substantial

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sub·stan·tial /səbˈstænʃəl/ adjectiveadj

1 BIGlarge in amount or number 大量的，多的 SYN considerable OPP insubstantial

We have the support of a substantial number of parents.

我们有相当多家长的支持。

a substantial salary

丰厚的薪水

a substantial breakfast

丰盛的早餐

The document requires substantial changes.

文件需要作大量修改。

► see thesaurus at big

2 STRONG OBJECT[only before noun] large and strongly made 大而坚固的，大而结实的 OPP insubstantial

a substantial piece of furniture

一件又大又结实的家具

Examples from the Corpus

substantial• The surplus at Hawker was not detailed yesterday but is believed to be substantial.• The breakfast they provide is substantial.• At least one independent analyst believes growth will be substantial.• As we discussed in our previous book, there is a substantial body of evidence in favour of the latter alternative.• Stout lifelines are fitted and there are very substantial bow, quarter and spring cleats.• There will, however, be substantial costs of that kind.• a very substantial family in the wool trade• a substantial mahogany desk• A substantial number of houses were damaged by the floods.• The company was slow to restructure, and its problems could carry over into another substantial profit decline in 1996.• About 20 of the weapons, banned for private import by federal law in 1989, were resold for substantial profit.• The staff and technical advisory group agreed that new construction should play a substantial role in the first-year housing goals.• The refugees face a substantial threat of harm if they are sent home.

From Longman Business Dictionary

substantialsub·stan·tial /səbˈstænʃəl/ adjectiveadj

large enough in amount or number to be noticeable or to have an important effect

The document requires substantial changes.

You could make substantial monthly savings on your mortgage.

—substantially adverbadv

She claimed that, if she was a man, her pay would be substantially higher.

Origin substantial

(1300-1400) Late Latin substantialis, from Latin substantia; → SUBSTANCE

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