'inkwari/ noun (pi. -ies)
[C] ~ (into
sth) an
official process to find out the cause of sth or to find out information about
sth jjf
g; g %; gift : to hold/order an enquiry into the affair Xf
iWiffifriM; o a murder enquiry
^ilg
0 a public enquiry into the environmental effects of the proposed new
road
2 [C] ~ (from sb) (about sb/sth) a request for
information about sb/sth; a question about sb/sth itj ft; fj Pjf
; a telephone enquiry 7 if g iij 0 We
received over 300 enquiries about the job. ffcClSc^J
300 ^A#Ct|ftj&7X 7 (ft Hr Mo O I’ll have to make a few enquiries
(= try to find out about it) and get back to you. % fT n/f A n/f S ta
0
enquiries from prospective students 77*77 (ft lij If] 0 (BrE) Two men have been helping
police with their enquiries (= are being questioned about a crime, but
have not been charged with it). M # 7
— St 7
\j> Bh W A 3S o 3 [U] the act
of asking questions or collecting information about sb/sth W.'M:
scientific enquiry # ^ ^ % 0 The
police are following several lines of enquiry. ril^So
0 a committee of enquiry 4 enquiries
[pi.]
(BrE) a place where you can get information |p] ifl, /h: Ask at enquiries to see
if your bag has been handed in. SJf'5]i;R^i##Jig#A^77^W/feo
— see also directory ENQUIRIES
en-rage /m'reid3/ verb [VN] [usually
passive] to make sb very angry H33 infuriate
enrapture /m'raeptj'a(r)/
verb [VN] [usually
passive] (formal) to give sb great
pleasure or joy ; III
HUH
ENCHANT
en rap tured /in'raeptfad; NAmE -erd/ adj. (formal) filled with
great pleasure or joy
BfiTl ENCHANTED
en-rich /in'ritj/
verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (with sth) to improve the quality
of sth, often by adding sth to it % % ; {£7 H) : The study of science
has enriched all our lives. 7/g0
0 Most
breakfast cereals are enriched
with vitamins.
tin 7 ^1X7 o 2 to make
sb/sth rich or richer fSLil#; cl nation enriched by oil revenues flTf
0 He used his position to enrich himself. ► en-rich-ment noun [U]
enrol /in'raul;
NAmE in'rool/ verb (-II-) (especially BrE) (NAmE usually en-roll) to arrange for
yourself or for sb else to officially join a course, school, etc. ( ^ ) tJOA;
M; H iB : [V] You need to enrol before the end of
August, At!
HU XiUh o (BrE) to enrol on a
course — |'1W® 0 (NAmE) to enroll in a course
0
[VN] The centre will soon be ready to enrol candidates for the new
programme. 7 A
»
en-rol-lee /in.reu'li:;
NAmE in.rou-/ noun (NAmE) a person who has
officially joined a course, an organization, etc. A7#; ®77#; Ag#
en rol ment (BrE) (NAmE en-roll-ment) /in'raolmsnt; NAmE -'rool-/ noun
[U, C] the act of officially joining a course, school, etc.; the number of
people who do this A7, i±$7 ( A$( ) : Enrolment
is the first week
of September. 0 School enrolments
are currently falling. @
en
route /,b
'ru:t;
,Dn; NAmE ,d:; ,a:n/ adv. ~ (from ... ) (to ... ) (BrE) ~ (for ... ) (from French) on the way; while
travelling from/to a particular place ^^7; :
We stopped for a picnic en route. fl 7 M 7 # 7 7
if #0 o The bus broke down en route from Boston to New York., o a plane en route for Heathrow
en sconce /m'skDns; NAmE -'skains/ verb [VN, usually +adv./prep.] (formal) if you are ensconced or
ensconce yourself somewhere, you are made or make yourself comfortable and safe
in that place or position 5£S; ^
en sem-ble /nn'snmbl; NAmE ain'saimbl/ noun 1 [C +sing./pl. v.] a
small group of musicians, dancers or actors who perform together 70, M'J 0, H
^'J 0 ( X fcf/Urt. ) : a brass/wind/string, etc. ensemble f[s]1f7 O The
ensemble is/are based in
(formal) a number of things considered as a
group g