substantial

英 [səbˈstænʃl]

美 [səbˈstænʃl]

adj.  大量的; 价值巨大的; 重大的; 大而坚固的; 结实的; 牢固的
n.  本质; 重要材料

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牛津词典

adj.

• 大量的；价值巨大的；重大的
  large in amount, value or importance
  1. substantial sums of money
     大笔大笔的钱
  2. a substantial change
     重大变化
  3. Substantial numbers of people support the reforms.
     相当多的人支持这些改革措施。
  4. He ate a substantial breakfast.
     他吃了一顿丰盛的早餐。
• 大而坚固的；结实的；牢固的
  large and solid; strongly built
  1. a substantial house
     结实的房子

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 大量的;相当程度的;重大的
  Substantialmeans large in amount or degree.
  1. The party has just lost office and with it a substantial number of seats...
     该党刚刚竞选失利，同时还失去了许多席位。
  2. That is a very substantial improvement in the present situation.
     在当前形势下这是一个非常巨大的进步。
• ADJ-GRADED (建筑物)大而坚固的，结实的，牢固的
  Asubstantialbuilding is large and strongly built.
  1. ...those fortunate enough to have a fairly substantial property to sell.
     那些有相当多的固定资产可出售的幸运儿

双语例句

• A substantial portion of the solution is aggregated to form units of colloidal size.
  相当一部分溶质离子聚集形成胶体大小的单元。
• There has been a substantial amount of factionalism within the movement.
  运动中有大量的宗派之争。
• There's a substantial divergence of opinion within the party
  党内存在着重大的意见分歧。
• The radio station has to include a substantial proportion of classical music.
  该电台不得不播放大量的古典音乐。
• A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois.
  人口中有一大部分说以法语为基础的混合语。
• The British film industry could not pay its way without a substantial export market.
  没有广阔的出口市场，英国电影工业无以为继。
• She is preparing a substantial meal against his return.
  她正在准备一顿丰盛的饭菜为他接风。
• A substantial reward is being offered for the recovery of a painting by Turner
  为追回特纳的一幅画，已发布了重金悬赏令。
• Empirical evidence for the existence of population traps is not substantial.
  关于人口陷井存在的经验证据还不够充分。
• This book has substantial content.
  这本书内容丰富。