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

• 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。
• 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。
• The company required clients to pay substantial fees in advance.
  公司要求客户预付一大笔费用。
• We should expect globalization to level off substantial economic differences.
  我们应该期待全球化来弥补重大的经济差距。
• There has been a substantial amount of factionalism within the movement.
  运动中有大量的宗派之争。
• The British film industry could not pay its way without a substantial export market.
  没有广阔的出口市场，英国电影工业无以为继。
• Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed
  学生们得到了一大笔钱，而所要做的就是整天躺在床上什么也不做。
• A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois.
  人口中有一大部分说以法语为基础的混合语。
• The West must back up its verbal support with substantial economic aid.
  西方国家必须以切实的经济援助来兑现他们的口头支持。
• There is a substantial payback in terms of employee and union relations
  雇员和工会关系大有改观。