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 river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
  河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。
• 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。
• This considerably reduces their marketing and promotion costs.
  这大大降低了他们的营销和促销费用。
• The tune is basically the same as the old one, but considerably jazzed up.
  调子基本还是老调子，但已在很大程度上转变为爵士乐风格。
• After the rain, the heat abated considerably.
  雨后炎热减退了许多。
• The rate of bombing has slowed considerably
  轰炸的速度明显慢了下来。
• 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。
• On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably.
  然而这一次它的速度慢多了。
• The energy value of dried fruits is considerably in excess of that of fresh items.
  干果的能量值大大超过新鲜水果。