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单词 substantially
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Definition of substantially in English:

substantially

adverb səbˈstanʃ(ə)lisəbˈstæn(t)ʃəli
  • 1To a great or significant extent.

    profits grew substantially
    as submodifier substantially higher pension costs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Scottish Mutual has grown substantially since it was acquired by Abbey National in 1992.
    • Put together, this will mean that the total student debt will grow substantially.
    • This should substantially simplify the procedure and save costs and court fees.
    • He did not say how many of them would face closure if sewage costs were increased substantially.
    • Passage through major cities was also often difficult and substantially increased the cost of haulage.
    • Some years ago the flood defences of London were substantially upgraded at huge cost.
    • Never before or since have real wages and real income grown so substantially.
    • Demand for air traffic has risen substantially in recent years as the cost of travel has fallen in real terms.
    • However, all the evidence suggests that a modest sum can grow substantially if invested wisely over a long period.
    • Combined with our larger scale, this has enabled us to grow our order book substantially.
    • Sales grew substantially when we moved as less time was being spent on staff management issues.
    • Pornography has grown substantially over the years, and it is an area that is of major concern for us.
    • These have been set up in a small way now but they can grow substantially.
    • Workspace Group has grown substantially in the past 10 years and plans to double again over the next five.
    • The disparities grow substantially as the value of the car increases.
    • We would like to think that we can grow the business substantially.
    • To make matters worse, it has also come to the end of a bad year when profits declined substantially.
    • The cost of photocopying a book is substantially lower than having to buy one.
    • What about deep piling that would add substantially to the cost of the schools?
    • Now in operation for two years, the company has grown substantially in that period.
    Synonyms
    considerably, significantly, greatly, a great deal, to a great extent, to a large extent, to a marked extent, markedly, appreciably
  • 2For the most part; essentially.

    things will remain substantially the same over the next ten years
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although it has remained substantially unaltered since construction, it is now in need of restoration.
    • This procedure has remained substantially unchanged for half a century.
    • Further aft, the wreck is substantially flattened, but some structure remains.
    • These materials have hydraulic conductance that substantially differs from mineral soils.
    • The quality of material you have provided to us has been substantially substandard.
    Synonyms
    largely, for the most part, by and large, on the whole, almost entirely, in the main, mainly, in effect, in essence, essentially, materially, basically, fundamentally, to all intents and purposes, to a great degree
 
 

Definition of substantially in US English:

substantially

adverbsəbˈstan(t)SHəlēsəbˈstæn(t)ʃəli
  • 1To a great or significant extent.

    profits grew substantially
    as submodifier substantially higher earnings
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This should substantially simplify the procedure and save costs and court fees.
    • However, all the evidence suggests that a modest sum can grow substantially if invested wisely over a long period.
    • Put together, this will mean that the total student debt will grow substantially.
    • We would like to think that we can grow the business substantially.
    • Sales grew substantially when we moved as less time was being spent on staff management issues.
    • Scottish Mutual has grown substantially since it was acquired by Abbey National in 1992.
    • These have been set up in a small way now but they can grow substantially.
    • Workspace Group has grown substantially in the past 10 years and plans to double again over the next five.
    • To make matters worse, it has also come to the end of a bad year when profits declined substantially.
    • Some years ago the flood defences of London were substantially upgraded at huge cost.
    • The cost of photocopying a book is substantially lower than having to buy one.
    • Demand for air traffic has risen substantially in recent years as the cost of travel has fallen in real terms.
    • The disparities grow substantially as the value of the car increases.
    • Pornography has grown substantially over the years, and it is an area that is of major concern for us.
    • Combined with our larger scale, this has enabled us to grow our order book substantially.
    • What about deep piling that would add substantially to the cost of the schools?
    • Never before or since have real wages and real income grown so substantially.
    • Now in operation for two years, the company has grown substantially in that period.
    • He did not say how many of them would face closure if sewage costs were increased substantially.
    • Passage through major cities was also often difficult and substantially increased the cost of haulage.
    Synonyms
    considerably, significantly, greatly, a great deal, to a great extent, to a large extent, to a marked extent, markedly, appreciably
  • 2For the most part; essentially.

    things will remain substantially the same over the next ten years
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Further aft, the wreck is substantially flattened, but some structure remains.
    • Although it has remained substantially unaltered since construction, it is now in need of restoration.
    • The quality of material you have provided to us has been substantially substandard.
    • This procedure has remained substantially unchanged for half a century.
    • These materials have hydraulic conductance that substantially differs from mineral soils.
    Synonyms
    largely, for the most part, by and large, on the whole, almost entirely, in the main, mainly, in effect, in essence, essentially, materially, basically, fundamentally, to all intents and purposes, to a great degree
 
 
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