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Collins English-English Dictionary
- materialize [mə'tɪərɪə"laɪz]
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to become fact; actually happen
- our hopes never materialized
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2.
vi.
to invest or become invested with a physical shape or form
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3.
vi.
to cause (a spirit, as of a dead person) to appear in material form or (of a spirit) to appear in such form
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4.
vi.
[intr]
to take shape; become tangible
- after hours of discussion, the project finally began to materialize
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5.
vi.
[physics]
to form (material particles) from energy, as in pair production
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to become fact; actually happen
Examples
- after hours of discussion, the project finally began to materialize → materialize
- 未能实现
- fail to materialize → 未能
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