| 词组 | substance |
| 释义 | substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ noun 1. a particular type of solid, liquid, or gasadjectivesa dangerous/hazardous/harmful substance Using 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.a radioactive substance (=releasing 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 athlete found guilty of using banned substances would have their medal taken away.a controlled substance formal (=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.a chemical substance Vehicle engines produce a wide range of chemical substances.2. a type of chemical or material – used especially when talking about illegal drugsadjectivesan illegal substance Police found traces of an illegal substance in his car.a controlled substance (=one whose use is not controlled by law) Alcohol is not a controlled substance.substance + nounssubstance abuse (=taking illegal drugs) The singer had various health problems linked to substance abuse.3. important ideas, which make something good, interesting, or usefuladjectivesreal substance It is an entertaining book but it has no real substance.added substance You need some quotations and statistics to give the article added substance.verbshave substance None of her movies really has any substance.lack substance Most critics think the play lacks substance.give sth substance also lend sth substance formal They brought in a university professor to lend the event some substance.prepositionsthe substance of sth What is the substance of the committee’s argument?phrasesin substance (=used for saying what the important ideas are) Her argument is, in substance, that women and men should be regarded as equal.anything/nothing of substance (=anything or nothing that is important) I don’t see anything of substance in the article at all. |
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