Wordiyosubstance
🇬🇧 UK/'sʌbst(ə)ns/🇺🇸 US/'sʌbstәns/
NGSL 3kGREB2
Definitions
n.
A type of physical matter or material; the most important or essential part of something.
物质；实质；要旨
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.chemical substance化学物质
- 2.controlled substance管制物质
- 3.lack substance缺乏实质内容
- 4.substance abuse药物滥用
Example Sentences
- 1.
The substance was found to be highly toxic.
- 2.
The lab tested the unknown substance to determine whether it was toxic.
- 3.
His speech was long but lacked any real substance or concrete proposals.
- 4.
Water is a substance essential to all known forms of life on Earth.