substantial

[səb'stænʃəl]

adj.大量的, 坚固的, 实质的, 可观的
n.本质,重要部份

a.

1. 真实的, 实在的[Z]

People and things are substantial; dreams and ghosts are not.

人和事物是真实的; 梦和鬼魂是虚幻的。

2. 坚固的, 结实的

The house is substantial enough to last a hundred years.

这房子很坚固, 一百年也不会坏。

3. 多的; 大的; 大量的; 丰盛的

I had a substantial meal.

我饱餐了一顿。

4. 内容充实的, 有价值的, 重要的

They made substantial changes.

他们作了重大改变。

5. 富裕的, 殷实的

He introduced us to a number of substantial farmers.

他把我们介绍给几个殷实的农场主。

6. 基本上的, 大体上的[B]

The stories told by the two boys are in substantial agreement.

那两个男孩讲的情况基本一致。

n.

实在的东西; 重要的东西[P]

词形变化

副词: substantially | 名词: substantiality |

词义辨析

同义:

a.真实的

real  actual  true  authentic

a.坚固的; 强壮的

strong  firm  solid  stable  sound

a.丰富的

wealthy  rich  prosperous  affluent  well-to-do  

同义参见:

bulky  liberal  appreciable  unfailing  tidy  tangible  important  subjective  sturdy  hearty  copious  sound  considerable  significant  consequential  alive  concrete  respectable  physical  

反义参见:

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英英释义

形容词 substantial:

fairly large

同义词：significant

having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable

同义词：substantive

having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary- Shakespeare

同义词：real, material

providing abundant nourishment

同义词：hearty, satisfying, solid, square

of good quality and condition; solidly built

同义词：solid, strong

补充

substantialsubstantial英:[səbˈstænʃəl] 美:[səbˈstænʃəl]adj.1.坚固的; 结实的Those workers have built many substantial buildings in the recent years.近几年那些工人建造了许多坚固的建筑。The walls were substantial and did not fall.墙很坚固, 没有倒塌。2.大量的, 可观的The country bought a substantial number of weapons.这个国家购买了大量武器。3.重大的, 重要的They made substantial changes to the arrangements.他们在安排上作了重大变动。The matter is substantial.这件事很重要。4.实质的, 基本的, 大体上的The two stories were in substantial agreement.这两则故事大体上一致。

例句

1. She will come into a substantial amount of money.她将得到一大笔钱。 2. The party has just lost office and with it a substantial number of seats.该党刚刚竞选失利, 与此同时还失去了许多席位。 3. That is a very substantial improvement in the present situation.在当前形势下, 那是一个非常巨大的进步。 4. He regularly donates substantial sums of money to local charities.他定期向当地慈善机构捐出大笔钱。 5. They were fortunate enough to have a fairly substantial property to sell.他们足够幸运, 有一套非常坚固的房产可以出售。 6. a substantial amount of cash.大量现金。 7. a row of substantial Victorian villas.一排坚固的维多利亚式别墅。 8. a substantial Devon family.家世显赫的德文郡家族。 9. there was substantial agreement on changing policies.对改变政策达成了基本一致的意见。 10. spirits are shadowy, human beings substantial.神灵是虚无的，而人则是真实的。 11. The storms caused substantial damage.暴风雨造成严重破坏。 12. a substantial sum of money一大笔钱 13. A substantial number of people commute to work each day.很多人每天上班都是坐公共汽车往返的。 14. This will save us a substantial [=considerable] amount of money/time.这将为我们节省大笔资金/大量时间。 15. Activities like that pose a substantial risk of injury.那种活动受伤的可能性很大。 16. She purchased her tickets at a substantial discount.她以超低折扣买到了票。 17. a substantial house牢固的房子 18. Only the buildings that were constructed of more substantial materials survived the earthquake.只有那些使用更结实的材料建造的房子在地震中没有倒塌。 19. I was hoping that they would serve us something more substantial than wine and cheese.我希望他们能提供比葡萄酒和奶酪更丰盛的食物。 20. a substantial [=filling] meal丰盛的大餐