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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Even so, a sizeable chunk of companies continue to use it in all or part of its structure.
  即便如此，依然有大量公司在全部或部分组织架构中继续沿用这项政策。
• But I'm an exception: a sizeable majority of English men are indeed avid football supporters;
  但我是个例外：大多数英格兰男人真是热心地支持足球；
• 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。
• 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。
• It also has a sizeable distribution and syndication business in overseas markets, including the US and Canada.
  它还在包括美国和加拿大在内的海外市场拥有大规模的发行和合作业务。
• For that reason alone it will make a sizeable contribution to world growth this year.
  就光这一个理由，今年中国将对世界经济增长作出重大的贡献。
• 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。