高考英语词性转换专练（高考完形必备词significant）

★ significant

① adj. 重要的;(意义)重大的

a highly significant discovery

具有极其重大意义的发现

（2019浙江卷）

As a child, Adeline couldn’t understand why the medal was so significant.

小时候，艾德琳不明白为何那个勋章如此重要。

②(数量)大的;显著的

（2019全国卷I 完形）

The environmental challenges are significant but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be paying off.

环境方面的挑战的巨大的，但是坦桑尼亚国家公园的管理部门所做的努力还是值得的。

2008重庆

They are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.

他们同时做几件事时，耗费了大量时间却徒劳无益。

It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys.

很明显，女生在考试中的表现通常好于男生。

★ significantly adv 重大地;显著地;明显地

（2011湖南卷）

Since that first attempt I had been jogging regularly and was significantly fitter.

自从尝试了第一次，我就一直坚持慢跑，身体明显好多了。

★ significance n 重要性;(意义)重大

（2011浙江卷）

All the members should realize the value and significance of what they are going to do.所有成员都应该认识到他们将要做的事情的价值和重要性。