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BNC: 2433 COCA: 2277

substance

Word family 
sub·stance /ˈsʌbstəns/ ●●● W3 noun
1  material 物質 [countableC]SUBSTANCE a particular type of solid, liquid, or gas 物質
The leaves were covered with a strange sticky substance.
樹葉上覆着一層黏糊糊的怪東西。
dangerous/toxic/hazardous/poisonous etc substance
harmful substances in the atmosphere
大氣中的有害物質
Plutonium 238 is one of the most toxic substances known to man.
钚238是人類已知毒性最強的物質之一。
illegal/banned/prohibited/controlled substance (=used especially about illegal drugs) 非法/違禁/管制品〔尤指毒品〕
Police found an illegal substance in his car.
警察在他的車裏發現了違禁品。
2  truth 事實 [uncountableU usually in questions and negatives] formalTRUE if something has substance, it is true 事實
There is no substance to the rumours (=they are untrue).
這些傳聞毫無根據。
without substance (=untrue)
O'Connell’s remarks are completely without substance.
奧康奈爾的話完全站不住腳。
3  ideas 思想 [singular, uncountableU]MEANING the most important ideas contained in an argument or piece of writing 〔論點、文章的〕主旨，主要内容，要義 SYN essence
The substance of his argument was that people on welfare should work.
他論點的主旨是享受社會福利的人應該去工作。
in substance
What she said, in substance, was that the mayor should resign.
她所說的話的中心意思是市長應該辭職。
4  importance 重要性 [uncountableU] formalIMPORTANT importance 重要性 SYN significance
It was an entertaining speech, but it lacked substance (=there was no important information in it).
演講很有趣味，但缺乏實質性的内容。
matters/issues of substance
We should be discussing matters of substance.
我們應該討論重要的事情。
5. man/woman of substance British EnglishBrE literary a rich man or woman 富人，有財産的人
Examples from the Corpus
man/woman of substance• His will, executed on 12 December 1760, shows him to have been a man of substance.• He accepted the semi-political duties of a man of substance in his county.• But Miss Close's father was a man of substance, and he finally bought the picture for a rather large sum.• He was a man of substance.• I was a man of substance now, I had arrived.• The lowest officials on the administrative tier were the village headmen, who were normally men of substance.• I am not worried about the men of substance.• Aristeides represented the land forces, the men of substance, who provided their own armour and were not paid.
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a dangerous/hazardous/harmful substance
Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people's health at risk.
a poisonous substance (also a noxious substance formal) (=harmful to people)
Cigarette smoke contains several poisonous substances.
a toxic substance (=harmful to people and the environment)
All toxic substances should be labelled and carefully stored in a safe place.
a radioactive substance (=containing a form of energy that can harm people)
People who work with radioactive substances are subject to strict regulations.
an illegal/banned/prohibited substance (=used mainly to refer to illegal drugs)
Any player found guilty of using banned substances faces the prospect of a lengthy suspension.
a controlled substance law (=an illegal drug)
He was charged with possessing a controlled substance.
an organic substance (=from a living thing)
Despite being an organic substance, ivory is remarkably durable.
Examples from the Corpus
substance• The green colour of the leaf is due to a substance called chlorophyll.• The transportation of flammable substances is tightly regulated.• Although Mr McKinnell's style is more approachable than his predecessor's, close observers reckon his substance is just as strong.• She was arrested for smoking marijuana, an illegal substance.• It was an entertaining speech, but without much substance.• But after seven months the teams were adrift, and had accomplished little of substance.• Poisonous substances, such as garden chemicals, should be clearly labelled.• The half-life of a radioactive substance is the time interval taken for the radiant species present to lose half its radioactivity.• the problem of disposing of radioactive substances• Some substances have the ability to soak up, or adsorb, other chemicals.• Resin is a dark, sticky substance.• Energy, after all, depends upon the speed with which that substance is travelling.• They took it in turns to breathe in the smoke, as the substance sizzled with a malicious delight.• Brown did not contest the substance of the reports.• When the water drops, the substances drift back along the passageways and soak into the water table.• They're asking people to look out for the substances which were in a large grey plastic box.• The substance of Marx's views is the same in both of these books.• toxic substances
dangerous/toxic/hazardous/poisonous etc substance• Protect your hands with rubber gloves because it can be a dangerous substance in such a concentrated form.• Others might think it takes a controlled dangerous substance or shock therapy.• This membrane defect makes it much easier for toxic substances made by the immune system to enter red cells and kill parasites.• Botulism toxin from bacteria prevents the release of acetylcholine and is the most poisonous substance known.• Dangers to the general public can also arise at fairgrounds, demolition sites or from the carrying of dangerous substances by road.• Occupational health laws regulate toxic substances in the work environment.• Afterwards, the city discovered the hazardous substances in the groundwater that threatened the nearby public drinking water supply.• The toxic substances department must approve it and hammer out a legal agreement with the group before moving forward.
lacked substance• It lacked substance - almost as much as had my fantasies that Edward was deliberately keeping us apart.
Origin substance
(1200-1300) Old French Latin substantia, from substare “to stand under”
BNC: 2433 COCA: 2277
substance

noun¹

 1material物質ADJECTIVE | VERB + SUBSTANCE | SUBSTANCE + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤addictive, cancer-causing, carcinogenic, dangerous, harmful, hazardous, noxious, poisonous, radioactive, toxic使人上癮的物質；致癌物質；危險物質；有害物質；有毒物質；放射性物質；毒性物質▸➤harmless, innocuous無害的物質◇Even innocuous substances can sometimes register a positive result in a drug test.即使無害的物質在藥檢中有時也會呈陽性。➤banned, controlled, illegal, illicit, prohibited違禁物品；管制物品；非法物品➤hallucinogenic, mind-altering, psychedelic, psychoactive, psychotropic致幻藥品；迷幻劑➤performance-enhancing興奮劑▸➤natural天然物質◇a natural substance found in the body of animals在動物體內發現的天然物質➤synthetic合成物質▸➤chemical化學物質▸➤inorganic, organic無機物；有機物▸➤pure純淨物▸➤soluble, volatile可溶性／揮發性物質➤active, inactive, inert活性／非活性／惰性物質▸➤crystalline, fatty, gooey (informal) , oily, powdery, slimy, sticky, viscous, waxy結晶物；脂肪物質；黏性物質；油類物質；粉狀物質；蠟狀物質▸➤medicinal藥物➤foreign, unknown異物；不明物質◇foreign substances that contaminated the experiments使實驗受到污染的異物◇a bag full of some unknown substance裝滿不明物質的袋子➤material實體物質◇the material substance of which we are made構成我們自身的實體物質VERB + SUBSTANCE➤use使用⋯物質➤abuse濫用⋯物質▸➤contain含有⋯物質▸➤produce產生⋯物質◇Some frogs produce toxic substances in their skin.有些青蛙的皮膚能夠分泌劇毒物質。➤take服用⋯物質◇The athletes had taken banned substances.那些運動員服用了違禁藥物。SUBSTANCE + NOUN➤use物質使用➤abuse藥物濫用
substance

noun²

 2important content重要內容ADJECTIVE | VERB + SUBSTANCE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤real真正的重要內容◇The real substance of the report was in the third part.這篇報告的實質性內容在第三部份。➤added額外的根據◇His disappearance has given added substance to the argument that he stole the money.他的失蹤更是給認為他偷了錢的說法提供了佐證。VERB + SUBSTANCE➤have有實質內容◇The image of him that the media have presented has no substance.媒體所展示的他的形象很空洞。➤add, give sth, lend sth增加依據；給⋯以依據◇The letters lent substance to the claims.這些信給索賠訴求提供了依據。➤lack缺乏實質性內容PREPOSITION➤in substance事實上◇There's no difference in substance between the two points of view.這兩種觀點事實上沒有差別。➤of substance有實際意義◇Nothing of substance was achieved at the meeting.會議沒有取得任何實質性成果。➤with substance有實質性內容◇lyrics with substance有實質內容的歌詞➤without substance沒有根據◇Their allegations were without substance.他們的指控沒有根據。➤substance in⋯中的事實根據◇There's no substance in the story.這篇報道沒有根據。➤substance of⋯的依據◇the substance of the evidence against him對他不利的證據➤substance to⋯的根據◇There was little substance to his claims.他的說法沒什麼根據。
BNC: 2433 COCA: 2277
substance noun
⇨ importance (No one raised any matters of substance.) ⇨ material (chemical substances) ⇨ message (Love and guilt form the substance of his new book.)
BNC: 2433 COCA: 2277
substance
General words for materials and substances: substance, material, powder...
Illegal drugs and drugs sometimes taken illegally: acid, anabolic steroid, cannabis...
Importance: importance, emphasis, priority...
The quality of being real and something that is real: the real world, real life, reality...
Parts of discussions: contention, focus, item...
General words for meaning: meaning, significance, usage...
The truth: truth, fact, actuality...

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