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单词 substance
释义
substance
noun
uk
/ˈsʌb.stəns/us
/ˈsʌb.stəns/

substancenoun(MATERIAL)

B2[CorU]
materialwithparticularphysicalcharacteristics:
物质；材料
anorganic/chemicalsubstance有机／化学物质
Whatsortof substance couldwithstandthosetemperatures?哪种物质能够承受那样的温度？
illegal substanceformal
anillegaldrug
毒品
More examples
  • anaturalsubstance
  • This substance is soradioactivethat itglowsin thedark.
  • This substancestretchesto anyshapeyouwant.
  • Rubber is aflexiblesubstance.
  • Twodaysafter he'd beenexposedto the substance, apainfulrasheruptedon hisneck.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Mixing and mixtures
  • amalgam
  • be neither one thing nor the otheridiom
  • blend
  • blend in/blend intosomething
  • blender
  • blitz
  • crossed
  • decoction
  • emulsion
  • guaraná
  • homogeneous mixture
  • meld
  • methylate
  • mingle
  • mixture
  • mosaic
  • mush
  • saturated solution
  • scramble
  • synthesis
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Categories and varieties
Drugs - general words

substancenoun(IMPORTANCE)

C2[U]
the mostimportantpartof what someone has said or written:
（某人）所说（或所写）的最重要的部分，要点
Later thatyear, the substance oftheirsecretconversationappearedin anewspaperarticle.那年稍后，他们这次秘密谈话的要点出现在报纸上的一篇文章中。
[U]
importance,seriousness, orrelationshiptorealfacts:
重要性；要旨；实质；根据
There is no substancein/totheallegation.这项指控毫无根据。
This newinformationgivessubstancetothestorieswe haveheard.这条新信息为我们听到的情况提供了根据。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Importance - general words
  • centre of gravity
  • cornerstone
  • criticality
  • focus
  • grandness
  • gravitas
  • overfocus
  • pertinence
  • pre-eminence
  • precedence
  • salience
  • seriousness
  • status
  • supremacy
  • transcendence
  • urgency
  • value
  • weight
  • weightage
  • worth
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(Definition ofsubstancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

substance| American Dictionary

substance
noun
us
/ˈsʌb·stəns/

substancenoun(MATERIAL)

[C]
amaterialwithparticularphysicalcharacteristics:
Thepesticidecontainsa substance that istoxictoinsects.

substancenoun(IMPORTANCE)

[U]
importance,seriousness, orrelationshiptorealfacts:
Surprisingly, thesefilmmakersoptedfor substance overstyle.
(Definition ofsubstancefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsubstance

substance
Numerous substances are found in nature and in the body that function as protective agents against oxygen-free radicals.
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The latter will, however, probably gather moresubstancefrom following industry reports than this book.
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Both studies found four subgroups ofsubstanceusers defined by their trajectories of use.
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The energy taken up by the sorbent is transferred to the adsorbed substances, both water and acid molecules.
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Other neurotransmitters affected include acetylcholine, serotonin and noradrenaline, but the role of these substances in the clinical syndrome is uncertain.
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In addition, levels of trophic substances required for maintenance of neuronal pathways will be better sustained.
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Observations were performed 15, 30, 60, 120, 180 min and 24 hours after administration of the testsubstance.
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The strongest links were for parents' containment in reaction to discoveredsubstanceuse in relation to teens' actual levels of use.
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Finally, we examined whether our developmental subgroups predictedsubstancedependence above and beyond three static variables frequently used in subgrouping.
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Untreated control: natural baits without the application of anysubstance, and placed on unprotected plants.
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An ecosystem is a system controlled by the flow of energy, and substances such as water, carbon and phosphorus, exchanged among living things.
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I'm afraid it proclaims the triumph of texture oversubstanceand at 21 minutes way overstays its welcome.
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In micelles, the solid core accommodates lipophilic substances.
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Demographic differences were adjusted and subsequent analyses were additionally adjusted for any lifetime depressive and anxiety disorders and lifetime alcohol andsubstancedependence.
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Although these groups of adolescents were similar in that they abstained fromsubstanceuse, their reasons for abstaining were unique to each group.
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Collocationswithsubstance

substance

These are words often used in combination withsubstance.

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addictive substance
Nicotine is another addictive substance that affects larger numbers of individuals worldwide.
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adolescent substance use
These consistencies with prominent theories of adult alcoholism suggest that some aspects of theories of adult alcoholism may be usefully applied to adolescent substance use.
From theCambridge English Corpus
banned substance
One would think that it was a banned substance.
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