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

• The social services account for a substantial part of public spending.
  社会福利事业占了一大部分的公共支出。
• There's a substantial divergence of opinion within the party
  党内存在着重大的意见分歧。
• 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。
• New products and production processes are transferred to the developing countries only after a substantial amount of time has lapsed.
  新的产品和生产工序要经过一段相当长的时间后才能向发展中国家转移。
• I got substantial damages. It took two years, mind you
  我损失惨重，请注意，我用了两年时间才恢复过来。
• Most tennis is played on hard courts, but a substantial amount is played on clay
  多数网球比赛在硬地球场上举行，不过也有相当数量的比赛在红土球场上进行。
• It can be counted a success, in that it has built up substantial sales
  这可以算作是是一次成功之举，因为它使销量大大增加了。
• 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。
• 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。