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单词 considerable
释义
considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
B2
largeor ofnoticeableimportance:
相当大的；相当多的；非常可观的；相当重要的
Thefirecausedconsiderabledamageto thechurch.那场火灾给教堂造成了重大损失。
Opposite
inconsiderable
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
greater than the average size or amount
  • bigThey live in a big house in the country.
  • largeA large number of people were crowded into the room.
  • greatThe party was a great success.
  • enormousThey bought an enormous house in the suburbs.
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More examples
  • She's a woman of considerableabilities.
  • Drugtraffickingis amatterof considerableconcernfor theentireinternationalcommunity.
  • Gymnastics is asportthatrequiresa considerablelevelofcoordination.
  • Thearmyisreportedto beencounteringconsiderableresistance.
  • A considerableamountoftimeandefforthas gone into thisexhibition.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Very important or urgent
  • all-important
  • at all cost(s)idiom
  • be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
  • chief
  • clutch
  • co-principal
  • life-changing
  • mainly
  • major league
  • make the world go around/roundidiom
  • marmoreal
  • meaningful
  • pressing
  • prominent
  • radical
  • revalorization
  • revalorize
  • sacred
  • salient
  • subtle
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Related word

considerably
(Definition ofconsiderablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

considerable| American Dictionary

considerable
adjective
us
/kənˈsɪd·ər·ə·bəl/
verylargeor much:
Heexhibitedconsiderableskillindrivingthrough thesnowstorm.

considerably

adverbus
/kənˈsɪd·ər·ə·bli/
Technology hasadvancedconsiderably since then.
(Definition ofconsiderablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconsiderable

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State and local governments also haveconsiderableregulatory authority over granting siting permits necessary for the operation of many types of facilities.
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With all herbicides banned, manual weeding is usually aconsiderablecost factor in organic coffee production.
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The country has experiencedconsiderablepolicy and political change over the past decades.
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The results show the potential forconsiderablereductions in blood use.
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Because the suctions are large, the compressive stresses in the membrane areconsiderable.
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Given its subject andconsiderableexpanse, the book's emphases are telling.
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Recent years have seenconsiderableprogress in the development of chemical self-replicating systems.
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There isconsiderablevariation in the degrees of multipartism, party discipline, and the stability of party systems and government coalitions.
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As with literature, aconsiderabletheoretical challenge exists in relating the subjective to the intersubjective.
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Examination of these themes calls forconsiderablebasic information about inter-war suburbs and how they were created.
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Thus, by admitting these more general continuation expressions we get aconsiderablesimplification of the equational presentation of -calculus.
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Though forest trees usually showconsiderablepollen flow, assuming an absence of spatially distributed genetic structure is not always wise.
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A large statistical database has been obtained which providesconsiderableinsight to the structural and transport properties of thermally stratified turbulence.
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Therefore, judgements of vertical relations between different fissure deposits within a locality and without intrinsic dating evidence are subject toconsiderablescepticism.
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The complete solution of these fundamental equations requires a numerical investigation ofconsiderablecomplexity which has not been undertaken.
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