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

• 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。
• 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。
• A sizeable current account deficit and high unemployment rate remain the two most serious economic problems.
  规模巨大的货币赤字和高的失业率仍然是最严重的两大经济问题。
• Updating all of our100+ AIX systems, before migrating, was a sizeable task.
  在迁移之前，更新我们所有的100多个AIX系统是一个相当大的工程。
• 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。
• 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。
• These measures raise the prospect of sizeable improvement in economic performance over the next few years.
  这些措施提升了未来几年经济表现大幅改善的可能性。
• 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。
• 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。
• Some prop desks are thought to have bought a sizeable stake in one of the Ferrovial/ BAA bonds.
  有人认为，一些机构的自营部门已经大举购买了一种Ferrovial/BAA债券。