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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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistryb1Exercise 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- addictive
- cancer-causing
- carcinogenic
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- use
- abuse
- contain
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- use
- abuse
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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。
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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。
Extra ExamplesHis 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- added
- have
- add
- give something
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- in substance
- of substance
- with substance
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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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- added
- have
- add
- give something
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- in substance
- of substance
- with substance
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- the substance of something
- [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。
Extra ExamplesHe 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- added
- have
- add
- give something
- …
- in substance
- of substance
- with substance
- …
- of substance
Word OriginMiddle 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
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a rich and powerful man or woman 有钱有势的男人／女人