跟我背CET4核心词汇:substantial

　　substantial

　　坚固的,结实的 solid; strongly made

　　大量的,可观的 large enough to be satisfactory

　　重大的,重要的 large enough to be noticeable or to have an important effect

　　实质的,基本的,大体上的 concerning the important part or meaning

　　同义词

　　a. hearty，material，significant，substantive

　　反义词

　　a. insubstantial，unreal，unsubstantial

　　参考例句

　　1. The life without goal is not substantial!

　　没有目标的生活是不充实的!

　　2. People and things are substantial; dreams and ghosts are not.

　　人和事物是真实的;梦和鬼魂是 虚幻 的。

　　3. And, considering our deep pockets, the required contribution would most certainly have been substantial.

　　考虑到我们深深的口袋，被要求的贡献一定是非常巨大的。

　　双语释义

　　1.ADJ Substantial means large in amount or degree. 大量的; 很大程度的

　　例：A substantial number of mothers with young children are deterred from undertaking paid work because they lack access to childcare.

　　很多有小孩的母亲找不到人照顾小孩，从而无法从事有薪工作。

　　常见用法

　　用作形容词

　　New economic development policies led to substantial and rapid growth.

　　新的经济发展政策带来了快速和大量的增长。

　　Those workers have built many substantial buildings in the recent years.

　　近几年那些工人建造了许多坚固的建筑。

　　The reforms have made substantial headway.

　　改革取得了实质的进展。

　　The article is devoid of substantial matter.

　　这篇文章缺乏实质性的内容。

　　Substantial profits accrue when sales take off.

　　当销售额突飞猛进之后，可观的利润就开始自然累积。