considerable

英 [kənˈsɪdərəbl]

美 [kənˈsɪdərəbl]

adj.  相当多(或大、重要等)的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 相当多（或大、重要等）的
  great in amount, size, importance, etc.
  1. 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。
  2. Damage to the building was considerable.
     对这栋建筑物的损坏相当严重。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 相当多的;相当大的
  Considerablemeans great in amount or degree.
  1. To be without Pearce would be a considerable blow...
     失去皮尔斯将是一个巨大的打击。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

英英释义

adj

• large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
  1. a considerable quantity
  2. the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign
  3. went to considerable trouble for us
  4. spent a considerable amount of time on the problem

双语例句

• Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar
  为了证明他是个骗子已投入了相当多的人力和财力。
• The volume of gas trapped on these surfaces can be considerable.
  存留在这些表面的气体体积可能相当大。
• He exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues
  他极大地影响了科学界对这些问题的看法。
• The proposed cuts have caused considerable controversy.
  削减开支的提议引起了诸多争议。
• The rump of the party does in fact still have considerable assets
  事实上，这个党派的残余分子确实仍然拥有可观的资产。
• 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。
• The changes in social work consequent upon reorganization have been considerable.
  重组引起社会福利工作发生了重大变化。
• He brought to the job not just considerable experience but passionate enthusiasm
  他不仅给这一工作带来了不少经验，而且倾注了极大的热情。
• You seem to be labouring under considerable misapprehensions.
  你似乎存在相当大的误解。
• Fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas will service our needs for some considerable time to come.
  诸如煤、石油和天然气之类的矿物燃料会在以后很长一段时间里满足我们的需求。