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

• 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。
• The incidence of this disease has dropped considerably in the past few years.
  近几年这种病的发病率大大降低了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably.
  然而这一次它的速度慢多了。
• The economic situation has changed considerably.
  经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
• 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。