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appreciable

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ap·pre·cia·ble /əˈpriːʃəbəl/ AWL adjective  BIGlarge enough to be noticed or considered important 明显的,可觉察到的;值得重视的 SYN significant There’s no appreciable change in the patient’s condition. 病人的状况没有明显改变。appreciably adverb The two plans are not appreciably different. 这两个计划没有明显的区别。
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appreciableTherefore, youngsters may swallow appreciable amounts of toothpaste.Military leaders have seen no appreciable change in the situation.Likewise no appreciable changes in waist-hip ratio occur with small fluctuations in weight.Recent studies with ambulatory pressure monitoring systems indicate that an appreciable number of non-peristaltic contractions are commonly found in apparently normal subjects.Notice that the distance of each curve from the axis is appreciable only in a quite small region.An appreciable proportion of these cases was associated with high morbidity and mortality.Furthermore, there was no appreciable research under way that promised better medical treatment in the future.You do not want to run the appreciable risk of making a bad mistake before your new career has really started.
ap·pre·cia·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus or large important noticed considered be to enough


appreciable
appreciable AC /əˈpriːʃəbəl/ adjective
 Word Family: adverb: appreciably, appreciatively; adjective: appreciable, appreciativeUNAPPRECIATIVE; verb: appreciate; noun: appreciation
large enough to be noticed or considered important
   SYN  significant:
    There’s no appreciable change in the patient’s condition.
—appreciably adverb:
    The two plans are not appreciably different.


ap·pre·ciable AW BrE /əˈpriːʃəbl/ 🔊NAmE /əˈpriːʃəbl/ 🔊 adjectivelarge enough to be noticed or thought important (大得)可以觉察到的,足以认为重要的;可观的 SYN considerable The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people. 新的规定对大多数人将无大影响。🔊🔊an appreciable effect/increase/amount 可观的效果/增长/数量 ap·pre·ciably AW BrE /əˈpriːʃəbli/ 🔊NAmE /əˈpriːʃəbli/ 🔊 adverbThe risk of infection is appreciably higher among children. 受到感染的危险在儿童中要高得多。🔊🔊