substance
noun OPAL W
/ˈsʌbstəns/
/ˈsʌbstəns/
Idioms - [countable] a type of solid, liquid or gas that has particular qualities
物质；物品；东西 - a sticky substance
一种黏乎乎的东西 - a chemical/radioactive/hazardous substance
化学/放射性/有害物质 - Some frogs produce toxic substances in their skin.
有些青蛙的皮肤能够分泌剧毒物质。
Topics Physics and chemistryb1- Exercise of this kind improves the balance of fatty substances in the bloodstream.
这种运动可以改善血液中脂肪物质的平衡。 - Psychoactive drugs are chemical substances that act on the brain.
精神药物是作用于大脑的化学物质。 - a bag full of some unknown substance
装满不明物质的袋子 - a natural substance found in the body of animals
在动物体内发现的天然物质 - foreign substances that contaminated the experiments
使实验受到污染的异物
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- addictive
- cancer-causing
- carcinogenic
- …
- use
- abuse
- contain
- …
- use
- abuse
- a sticky substance
- [countable] a drug, especially an illegal one
毒品，尤指非法毒品 - illegal/controlled substances
非法/受控物质 - He was disqualified from competing after testing positive to a banned substance.
在禁用物质检测呈阳性后，他被取消了参赛资格。 - Adolescent substance use remains high in the United States.
美国青少年的药物使用仍然很高。
- illegal/controlled substances
- [uncountable] the quality of being based on facts or the truth
事实基础；根据 - The commission's report gives substance to these allegations.
委员会的报告为这些说法提供了事实根据。 - There is some substance in what he says.
他的话是有一定根据的。 - without substance It was malicious gossip, completely without substance.
这是恶意造谣，完全没有事实根据。
- His disappearance has given added substance to the argument that he stole the money.
他的失踪更是给认为他偷了钱的说法提供了佐证。 - The image of him that the media have presented has no substance.
媒体所展示的他的形象很空洞。 - The letters lent substance to the claims.
这些信给索赔诉求提供了依据。 - Their allegations were without substance.
他们的指控没有根据。 - There was little substance to his claims.
他的说法没什么根据。 - There's no substance in the story.
这篇报道没有根据。 - The party's manifesto is good on style but lacks real substance.
该党的宣言文风优雅，但缺乏实质内容。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- added
- have
- add
- give something
- …
- in substance
- of substance
- with substance
- …
- The commission's report gives substance to these allegations.
- [uncountable] the most important or main part of something
主旨；要点；实质；基本内容 - the substance of something Love and guilt form the substance of his new book.
他的新书主要讲爱情与罪孽。 - The real substance of the report was in the third part.
这篇报告的实质性内容在第三部份。 - in substance I agreed with what she said in substance, though not with every detail.
对于她所说的，虽然不是每个细节我都同意，但基本内容却是赞同的。 - There seems to be no difference in substance between the two procedures.
这两种程序在实质上似乎没有区别。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- added
- have
- add
- give something
- …
- in substance
- of substance
- with substance
- …
- the substance of something Love and guilt form the substance of his new book.
- [uncountable] (formal) importance
重要性 - of substance matters of substance
重大问题 - Nothing of any substance was achieved in the meeting.
会议没有取得任何实质性成果。
- He found it difficult to say much of substance.
他发现很难说太多实质性的东西。 - No one raised any matters of substance.
没有人提出任何实质性问题。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- added
- have
- add
- give something
- …
- in substance
- of substance
- with substance
- …
- of substance matters of substance
词源Middle English (denoting the essential nature of something): from Old French, from Latin substantia ‘being, essence’, from substant- ‘standing firm’, from the verb substare.
Idioms
a man/woman of substance
- (formal) a rich and powerful man or woman
有钱有势的男人／女人