considerably

英 [kənˈsɪdərəbli]

美 [kənˈsɪdərəbli]

adv.  非常; 很; 相当多地

TOEFL

Oxford 3000 / BNC.2741 / COCA.4645

牛津词典

adv.

• 非常；很；相当多地
  much; a lot
  1. The need for sleep varies considerably from person to person.
     不同的人对睡眠的需要差异相当大。

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

adv

• to a great extent or degree
  1. I'm afraid the film was well over budget
  2. painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger
  3. the house has fallen considerably in value
  4. the price went up substantially
  Synonym:wellsubstantially

双语例句

• The crowd, which had been thin for the first half of the race, had now grown considerably.
  比赛前半段观众还稀稀拉拉的，这时明显增多了。
• Medical technology has advanced considerably
  医学技术突飞猛进。
• We have refined our techniques considerably since the work began.
  工作开始以来，我们的技术有了很大的提高。
• The chemical properties of these surface differ considerably, particularly in their reaction to etchants.
  这些不同的晶面，具有很不相同的化学性质，特别是对化学腐蚀剂的反应不一致。
• I would judge that my earnings as a teacher have, over the years, been considerably below those of Mr Foot.
  我估计，这些年来，我当老师的收入要比富特先生的收入低不少。
• She appeared to have changed considerably, which was only to be expected.
  她看起来变化很大，不过这完全是在意料之中的。
• I bought the coat as it was considerably reduced from its original price.
  这件上衣大减价，因此我就把它买下了。
• This may seem a large quantity of mushrooms, but they do boil down considerably.
  这些蘑菇看上去很多，但一煮就没多少了。
• Over the last few years tourism here has developed considerably.
  在过去几年里，这里的旅游业获得了相当大的发展。
• After the rain, the heat abated considerably.
  雨后炎热减退了许多。