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单词 not to be sneezed at
释义

not to be sneezed at

informal Not to be rejected without careful consideration; worth having or taking into account: a saving of £550 was not to be sneezed at...
  • I'm not prejudging the result of the investigation but £70,000 is not to be sneezed at for them.
  • Fuel consumption figures for the combined cycle are a healthy 49 mpg - not to be sneezed at, especially with ever-increasing petrol prices.
  • It also accounts for about 20% of industrial employment, which is not to be sneezed at given the strong presence of multinationals in the sector.

Synonyms

worth having, considerable, substantial, sizeable, fairly large, largish, biggish, significant;
fairly good, passable, reasonable, moderately good, not bad, worth taking into account
informal OK
See parent entry: sneeze
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