substance ['sʌb.stənts] noun MATERIAL 材料 ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable ■material with particular physical characteristics 物质;材料•an organic/chemical substance有机/化学物质 •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 uncountable formal ■importance, seriousness or relationship to real facts 重要性;要旨;实质;根据•There is no substance in/to the allegation.这项指控毫无根据。 •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。 |