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Considerable Kənˈsɪdərəbl Amount Considerably Great Adj Con·Sid·Er·Able Awl

The word "considerable" is an adjective meaning great in amount or degree. It can be modified by adverbs or prepositional phrases indicating degree.

considerable (adj): 相当多的;相当大的 Considerable means great in amount or degree.

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]相当多的;相当大的 Considerable means great in amount or degree.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • To be without Pearce would be a considerable blow...

    失去皮尔斯将是一个巨大的打击。

  • Doing it properly makes considerable demands on our time...

    把这事做好要耗费我们相当多的时间。

  • Vets' fees can be considerable, even for routine visits.

    即使是常规检查,兽医的收费也会相当高。

considerably
  • Children vary considerably in the rate at which they learn these lessons...

    孩子们学习这些课文的速度大不相同。

  • Their dinner parties had become considerably less formal.

    他们的晚餐会已经远不如以前正式。


Oxford con·sid·er·able AWL / kənˈsɪdərəbl ; NAmE kənˈsɪdərəbl / adjective ( rather formal) great in amount, size, importance, etc. 相当多(或大、重要等)的 SYN
significant
The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money. 那项工程耗费了相当多的时间和资金。 Damage to the building was considerable. 对这栋建筑物的损坏相当严重。
con·sid·er·able / kənˈsɪdərəbl ; NAmE kənˈsɪdərəbl /
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considerablecon‧sid‧er‧a‧ble /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective
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fairly large, especially large enough to have an effect or be importantinconsiderableconsiderable amount/number etc of something We’ve saved a considerable amount of money. Michael has already spent considerable time in Barcelona. issues of considerable importance The series has aroused considerable interest. see thesaurus at
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相当大的(57%),可观的(23%),重要的(20%)
adj.相当大的;重要的,值得考虑的

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