| 词汇 | substantial |
| 释义 | substantial 1 ENTRIES FOUND: substantial (adjective) substantial /səbˈstænʃəl/ adjective substantial /səbˈstænʃəl/ adjective Learner's definition of SUBSTANTIAL [more substantial; most substantial] 1 : large in amount, size, or number大量的；很多的；规模庞大的 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。 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。 Activities like that pose a substantial risk of injury.那种活动受伤的可能性很大。 She purchased her tickets at a substantial discount.她以超低折扣买到了票。 2 : strongly made : sturdy牢固的；结实的 a substantial house牢固的房子 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。 3 of food : enough to satisfy hunger足以填饱肚子的；丰盛的 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。 a substantial [=filling] meal丰盛的大餐 |
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