试题题干
Directions: Read each of the following sentences carefully, and choose A,B,C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
He made plain that he was looking for something more substantial than the “feel good” factor based on inflationary pay claims and soaring house prices.（）
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试题解析
essential 本质的；substantial 实质性的。
他明确表示，他在寻找比“感觉良好”更本质的因素，而不是基于通胀的薪资要求和不断飙升的房价。