substance

n.物质，材料；实质，内容；[神]灵；（织品的）质地

noun

1. 物质；物品；东西
   a type of solid, liquid or gas that has particular qualities
   1. a chemical/radioactive, etc. substance
      化学、放射性等物质
   2. banned/illegal substances (= drugs)
      禁用 / 非法物品
   3. a sticky substance
      一种黏糊糊的东西
2. 事实基础；根据
   the quality of being based on facts or the truth
   1. It was malicious gossip, completely without substance .
      这是恶意造谣，完全没有事实根据。
   2. The commission's report gives substance to these allegations.
      委员会的报告为这些说法提供了事实根据。
   3. There is some substance in what he says.
      他的话是有一定根据的。
3. 主旨；要点；实质；基本内容
   the most important or main part of sth
   1. Love and guilt form the substance of his new book.
      他的新书主要讲爱情与罪孽。
   2. I agreed with what she said in substance , though not with every detail.
      对于她所说的，虽然不是每个细节我都同意，但基本内容却是赞同的。
4. 重要性
   importance
   1. matters of substance
      重大问题
   2. Nothing of any substance was achieved in the meeting.
      会议没有取得任何实质性成果。

名词复数形式:substances

substance 物质，物品，基础，根据，要点，实质

sub-,在下，stance,站立，站姿，词源同 stand.即站在下面，构成基础，引申诸相关词义。

1. This is how we see our tasks, and the substance and content of our work for the forthcoming period.
   这就是我们对工作任务的看法，以及下一阶段我们工作的实质与内容。
2. This substance degrades rapidly in the soil.
   这种物质在土壤里会迅速降解。
3. Your immune system has been desensitized because it has become used to the substance.
   你的免疫系统已经因习惯了这种物质而不再敏感。
4. The original plan was to encase a small amount of a radioactive substance in a protective steel container.
   原先计划是要将少量的放射性物质封存在一个钢质防护罩中。
5. No substance at all, just froth
   根本没有任何实质，只是一些虚浮的东西。
6. Propolis is a hard resinous substance made by bees from the juices of plants.
   蜂胶是蜜蜂用植物汁液合成的像树脂一样的物质。
7. There's absolutely no regulation of cigarettes to make sure that they don't include poisonous substances
   根本没有法规来确保香烟不含有毒物质。
8. The substance that's causing the problem comes from the barley.
   引起该问题的物质来自大麦。
9. It's questionable whether anything of substance has been achieved
   是否已经取得了任何实质性进展还是个问题。
10. Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues of substance.
    只有在谈判涉及重大问题时叙利亚才会参加。
11. The substance of his discussions doesn't really matter.
    他讨论的要点实际上根本不重要。
12. There is no substance in any of these allegations.
    这些指控都毫无根据。
13. 'A passport to a brighter future': it sounds like a worn-out advertising slogan, but for once the cliche has substance.
    “通往更加光明的未来的通行证”，这话听起来像句老掉牙的广告词，但这次这句套话却言之有物。
14. Every substance, no matter what it is, is composed of very small particles called molecules.
    各种物质，不论它是什么，都是由一些称为分子的很小的粒子构成的。
15. This substance has an affinity for water.
    这物质和水有亲和力。
16. Morphine is a white bitter substance obtained from opium and used in medicine to reduce pain.
    吗啡是从鸦片中提炼出的苦味的白色物体，用作减痛的药物。
17. To this class of substance belong mica, porcelain, quartz, glass, wood, etc.
    属于这类物质的有云母、瓷器、石英、玻璃、木材等等。
18. The articles are long-winded and devoid of substance.
    这些文章空话连篇。
19. We can distinguish one kind of substance from another by its properties.
    我们可以根据物质的特性把一种物质与另一种物质辨别开来。
20. The results of the sample for the test have shown that the quantity of fatty substance in milk is appropriate to the standard.
    采样检验的结果表明牛奶中的脂肪含量达标。
21. This substance does not dissolve in water.
    这种物质在水中不会溶解。
22. The medical argument against this substance is, however, not watertight.
    然而，反对这种材料的医学争论并不是无懈可击的。
23. Oxygen is one of the basic elements of substance.
    氧是物质的基本元素之一。
24. There is increasing worldwide adoption of the same name for each therapeutic substance.
    在世界范围内对一药物有逐渐采用同一个药名的趋势。
25. Articles devoid of substance are the least justifiable and the most objectionable.
    最不应该、最要反对的是言之无物的文章。
26. It took half an hour for the substance to be salted out.
    花了半个小时这种物质才盐析出来。
27. We can get a new substance if we incorporate a chemical substance with others.
    如果我们把一种化学物质和其他化学物质混合就能得到一种新物质。
28. The article is empty and hollow, devoid of substance.
    这篇文章写得空空洞洞，没有实质内容。
29. How long will the substance take to salt out?
    这种物质需要多长时间来盐析？
30. Would you expect this substance to be hard and insoluble in most liquids?
    你是否认为这种物质会很硬，并且不溶于大多数液体中？