not enough / enough / too “不够”，“足够”与”太多”

enough

enough + noun

‘Is there enough milk in your coffee?’ ‘Yes, thank you.’
□ We wanted to play football, but we didn’t have enough players.
□ Why don’t you buy a car? You’ve got enough money. (not money enough)

enough without a noun

□ I’ve got some money, but not enough to buy a car.
(= I need more money to buy a car)
□ ‘Would you like some more to eat?’ ‘No, thanks. I’ve had enough.’
□ You’re always at home. You don’t go out enough.

adjective+ enough

‘Shall we sit outside?’ ‘No, it isn’t warm enough.’ (not enough warm)
□ Can you hear the radio? Is it loud enough for you?
□ Don’t buy that coat. lt’s nice, but it isn’t long enough. (= it’s too short)

too

too + adjective I adverb

 

□ Can you turn the radio down?
It’s too loud. (= louder than I want)
□ I can’t work. I’m too tired.
□ I think you work too hard.

 

too much / too many

= more than you want, more than is good:
□ I don’t like the weather here. There is too much rain. (= more rain than is good)
D Let’s go to another restaurant. There are too many people here.
D Emily studies all the time. I think she studies too much.
D Traffic is a problem in this town. There are too many cars.

 

 

Compare

enough for somebody/something
enough to do something
enough for somebody/something
to do something

This pullover isn’t big enough for me.
D I haven’t got enough money for a new car.
D I haven’t got enough money to buy a new
car. (not for buy)
D Is your English good enough to have a
conversation? (no/. for have)
D There aren’t enough chairs for everybody
to sit down.

 

too … for somebody/something D These shoes are too big for me.
too … to do something
too … for somebody to do something

These shoes are too big for me.
□ It’s a small house – too small for a large
family.
□ I’m too tired to go out. (not for go out)
D It’s too cold to sit outside.
□ She speaks too fast for me to understand.

 

too and not enough

too

The hat is too big for him.
□ The radio is too loud. Can you turn it down, please?
□ There’s too much sugar in my coffee. (= more sugar
than I want)
□ I don’t feel very well. I ate too much.

not enough

The hat isn’t big enough for him. (= it’s too small)
D The radio isn’t loud enough. Can you turn it up, please?
D There’s not enough sugar in my coffee. (= I need
more sugar)
D You’re very thin. You don’t eat enough.