英 [kənˈsɪdərəb(ə)l] 美 [kənˈsɪdərəb(ə)l]
adj. 相当大的，相当重要的；（人）显要的，值得尊敬的
比较级more considerable
最高级most considerable
considerable /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/ CET4 TEM4
形容词 Considerable means great in amount or degree. 相当多的; 相当大的
To be without Pearce would be a considerable blow.
要是缺了皮尔斯，那会是相当大的打击。
Doing it properly makes considerable demands on our time.
把这件事做得到位，要花我们相当多的时间。
副词 相当多地; 相当大地
Children vary considerably in the rate at which they learn these lessons.
孩子们学习这些课的速度差别相当大。
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
值得考虑的
相当多的
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... complacent a.自满的，得意的 considerable a.相当多的；值得考虑的 cord n.考得(木材堆的体积单位，等于128立方英尺，3.6246立方米)；绳索 ...
considered 经过深思熟虑的；被尊重的
considerably 相当地；非常地
consideration 考虑；原因；关心；报酬
consider 考虑；认为；细想
consider 考虑；认为；考虑到；细想
Damage to the building was considerable.
对这栋建筑物的损坏相当严重。
She argued her case with considerable passion.
她相当激动地为自己的主张提出论据。
The argument seemed to have considerable merit.
这个论点似乎有相当大的价值。
The researchers found no considerable change in the number of heart attacks in areas near Pueblo without smoking bans.
VOA : special.2009.01.07
He is personally responsible for the reforms, the opening up of Russia to a considerable extent to western European ideas.
他负起了改革的责任,即俄国对于西欧思想,如此大程度的开放
欧洲文明课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Milton has expended, we know, a considerable amount of energy in establishing what he wants us, I am assuming, to believe is the divine authority behind the poem.
我们知道弥尔顿花费了，大量精力阐释他希望我们相信的东西，我设想，他要我们相信在这部诗篇的背后有无上神权的存在。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
They found that climate changes "are already exerting a considerable drag on yield growth" and may have affected food prices.
VOA : special.2011.05.17
The president said he had considerable regret in accepting the resignation of "one of our nation's finest soldiers."
VOA : special.2010.06.26
Getting such a loan, for one, is tough unless you have considerable equity in your home.
In the inflationary blowup of the late 1970s, diamonds were the subject of considerable investment fervor.
But to say Slim is well known in Mexico would be a considerable understatement.