1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 数量相当大的;显著的 A significant amount or effect is large enough to be important or affect a situation to a noticeable degree. 数量相当大的;显著的
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A small but significant number of 11-year-olds are illiterate.
数量不多但仍有相当一部分 11 岁孩子是文盲。
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...foods that offer a significant amount of protein.
富含蛋白质的食物
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It is the first drug that seems to have a very significant effect on this disease.
这是第一种似乎对该病有显著疗效的药物。
SYN important, marked, notable, striking
2 ADJ-GRADED 重要的;有意义的 A significant fact, event, or thing is one that is important or shows something. 重要的;有意义的
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Time would appear to be the significant factor in this whole drama.
时间似乎是整部剧中一个举足轻重的因素。
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...a very significant piece of legislation.
一条非常重要的法规
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I think it was significant that he never knew his own father.
我认为他从不知道他自己的父亲是谁这点很重要。
3 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 别有含义的;意味深远的 A significant action or gesture is intended to have a special meaning. 别有含义的;意味深远的
| Thesaurus | significant Also look up: |
| ADJ. | big, important, large; (ant.) insignificant, minor, small 1 |
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