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 considerable [kәn'sidәrәbl]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 相当的, 可观的, 重要的

  1. He bought the house at considerable expense.
    他花了很多钱买了这所房子。
  2. The mayor is a considerable official.
    市长是一位重要的官员。
  3. Having considerable weight; heavy.
    有相当的重量的；重的


considerable
[ adj ]
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
<adj.all>
a considerable quantitythe economy was a considerable issue in the campaign
went to considerable trouble for us
spent a considerable amount of time on the problem


Considerable \Con*sid"er*a*ble\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]r*[.a]*b'l),
a. [Cf. F. consid['e]rable.]
1. Worthy of consideration; requiring to be observed, borne
in mind, or attended to.

It is considerable, that some urns have had
inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were
burning. --Bp. Wilkins.

Eternity is infinitely the most considerable
duration. --Tillotson.

2. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable;
-- said of persons.

You are, indeed, a very considerable man. --Junius.

3. Of importance or value.

In painting, not every action, nor every person, is
considerable enough to enter into the cloth.
--Dryden.

A considerable sum of money. --Prescott.

  1. The officials, who asked not to be identified, said Delvalle has privately expressed his intention for many weeks to distance himself from Noriega but they recognize that such a step would require considerable courage.
  2. China's admission that agreement could not be reached this year on its bid for membership of the Gatt and the new World Trade Organisation cost its government considerable loss of face.
  3. In the world of architectural conservation there are, at the moment, a large number of small but important buildings that are in considerable danger.
  4. Soviet authorities have come under considerable criticism for lack of organization in the quake relief efforts, but many of the area's leaders died or wandered in shock for days after crawling out of the rubble to find their families gone.
  5. In both cases, federal judges eventually ruled that the airlines had to make the payments according to schedule, but one earlier ruling favored Continental's effort at postponement, producing considerable confusion.
  6. To a considerable degree, of course, this results from his decisive leadership of the nation in the Gulf War and his ensuing popularity.
  7. By the end of the voyage he had accumulated Dollars 500, a considerable sum in those days. Eisenberg joined his parents in Shanghai where his father had established himself as a vegetable oil seller. The young Eisenberg then ventured to Japan.
  8. Besides lending its name and considerable prestige to Archer, CAA helped the company devise a business strategy that turned out to be almost laughably optimistic.
  9. "What most people have recommended, and what's actually being done and what the policy may be are at considerable variance," he said in a telephone interview.
  10. Oh retired as chariman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in December and retains considerable influence in the military.
  11. "For them, he is a market sage and 'tribal elder' of considerable powers," according to "Global Investing," a recent book by Norman Berryessa and Eric Kirzner on Mr. Templeton's investment methods.
  12. The index initially fell, but the day's reversal was largely attributed to bargain hunting by institutions with considerable cash.
  13. Last year in particular saw considerable strengthening of ties through sport between Seoul and socialist countries, highlighted by the large delegation China sent to September's Asian Games.
  14. Mao did not attend the funeral ceremony, an absence Han Suyin does not note. Zhou was, of course, a very considerable leader of great charm which I have seen him use to enormous effect while manipulating a roomful of foreign journalists.
  15. Amfac Board Chairman Henry Walker Jr. said the board was assured JMB "intends to utilize Amfac's considerable wide-ranging involvement in Hawaii community activites."
  16. SIR HENRY Cotton is revered in golf, as much for his heroic performances on the course as his considerable achievements off it.
  17. Such quibbles aside, "Scenes From the Southside" is an album delivered with considerable honesty and heart.
  18. "Despite having shown considerable initiative in her duties, she has to bear objective responsibility for the situation" in Kosovo, said a statement by Kosovo's leadership, carried by Tanjug.
  19. Knipling said it is used in considerable quantities in the United States to clear brush in areas where food crops do not grow.
  20. Negotiation resources can only be rationalised if there is considerable common membership within industries and companies.
  21. He said the Reagans spend a considerable amount of time answering mail and will continue to travel and speak.
  22. So, despite its considerable advantages of natural resources, deep water ports and location on the Mississippi River, Louisiana has gone bust while other Sun Belt states have boomed.
  23. But fulfilment of these aims remains fraught with considerable uncertainty. General elections over the last weekend of September re-affirmed Mr Meciar and his Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) as the dominant force in Slovak politics.
  24. Wage drift undermined national pay deals and labour costs grew uncompetitive. The strain this imposed on SAF was considerable.
  25. Shamseddine said "considerable prudence will be needed in dealing with the hostage issue.
  26. While analysts were not expecting the charge, most believed the equity had lost considerable value.
  27. The family that formerly ran the company still has considerable wealth but keeps a low profile, partly because of the furor over the Dalkon Shield.
  28. On paper, this should not be a particularly difficult task, because Congress is controlled by Democrats. Yet, opposition to Nafta among Democratic legislators beholden to labour interests is considerable.
  29. Other traders note a slack in the usually heavy flow of dollar sell orders from Japanese customers, removing a considerable amount of downward pressure on the dollar.
  30. All gas turbines for the 60Hz market, North America and parts of Asia, are now leaving KWU via Milwaukee. Meanwhile, considerable improvement efforts have been made over the past decade in the German plants.
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