a.

1. 真實的，實在的[Z]
   People and things are substantial; dreams and ghosts are not.

   人和事物是真實的；夢和鬼魂是虛幻的。

2. 堅固的，結實的
   The house is substantial enough to last a hundred years.

   這房子很堅固，一百年也不會壞。

3. 多的；大的；大量的；豐盛的
   I had a substantial meal.

   我飽餐了一頓。

4. 內容充實的，有價值的，重要的
   They made substantial changes.

   他們作了重大改變。

5. 富裕的，殷實的
   He introduced us to a number of substantial farmers.

   他把我們介紹給幾個殷實的農場主。

6. 基本上的，大體上的[B]
   The stories told by the two boys are in substantial agreement.

   那兩個男孩講的情況基本一致。

n.

1. 實在的東西；重要的東西[P]

adj.

1. of considerable importance, size, or worth.
   ▸strongly built or made.
   ▸important in material or social terms; wealthy.
2. concerning the essentials of something.
3. real and tangible rather than imaginary.