considerable是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 相当大的; 重要的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And as for going as cook, though I confess there is considerable glory in that, a cook being a sort of officer on ship-board yet, somehow, I never fancied broiling fowls; though once broiled, judiciously buttered, and judgmatically salted and peppered, there is no one who will speak more respectfully, not to say reverentially, of a broiled fowl than I will.
-- In thoroughfares nigh the docks, any considerable seaport will frequently offer to view the queerest looking nondescripts from foreign parts.
-- I have forgotten to mention that, in many things, Queequeg placed great confidence in the excellence of Yojo's judgment and surprising forecast of things; and cherished Yojo with considerable esteem, as a rather good sort of god, who perhaps meant well enough upon the whole, but in all cases did not succeed in his benevolent designs.
-- Marchant service indeed!I suppose now ye feel considerable proud of having served in those marchant ships.
-- "Not much," I replied "nothing but water; considerable horizon though, and there's a squall coming up, I think."
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- When I was just preparing to pay my attendance on the emperor of Blefuscu, a considerable person at court (to whom I had been very serviceable, at a time when he lay un-der the highest displeasure of his imperial majesty) came to my house very privately at night, in a close chair, and, with-out sending his name, desired admittance.
-- My master, finding how profitable I was likely to be, re-solved to carry me to the most considerable cities of the kingdom.
-- he frequent labours I underwent every day, made, in a Tfew weeks, a very considerable change in my health: the more my master got by me, the more insatiable he grew.
-- The women of the island have abundance of vivacity: 206 Gulliver's Travelsthey, contemn their husbands, and are exceedingly fond of strangers, whereof there is always a considerable number from the continent below, attending at court, either upon affairs of the several towns and corporations, or their own particular occasions, but are much despised, because they want the same endowments.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A LOOPHOLEMr. Gradgrind walked homeward from the school, in a state of considerable satisfaction.
-- Nay, he made this foil of his so very widely known, that third parties took it up, and handled it on some occasions with considerable briskness.
-- Now, besides very many babies just able to walk, there happened to be in Coketown a considerable population of babies who had been walking against time towards the infinite world, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty years and more.
-- It is remarkable as showing the wide prevalence of this law, that among the natives of the British possessions in India, also in a considerable part of China, and among the Calmucks of Tartary, the best means of computation yet furnished us by travellers, yield similar results.
-- The round of visits was made; and Mr. James Harthouse, with a discreet use of his blue coaching, came off triumphantly, though with a considerable accession of boredom.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- So much indeed did it resemble that useful article, that a compass was said in his presence to have made considerable N (Nasal) deviation.
-- My uncle was rich; his house was his own property, while he had a considerable private income.
-- On the contrary, I professed considerable interest in the subject, and asked him what it was about.
-- This was what he sought; and, after some considerable time, he made out these letters: [Illustration: Runic Glyphs] "Arne Saknussemm!"
-- "At all events, there will be no very considerable delay," cried the impatient Professor.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- That she looked at the candle she had left burning, and, measuring the time like King Alfred the Great, was confirmed by its wasted state in her belief that she had been asleep for some considerable period.
-- He put this second one so perseveringly that a stool and twelve shillings a week were at last found for Tip in the office of an attorney in a great National Palladium called the Palace Court; at that time one of a considerable list of everlasting bulwarks to the dignity and safety of Albion, whose places know them no more.
-- It is true that the royal speech at the opening of such session virtually said, My lords and gentlemen, you have a considerable stroke of work to do, and you will please to retire to your respective chambers, and discuss, How not to do it.
-- The Collegians were entertaining a considerable number of visitors that Sunday afternoon, and their Father kept his room for the purpose of receiving presentations.
-- He had been required to look over the title of a very considerable estate in one of the eastern counties lying, in fact, for Mr Merdle knew we lawyers loved to be particular, on the borders of two of the eastern counties.
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