| 单词 | substantial |
| 释义 | substantialsubstantialsubstantial /səbˈstænʃəl/ adjective1large in amount or number: a substantial salary丰厚的薪水a substantial breakfast丰盛的早餐2large and strongly made: a substantial piece of furniture一件又大又结实的家具THESAURUS: substantialbig you use big when talking about the size of something. You also use it when talking about things that are very serious or important: a big countrya big mana big mistakea big decisionGetting a car has made a big difference to my life.gethavemakelarge you use large when talking about the size of something. You also use it when talking about numbers or amounts. Large sounds more formal than big and is the usual word to use in written English: a large paintingpaintThe museum attracts a large number of visitors.attractnumbvisitorLarge areas of the forest have been destroyed.areabedestroymajor big and important or serious, especially when compared to others of the same kind: Pollution is a major problem.bethe major political partiespartya major earthquakea major accidentsubstantial rather big. Substantial sounds more formal than big and is used especially when writing about amounts and numbers, increases and decreases: A new roof will cost a substantial amount of money.a substantial increase in the number of homeless peoplenumb |
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