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  • Conjugation : past  mattered ; pp  mattered ; ing  mattering
  • Derivative : adj  matterless
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

matter ['mætər]
  1. 1. noun [c] (affair, situation, problem) 事件
    Will you report the matter to the authorities?
    你会将该事件报告给当局吗？
  2. 2. noun [u] [物] 物质
    An atom is the smallest indivisible particle of matter.
    原子是最小的不可分的物质微粒。
  3. 3. noun [u] waste/vegetable matter 废物/植物
  4. 4. vi. (be important) 要紧
    Your happiness is the only thing that matters.
    你的幸福是惟一要紧的事。
  5. 5. n pl matters 事态
    It is hard to see how this would improve matters.
    很难看出这会对事态有怎样的改善。
    what's the matter (with...)?
    (...)怎么了？
    in a matter of days/weeks
    仅几天/几周
    as a matter of urgency {or} priority
    作为紧急｛或｝优先考虑的事情
    no matter what
    不管发生什么
    another {or} a different matter
    另一回事
    it is only a matter of time
    这仅仅是时间问题
    as a matter of course
    理所当然的事
    as a matter of fact
    事实上
    for that matter
    而且
    no matter how/what/who
    不管怎样/无论什么/无论谁
    it doesn't matter
    没关系

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

matter [ 'mætɚ] [ 'mætə]
  1. 1. noun 材料；原料
  2. 2. noun 物质；物体；实体
    The universe is made of different kinds of matters.
    宇宙是由各种物质构成的。
  3. 3. noun 某种物质；物料
    coloring matter
    着色剂；色料
  4. 4. noun 内容；事实；题材；实质
    Do you find the subject matter of the book interesting?
    你对这本书的主题感兴趣吗？
  5. 5. noun （表示不确定的数量）…左右；…上下
    a matter of a few days
    大约几天；几天左右
  6. 6. noun 问题；主题；事件；事务
    business matters
    生意上的事
    Could I talk to you about a personal matter?
    能跟你谈件私事儿吗？
  7. 7. noun 原因；理由；事由；根据
    no matter for jesting
    不是开玩笑的事
  8. 8. noun 重要事项
  9. 9. noun 重要性
    It's of no matter.
    无关紧要；无足轻重。
  10. 10. noun 麻烦事；毛病；困难（与the连用）
    something seems to be the matter
    似乎有些困难
  11. 11. noun 信件；邮件
    second-class matter
    二等邮件
  12. 12. noun （疮的）脓
  13. 13. noun [legal] 有待证实的事
  14. 14. noun [philosophy] 素材；质料；内容
  15. 15. noun [printing] （供排字付印的）原稿
  16. 16. noun [printing] 排好的版；排就的活字
  17. 17. vi. 有重要性；有重大关系
    They were late for the expo, but it didn't seem to matter.
    他们去展会迟到了，但好像也无大碍。
    The brand is not what matters, but the quality.
    品牌无所谓，质量才重要。
  18. 18. vi. 化脓；出脓

Collins English-English Dictionary

matter ['mætə]
  1. 1. n that which makes up something, esp a physical object; material
  2. 2. n substance that occupies space and has mass, as distinguished from substance that is mental, spiritual, etc
  3. 3. n substance of a specified type
    vegetable matter
    reading matter
  4. 4. n [sometimes foll by of or for] thing; affair; concern; question
    a matter of taste
    several matters to attend to
    no laughing matter
  5. 5. n a quantity or amount
    a matter of a few pence
  6. 6. n the content of written or verbal material as distinct from its style or form
  7. 7. n [used with a negative] importance; consequence
  8. 8. n [philosophy] (in the writings of Aristotle and the Scholastics) that which is itself formless but can receive form and become substance
  9. 9. n [philosophy] (in the Cartesian tradition) one of two basic modes of existence, the other being mind: matter being extended in space as well as time
  10. 10. n
  11. 11. n [printing] type set up, either standing or for use
  12. 12. n copy to be set in type
  13. 13. n a secretion or discharge, such as pus
  14. 14. n
  15. 15. n [law] something to be proved
  16. 16. n statements or allegations to be considered by a court
  17. 17. n See grey matter
  18. 18. vi. [intr] to be of consequence or importance
  19. 19. vi. to form and discharge pus
  20. 20. vi. [Etymology] C13 (n), C16 (vb): from Latin materia cause, substance, esp wood, or a substance that produces something else; related to mater mother
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Examples

the matter before the committee
提交委员会考虑的问题 → before
to take a broad view of a matter
观察事物目光远大 → broad
to argue a matter pro and Con
从正反两方面争论某一问题 → con
a matter of slight consequence
不太重要的事 → consequence
Consult your ownwishes in the matter.
在这件事上要考虑一下你自己的愿望。 → consult
to let a matter drop
让事情没有结果 → drop
the general classifications of matter
物质的总分类 → general
to have a good grip on a matter
对事情有深刻了解 → grip
to see someone's hand in a matter
看到某人对某一问题的作用 → hand
inert matter in a fertilizer
肥料中的惰性物质 → inert
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