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

• This book has substantial content.
  这本书内容丰富。
• 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。
• 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。
• Substantial damages were paid in recompense.
  巨额损失得到了赔偿。
• Workers in big firms receive a substantial part of their pay in the form of bonuses and overtime.
  大公司的员工有相当一部分薪酬来自奖金和加班费。
• 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。
• Substantial numbers of rank and file members ignored their union's advice
  有相当一部分普通员工不理睬工会的建议。
• 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 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 is substantial collaboration with neighbouring departments
  与相邻的一些部门有大量的合作。