suffice /səˈfaɪs/ CET6 TEM8 ( sufficing, sufficed, suffices )

• 1. 

  V-I If you say that something will suffice, you mean it will be enough to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need. 足够 [正式] [no cont]

  例：

  A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice.

  附信绝不应超过一页；通常一封更短的信就足够了。

• 2. 

  PHRASE Suffice it to say or suffice to say is used at the beginning of a statement to indicate that what you are saying is obvious, or that you will only give a short explanation. 不必多言

  例：

  Suffice it to say that afterwards we never met again.

  不必多言，后来我们再也没见过面。