sizeable

英 [ˈsaɪzəbl]

美 [ˈsaɪzəbl]

adj. 相当大的

IELTS TEM8

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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。