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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 has provided a sizeable but ultimately unsustainable stimulus to the rest of the world, notably east Asia.
  这为全球其它地区（特别是东亚）提供了相当大刺激，但这种刺激最终将无法维系。
• 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。
• 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。
• They conquered a sizeable dice of territory.
  他们攻占了相当大的一片领土。
• Research and development now take up a sizeable chunk of the military budget.
  现在科研经费占军事预算中相当大的一部分。