| 词汇 | matter |
| 释义 | matter noun uk /ˈmæt.ər/ us /ˈmæt̬.ɚ/ matternoun (SITUATION)B2[ C ] a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered: 事情，事件 Could I talk to you about a personal matter?我能和你谈件私事吗？ Allen denied any knowledge of the matter.艾伦否认对此事知情。 Please phone me back - it's a matter of some importance.你能给我回电话吗——有比较重要的事。 Talking about the world's problems is one thing, but solving them is another matter altogether(= is completely different).谈论世界所面临的问题是一回事，而解决它们却完全是另一回事。 matters[ plural ] the situation being dealt with or being discussed: （正在处理或考虑的）问题 Her resignation is not going to help matters.她的辞职无助于解决问题。 It's all right working with him, but living with him would be a different matter altogether.跟他一起工作还可以，但跟他一起生活可完全是另外一码事。 The government decided to hold a public enquiry into the matter. The whole matter is further complicated by the fact that Amanda and Jo refuse to speak to each other.阿曼达和乔彼此拒绝说话，使得整个事件更加复杂了。 This is a matter of great concern to the general public.这是个公众非常关心的问题。 You're not going to help matters by lying there sobbing!你躺在那里哭并不能解决问题！ Topics & areas of interest affair angle backyard bailiwick centrism con convention current issue front issue kingdom leitmotiv province specialism subject talk talking point thematically themed topically matternoun (PROBLEM)the matterA2[ S ] the reason for pain, worry, or a problem: 麻烦事，问题；毛病 What's the matter? Why are you crying?怎么了？你为什么哭？ What's the matter with your hand? It's bleeding.你的手怎么了？都流血了。 Is anything the matter?有什么麻烦吗？ I don't know what the matter is with the car, but it won't start.我不知道这车出了什么毛病，但就是发动不起来。 What's the matter with Lulu? I don't know what's the matter with this phone. You look upset - is anything the matter? Why do you need another computer? What's the matter with the one you've got? Julie was crying, but she wouldn't say what the matter was. Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences a hard/tough row to hoeidiom adversity at your worstidiom Augean bad hair day downer epidemic half nelson hardness have a bumpy rideidiom pall prison purgatory push factor quagmire quicksand scrape strait the Augean Stablesidiom the hard wayidiom matternoun (SUBSTANCE)[ U ] physical substance in the universe: 物质 Some scientists believe that there is about ten times as much matter in the universe as astronomers have observed.有些科学家认为，宇宙中的物质约有天文学家所观测到的10倍之多。 [ U ] a substance of a particular kind: （某一类）物质 Most vegetable matter is compostable.绝大部分蔬菜都可以用作堆肥。 There's no waste matter left over.没有任何浪费的东西剩下。 Physics: the state of matter absorbency acidic allotropic compressible crystalline e-liquid fluidity gasses impervious melted polyunsaturated powdered powdery rarefy reflective rustily scaly self-healing sloppily sloppy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Particular and individual Something, anything, nothing, and everything matternoun (TYPE)C2[ U ] a substance or things of a particular type: （某一类）物品 advertising/printed matter广告材料／印刷品 Do you find the subject matter of the book (= the subject that the book deals with) interesting?你觉得这本书的主题内容有趣吗？ Categories and varieties bad/big boyidiom breed categoric categorical category classification derivative form hue mark misclassification model mould new breed polymorphism run shade sort stratification update matternoun (SMALL AMOUNT)C2[ S ] used in expressions describing how small an amount or period of time is: （表示数量或时间之少）大约，左右 The interview was over in a matter of minutes.采访约几分钟就结束了。 She complained he had short-changed her, but it was only a matter of a few pence.她说他少找她钱了，其实只差了几便士而已。 Words meaning small pieces and amounts by a noseidiom clipping crumb dab of something dash dollop grain hint ort paring peewee pinch potsherd skinny spark tad thimbleful tidbit tiddler titbit GrammarMatter We can use matter as a verb or a noun. It is a very common word with a number of different uses and grammatical patterns. … Matter as a verb The most common use of the verb matter is in the expression it doesn’t matter (and the less common forms it didn’t matter, it wouldn’t matter and it won’t matter). It doesn’t matter means ‘it is not important’, ‘I don’t mind’ or ‘it is not a problem’: … Matter as a noun We can use what’s the matter (with …)? to ask someone about a problem or to ask for an explanation of a situation that looks problematic: … No matter We can use no matter to link two clauses as a conjunction. It is a short form of it does not matter. We can use no matter with what, when, where, which, who and how to refer to a situation that cannot be changed, even though we try: … Matter: typical errors The noun matter, meaning ‘question, problem or issue’, is countable: … Idiomsas a matter of course as a matter of fact be a matter of something be (only) a matter of time be a matter of life and/or death be a matter of opinion be a matter of record be no laughing matter for that matter the matter in hand matters arising no matter no matter what, when, why, etc. take matters into your own hands that's a matter of opinion to make matters worse matter verb[ I ] uk /ˈmæt.ər/ us /ˈmæt̬.ɚ/ B2 to be important, or to affect what happens: 要紧，重要，有关系 We were late but it didn't seem to matter.我们迟到了，不过看来不要紧。 "What did you say?" "Oh, it doesn't matter."“你说什么？”“哦，没什么要紧的。” [ + question word ]It doesn't matter what you wear - just as long as you come.只要你来，穿什么都没关系。 [ + that ]It didn't matter that our best player was injured after ten minutes - we still won.我们最好的球员比赛开始10分钟就受伤了——但这无碍大局，我们还是赢了。 I know Charles doesn't think this project is important, but it matters to me.我知道查尔斯并不看重这个项目，但它对我来说很重要。 Compare countverb Oh just put it anywhere - it doesn't matter where. Her health is what matters - the cost of the treatment is of secondary importance.她的健康是最重要的，治疗费用是其次的。 It's the sum total of what you eat over a long period that matters and not what you consume in a day.重要的是你长期所吃的食物的总和，而不是你某一天所吃的东西。 The only thing that matters is that the baby is healthy.唯一要紧的是婴儿身体健康。 It doesn't matter if you fail, just do your best.即使失败了也没关系，只要你尽了力就行。 Being important and having importance beat big deal bulk bulk largeidiom centrality count countable cut echo down/through the agesidiom equally fish front and centre have bigger/other fish to fryidiom have/take pride of placeidiom preponderate pride reign rise the beating heart of somethingidiom treasurable GrammarMatter We can use matter as a verb or a noun. It is a very common word with a number of different uses and grammatical patterns. … Matter as a verb The most common use of the verb matter is in the expression it doesn’t matter (and the less common forms it didn’t matter, it wouldn’t matter and it won’t matter). It doesn’t matter means ‘it is not important’, ‘I don’t mind’ or ‘it is not a problem’: … Matter as a noun We can use what’s the matter (with …)? to ask someone about a problem or to ask for an explanation of a situation that looks problematic: … No matter We can use no matter to link two clauses as a conjunction. It is a short form of it does not matter. We can use no matter with what, when, where, which, who and how to refer to a situation that cannot be changed, even though we try: … Matter: typical errors The noun matter, meaning ‘question, problem or issue’, is countable: … matter | American Dictionarymatter noun us/ˈmæt̬·ər/ matternoun (SITUATION)[ C ] a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered: Her arrival complicates matters even further. I think this is a matter best left to the mayor to decide. matternoun (PROBLEM)[ U ] the reason for pain or worry: What’s the matter? Why are you so upset? matternoun (SUBSTANCE)[ U ] physics physical substance in the universe [ U ] physics Matter is also a particular type of substance: printed matter waste matter Idiomsa matter of something a matter of life and death a matter of opinion something is (just) a matter of doing something matter verb us/ˈmæt̬·ər/ matterverb (BE IMPORTANT)to be important: [ I ]"What did you say?" "Oh, it doesn’t matter." [ + question word ]It no longer mattered what happened. Examples of mattermatter Second, liberalization does not necessarily imply the retreat of the state's role in matters of economic governance. The central committee was in charge of such key matters as sanitation and schools. All matters were discussed in public, from education, diet and dress to love marriages, divorce and sources of women's inferiority. More information on these matters is required to shed light on the older prisoner population as an important group of correctional health service recipients. Basically, their strategy consists of "physicalizing": redescribing matters such that aspects of color perception, apparently determined by physiological or cultural aspects, become "physical" properties. What it does require is an attempt to understand why such problems are so difficult, and what can be done to ameliorate matters. Such terminological discussions, in my view, are typically poorly motivated, add little to the inquiry, and confuse matters more than anything else. The amount of grain in his warehouse and the amount of grain 'owed' to the army were two entirely separate matters. We are being rudely awakened to a sense of unity in matters political, economic, scientific, and even cultural. A vakilu was an agent assigned to handle legal matters. We were not so much interested in mending fences as in focusing on the scientific matters of the debate. In this reply, we address both matters as they pertain to the issues raised in the commentaries. However, they introduced a new conceptual framework which was henceforth referred to on all matters of authority and identity at the settlement level. Throughout the project we placed priority on building a close rapport with one another and openly speaking about personal issues as well as professional matters. What matters is that she has been encouraged to create a musical event which has been received with interest and enthusiasm by the teacher. See all examples of matter These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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