substance /'sʌb.stənts/ noun MATERIAL 材料 E [C or U] * material with particular physical characteristics 物质；材料
1. an organic/chemical substance 有机／化学物质
2. What sort of substance could withstand those temperatures? 哪种物质能够承受那样的温度？
illegal substance formal * an illegal drug 毒品
/'sʌb.stənts/ noun IMPORTANCE 重要性 [U] formal * importance, seriousness or relationship to real facts 重要性；要旨；实质；根据
1. There is no substance in/to the allegation. 这项指控毫无根据。
2. This new information gives substance to the stories we have heard. 这项新资讯为我们所听到的情况提供了根据。
柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - substance
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1.N-COUNT 可数名词物质;物品;东西 A substance is a solid, powder, liquid, or gas with particular properties.
【搭配模式】：usu with supp
There's absolutely no regulation of cigarettes to make sure that they don't include poisonous substances...
根本没有法规来确保香烟不含有毒物质。
The substance that's causing the problem comes from the barley.
引起该问题的物质来自大麦。
2.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词重要性;重大意义Substance is the quality of being important or significant.
【搭配模式】：oft with brd-neg
【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式
It's questionable whether anything of substance has been achieved...
是否已经取得了任何实质性进展还是个问题。
Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues of substance.
只有在谈判涉及重大问题时叙利亚才会参加。
3.N-SING 单数名词主旨;要点;实质;基本内容The substance of what someone says or writes is the main thing that they are trying to say.
【搭配模式】：the N of n
The substance of his discussions doesn't really matter.
他讨论的要点实际上根本不重要。
4.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词事实基础;根据 If you say that something has no substance, you mean that it is not true.
【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式
There is no substance in any of these allegations.
这些指控都毫无根据。
5.PHRASE 短语财力雄厚的;有权有势的；有影响力的 A person of substance has a lot of money, power, or influence.
【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式
...mature men of substance.
有钱有势的成熟男人
牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - substance
☞ substance sub·stance / 5sQbstEns / noun1.[C] a type of solid, liquid or gas that has particular qualities 物质；物品；东西: a chemical / radioactive, etc. substance 化学、放射性等物质 banned / illegal substances (= drugs) 禁用/非法物品 a sticky substance 一种黏糊糊的东西 2.[U] the quality of being based on facts or the truth 事实基础；根据: It was malicious gossip, completely without substance. 这是恶意造谣,完全没有事实根据。 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。 3.[U] the most important or main part of sth 主旨；要点；实质；基本内容: Love and guilt form the substance of his new book. 他的新书主要讲爱情与罪孽。 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。 4.[U] (formal) importance 重要性 SYN significance : 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。 IDIOMS ▪a man / woman of 'substance (formal) a rich and powerful man or woman 有钱有势的男人/女人
牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - substance
substance noun
1. material
• ADJECTIVEaddictive, cancer-causing (esp. AmE), carcinogenic, dangerous, harmful, hazardous, noxious, poisonous, radioactive, toxic | harmless, innocuousEven innocuous ~s can sometimes register a positive result in a drug test. | banned, controlled, illegal, illicit, prohibited | hallucinogenic, mind-altering, psychedelic, psychoactive, psychotropic | performance-enhancing | naturala natural ~ found in the body of animals | synthetic | chemical | inorganic, organic | pure | soluble, volatile | active, inactive, inert | crystalline, fatty, gooey (informal), oily, powdery, slimy, sticky, viscous, waxy | medicinal | foreign, unknownforeign ~s that contaminated the experiments | a bag full of some unknown ~ | materialthe material ~ of which we are made
• VERB + SUBSTANCEuse | abuse | contain | produceSome frogs produce toxic ~s in their skin. | takeThe athletes had taken banned ~s.
• SUBSTANCE + NOUNuse | abuse
2. important content
• ADJECTIVErealThe real ~ of the report was in the third part. | addedHis disappearance has given added ~ to the argument that he stole the money.
• VERB + SUBSTANCEhaveThe image of him that the media have presented has no ~. | add, give sth, lend sthThe letters lent ~ to the claims. | lack
• PREPOSITIONin~There's no difference in ~ between the two points of view. | of~Nothing of ~ was achieved at the meeting. | with~lyrics with ~ | without~Their allegations were without ~. | ~inThere's no ~ in the story. | ~ofthe ~ of the evidence against him | ~toThere was little ~ to his claims.
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - substance
substance noun ⇨importance (No one raised any matters of substance.)⇨material (chemical substances)⇨message (Love and guilt form the substance of his new book.)
新牛津英语同义词词典 - substance
substance
noun 1an organic substance MATERIAL , matter, stuff, medium, fabric.
3none of the objections put forward has any substance. MEANINGFULNESS , significance, importance, import, moment, power, soundness, validity, content, pith, marrow, core; basis, foundation; informal clout.
4the substance of the tale is too thin and familiar by far CONTENT , subject matter, subject, theme, topic, text, message, material, burden, tenor, essence, quintessence, heart, meat, gist, drift, sense, import.
5Rangers are a team of substance and skill CHARACTER , backbone, mettle, strength of character; consequence, import, importance, significance, moment, magnitude, prominence; informal clout.
6the proprietors were independent men of substance WEALTH , fortune, riches, affluence, prosperity, money, capital, means, resources, assets, property, estates, possessions.
