Considerable
[kən'sɪd(ə)rəb(ə)l] or [kən'sɪdərəbl]
解释:
(adj.) large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; 'a considerable quantity'; 'the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign'; 'went to considerable trouble for us'; 'spent a considerable amount of time on the problem' .
贝丝录入--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to.
(a.) Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons.
(a.) Of importance or value.
录入:卢
同义词及近义词:
a. [1]. Respectable, worthy of consideration.[2]. Moderately large, not small.
黛博拉校对
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Important, large, extensive
ANT:Unimportant, trifling, inconsiderable
录入:威廉姆斯
例句:
- Traders and other undertakers may, no doubt with great propriety, carry on a very considerable part of their projects with borrowed money. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- Many treatises in different languages have been published on pigeons, and some of them are very important, as being of considerable antiquity. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- Beppo did not despair, and he conducted his search with considerable ingenuity and perseverance. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- Had they made any considerable part of their property, such a resolution could never have been agreed to. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- Barren timber for building is of great value in a populous and well-cultivated country, and the land which produces it affords a considerable rent. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- The carbon being only slightly compressed will offer considerable resistance to the flow of current from the local battery, and therefore the signal on the local sounder will be weak. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Everything was, in short, as it should be on the approach of so considerable an event. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- She mused upon the meeting a considerable time. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Mr. Tupman immediately presented himself, with a look of very considerable surprise. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- A considerable crime is in contemplation. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- He sat looking at the horse's ears, as if he saw something new there; and sat so, for a considerable time. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- It makes a considerable difference to me, having someone with me on whom I can thoroughly rely. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- We shall make Mr. Pickwick pay for peeping,' said Fogg, with considerable native humour, as he unfolded his papers. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- It had to march a considerable distance directly under the eye of the enemy to reach its position. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- He returned to London, left the army, and went away to the East, with a considerable sum of money which he inherited from his mother. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Along this whole space of the Cordillera true glaciers do not now exist even at much more considerable heights. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- There remained throughout the whole period considerable areas in which the elaboration of the arts of life could go on. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- But these distinctions and definitions are faulty in very considerable articles. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
- I arrived on time, but had been doing some considerable thinking on the subject. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- The organization was crude, the steam-engineering talent poor, and owing to the impossibility of getting any considerable capital subscribed, the plants were put in as cheaply as possible. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Perhaps, however, if it were buried in quicksilver, it might preserve, for a considerable space of time, its vegetable life, its smell, and colour. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- One was to erect a new order of jurisdiction, by establishing magistrates and a town-council in every considerable town of his demesnes. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- The contraction of the frog's legs may with considerable safety be said to be caused by these mechanical vibrations being transmitted through the conducting wires. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- During the day General Meade's advance had considerable fighting with the enemy's rear-guard, but was unable to bring on a general engagement. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Well, very soon I found that I was saving considerable sums of money. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- These travels of Marco Polo were only the beginning of a very considerable intercourse. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Turner had a considerable household, some half-dozen at the least. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- Come, come,' said Mr. Pickwick, with considerable emotion, 'we will see what can be done, when I know all about the matter. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- The proportion between them, therefore, must remain the same, and cannot well be altered, at least for any considerable time, by any such revolutions. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- Mrs. Sowerberry looked up with an expression of considerable wonderment. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
录入:威廉姆斯