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

• This considerably reduces their marketing and promotion costs.
  这大大降低了他们的营销和促销费用。
• This considerably reduces the debugging time and complexity.
  这样大大减少了调试时间和复杂性。
• We have a buoyant economy and unemployment is considerably lower than the regional average
  我们经济繁荣，失业率远低于地区平均水平。
• 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。
• Medical technology has advanced considerably
  医学技术突飞猛进。
• 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。
• Influence of this group waned considerably.
  这个团体的影响大大减弱了。
• 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。
• The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
  河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。
• 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。