considerable

adj.

1. 相当多（或大、重要等）的
   great in amount, size, importance, etc.
   1. The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money.
      那项工程耗费了相当多的时间和资金。
   2. Damage to the building was considerable.
      对这栋建筑物的损坏相当严重。

1. ADJ-GRADED 相当多的;相当大的
   Considerable means 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。

1. He brought to the job not just considerable experience but passionate enthusiasm
   他不仅给这一工作带来了不少经验，而且倾注了极大的热情。
2. The changes in social work consequent upon reorganization have been considerable.
   重组引起社会福利工作发生了重大变化。
3. To be without Pearce would be a considerable blow
   失去皮尔斯将是一个巨大的打击。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. The proposed cuts have caused considerable controversy.
   削减开支的提议引起了诸多争议。
7. The film met with considerable critical and public acclaim
   该影片受到了影评人和公众的高度评价。
8. Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar
   为了证明他是个骗子已投入了相当多的人力和财力。
9. Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort.
   找到治疗的办法需要大量的时间和精力。
10. He exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues
    他极大地影响了科学界对这些问题的看法。
11. I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.
    我将永远感激他的大量投入。
12. All this has created considerable ill-will towards the armed forces.
    所有这些都让人们对武装力量产生了相当深的怨恨。
13. He was a man with considerable insight.
    他是个富有洞察力的人。
14. You seem to be labouring under considerable misapprehensions.
    你似乎存在相当大的误解。
15. Shares and bonds can bring one quite a considerable additional income.
    股票和债券能给人带来不菲的额外收入。
16. I have spent a fairly considerable portion of my life here
    我生命中相当长的一段时光是在这里度过的。
17. Uranium is available in considerable quantity from various areas of the world.
    可世界上许多地区都有相当数量的铀储量。
18. Considerable efforts have been made to rehabilitate patients who have suffered in this way.
    为帮助遭受这种病痛折磨的病人康复付出了巨大努力。
19. This brought considerable relief from the pain.
    这相当大地缓解了疼痛。
20. The rump of the party does in fact still have considerable assets
    事实上，这个党派的残余分子确实仍然拥有可观的资产。
21. There was considerable scepticism about the Chancellor's forecast of a booming economy
    有相当多的人对财政大臣作出的经济会迅猛发展的预测表示怀疑。
22. Fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas will service our needs for some considerable time to come.
    诸如煤、石油和天然气之类的矿物燃料会在以后很长一段时间里满足我们的需求。
23. Their love of life comes in spite of, almost in defiance of, considerable hardship.
    尽管面临众多的艰难困苦，他们还是几乎义无反顾地表现出了对生活的热爱。
24. The prison service is already under considerable strain
    监狱系统已经承受了巨大的压力。
25. An area in which the computer has made considerable strides in recent years is in playing chess
    近年来，计算机应用取得长足进步的一个领域是国际象棋。
26. The volume of gas trapped on these surfaces can be considerable.
    存留在这些表面的气体体积可能相当大。
27. As her confidence grows you may well see a considerable turnabout in her attitude.
    随着她自信心的增强，你很可能会看到她的态度有相当大的转变。
28. Mongolia, although poor, has considerable untapped resources of oil and minerals
    蒙古虽然穷，但有大量尚未开采的石油和矿产资源。
29. The losses are considerable.
    损失可观。
30. He has made considerable progress in his studies at the university.
    他在大学的学业上有了长足的进展。

adj

1. large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
   1. a considerable quantity
   2. the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign
   3. went to considerable trouble for us
   4. spent a considerable amount of time on the problem