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

• 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。
• Remittances from Mongolians working abroad both legally and illegally constitute a sizeable portion.
  来自国外工作的蒙古人的合法或非法汇款占了这些钱的很大一部分。
• Zurich's affluence came initially from cornering a sizeable chunk of the 14th Century silk trade.
  苏黎世的富足最初来自于14世纪对丝绸贸易的高度垄断。
• Most sizeable factories turn out on average an entire home a day.
  大多数庞大的工厂变成了一整个家庭平均一天。
• It did not stabilise the US trade balance; instead it led to sizeable trade deficits.
  该协定未能稳定美国的贸易平衡，正相反，它导致了大规模的贸易逆差。
• Money market funds saw sizeable outflows in the second quarter as a modicum of appetite for risk returned.
  随着风险偏好出现少许回升，货币市场基金在第二季度出现相当大规模的资金流出。
• The firm has also retained a sizeable position in Greek debt.
  该公司还保留了不少希腊债务头寸。
• Out in front, Clarke had built up such a sizeable safety margin that he eased the pace and started cruising.
  克拉克远远地开在前面，已保持了一段足够长的安全车距，他于是放慢车速，开始定速巡航。
• This year the sizeable volatility and rise in long-term Treasury yields has been the culprit.
  今年长期美国国债收益率的波动与上涨幅度很大，这是罪魁祸首。
• 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。