sizeable

英 [ˈsaɪzəbl]

美 [ˈsaɪzəbl]

adj.  相当大的

IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8472 / COCA.17955

牛津词典

adj.

• 相当大的
  fairly large
  1. The town has a sizeable Sikh population.
     城里有为数众多的锡克教教徒。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 相当大的;颇大的
  Sizeablemeans fairly large.
  1. Harry inherited the house and a sizeable chunk of land.
     哈里继承了这座房子以及相当大的一片土地。
  2. These polls give a very sizeable vote to the candidate of the M19 Movement.
     这些民意测验显示，相当多的选票投给了“四·一九运动”的候选人。

英英释义

adj

• large in amount or extent or degree
  1. it cost a considerable amount
  2. a goodly amount
  3. received a hefty bonus
  4. a respectable sum
  5. a tidy sum of money
  6. a sizable fortune
  Synonym:goodlygoodishhealthyheftyrespectablesizabletidy
• fairly large
  1. a sizable fortune
  2. an ample waistline
  3. of ample proportions
  Synonym:amplesizable

双语例句

• Part-time students make up a sizeable proportion of the college population.
  在大学入学生中，半工半读的学生占了相当大的比例。
• True, Egypt is a relatively poor country with a sizeable proportion of the population illiterate.
  没错，埃及是一个相对较穷的国家，文盲在总人口中占据相当大的比例。
• The authors said that extra schooling had a sizeable effect on IQ in early adulthood.
  该研究作者称，刚进入成年期时，在学校额外呆的时间对智商有很大的影响。
• It also has a sizeable distribution and syndication business in overseas markets, including the US and Canada.
  它还在包括美国和加拿大在内的海外市场拥有大规模的发行和合作业务。
• If your order is a sizeable one, we could reconsider our prices.
  如果您的定单很大的话，我们可以重新考虑我们的价格。
• Public and private default on Euro liabilities would be sizeable.
  公共部门和私人部门欧元债务违约的规模将很可观。
• They conquered a sizeable dice of territory.
  他们攻占了相当大的一片领土。
• For that reason alone it will make a sizeable contribution to world growth this year.
  就光这一个理由，今年中国将对世界经济增长作出重大的贡献。
• We expect there is going to be a sizeable growth potential for this product.
  我们预计，这种产品将有着巨大的增长潜力。
• Success in attracting a sizeable audience has led others to consider turning their amateur passions into full-time businesses.
  由于成功吸引了大量受众，其它一些博客写手已考虑将其业余爱好转为全职业务。