substancesubstancenoun1.■ material 物质[搭配]ADJ.addictive, carcinogenic, dangerous, harmful, hazardous, noxious, poisonous, radioactive, toxic 使人上瘾的物质;致癌物;危险物质;有害物质;危险品;有害品;有毒物质;放射性物质;毒性物质innocuous 无害的物质:Even innocuous substances can sometimes register a positive result in a drug test. 即使无害的物质在药物测试中有时也会呈阳性。banned, illegal 违禁物品;非法物品natural 天然物质:a natural substance found in the body of animals 在动物体内发现的天然物质chemical 化学物质inorganic, organic 无机物;有机物pure 纯净物soluble, volatile 可溶性物质;挥发性物质crystalline, fatty, oily, slimy, sticky, viscous 结晶物;脂肪物质;油类物质;黏性物质medicinal 药物[搭配]VERB + SUBSTANCEuse 使用物质contain 含有物质produce 产生物质:Some frogs produce very toxic substances in their skin. 有些青蛙的皮肤能够分泌剧毒物质。take 吃/服用…物质:The athletes had taken banned substances to increase their strength. 运动员服用了违禁药物以增强力量。2.■ important content 重要内容[搭配]ADJ.real 真正的主旨:The real substance of the report was in the third part. 这篇报告的实质内容在第三部份。added 额外的根据:His disappearance has given added substance to the argument that he stole the money. 他的失给认为他偷了钱的说法提供了额外的佐证。[搭配]VERB + SUBSTANCEhave 有实质内容:The image of him that the media have presented has no substance. 媒体所展示的他的形象很空洞。give sth, lend sth 给…以依据:The letters lent substance to the rumours. 这些信件为谣言提供了依据。lack 缺乏事实内容[搭配]PREP.in ~ 事实上:There’s no difference in substance between the two points of view. 这两种观点实则没有差别。of ~ 有实际意义:Nothing of substance was achieved at the meeting. 会议没有取得任何实质性成果。without ~ 绝非真实:Their allegations were without substance. 他们的说法不真实。~ in 在…中的事实根据:There’s no substance in the story. 这个故事没有什么内容。~ to …的根据:There was little substance to his claims. 他的说法几乎毫无根据。