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matter
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- Conjugation :
past
mattered
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pp
mattered
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ing
mattering
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Derivatives :
adj
matterless
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- matter
['mætər]
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1.
noun
[c]
(affair，situation，problem) 事件
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Will you report the matter to the authorities?
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你会将该事件报告给当局吗？
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2.
noun
[u]
[物]
物质
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An atom is the smallest indivisible particle of matter.
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原子是最小的不可分的物质微粒。
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3.
noun
[u]
waste/vegetable matter 废物/植物
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4.
vi.
(be important) 要紧
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Your happiness is the only thing that matters.
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你的幸福是惟一要紧的事。
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5.
n pl
matters 事态
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It is hard to see how this would improve matters.
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很难看出这会对事态有怎样的改善。
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what's the matter (with...)?
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(…)怎么了？
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in a matter of days/weeks
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仅几天/几周
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as a matter of urgency {or} priority
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作为紧急｛或｝优先考虑的事情
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no matter what
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不管发生什么
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another {or} a different matter
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另一回事
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it is only a matter of time
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这仅仅是时间问题
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as a matter of course
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理所当然的事
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as a matter of fact
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事实上
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for that matter
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而且
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no matter how/what/who
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不管怎样/无论什么/无论谁
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it doesn't matter
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没关系
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- matter
[ˈmætər]
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1.
noun
[Philosophy]
物质，存在
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2.
n.[c]
事情，事务
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He has reported the matter to the police.
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他已将此事向警察汇报了。
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The truth of the matter probably lies somewhere in between.
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事情的真相可能藏在哪里。
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3.
n.[u]
主题，话题，题材
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Behrens's book pays no attention to politics or to public matters.
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贝伦斯的书籍不关注政治或公共话题。
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Dudek was surprised at the request; it was not a course designed to deal with such matters.
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杜德克对于这个请求非常诧异，这个请求不是处理这种问题的方法。
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It is a matter for the police.
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这是警察的事。
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4.
n.[u]
物质，物体，实体
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In Physics you will study the properties and interactions of matter and energy.
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物理学中，你将会学到物体的各种属性和相互反应。
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Physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it.
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物理学家同时研究物质的本质以及支配它们的外力。
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5.
n.[c]
[Singular]
麻烦，难题
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What's the matter with you?
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你怎么了？
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Finding a character that is true in every moment is quite another matter.
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要找一个每时每刻都表里如一的人，是另外一个难题。
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Is anything the matter?
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出什么事了吗？
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6.
n.[u]
要紧，重要
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Taking a loan is not a trivial matter.
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贷款不是一件微不足道的事情。
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They were friends and it was no matter who won the games.
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他们是朋友，游戏中谁胜谁负无伤大雅。
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7.
n.[u]
文字材料
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Still, given his choice of reading matter, he was happy to have a classic book to read.
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如果让他选择阅读材料，他还是会非常高兴地选一本经典著作。
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He always took some reading matter with him on the plane.
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他乘飞机时总是随身带几本读物。
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8.
n.[u]
身体的排出物；脓
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9.
n.[c]
[Singular]
左右，多少
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Whether people like or dislike what they see is a matter of attitudes.
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人们是否喜欢他们所见到的一切，是一个态度问题。
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10.
n.[u]
邮件
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11.
n.[c]
材料，原料
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Plants creating plenty of organic matter do most to improve the soil structure.
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植物生产了大量的有机物，大大改善了土壤的结构。
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12.
vi.
要紧，重要，有关系
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Quality of practice, rather than quantity, is what really matters.
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练习的真正关键是质量而不是数量。
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It does not matter much.
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这事不很重要。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- matter
['mætə]
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1.
n
that which makes up something, esp a physical object; material
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2.
n
substance that occupies space and has mass, as distinguished from substance that is mental, spiritual, etc
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3.
n
substance of a specified type
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vegetable matter
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reading matter
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4.
n
[sometimes foll by of or for]
thing; affair; concern; question
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a matter of taste
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several matters to attend to
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no laughing matter
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5.
n
a quantity or amount
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a matter of a few pence
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6.
n
the content of written or verbal material as distinct from its style or form
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7.
n
[used with a negative]
importance; consequence
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8.
n
[Philosophy]
(in the writings of Aristotle and the Scholastics) that which is itself formless but can receive form and become substance
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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
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10.
n
[printing]
type set up, either standing or for use
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11.
n
copy to be set in type
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12.
n
a secretion or discharge, such as pus
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13.
n
[law]
something to be proved
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14.
n
statements or allegations to be considered by a court
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15.
n
See grey matter
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16.
vi.
[intr]
to be of consequence or importance
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17.
vi.
to form and discharge pus
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18.
vi.
[Etymology]
C13 (n), C16 (vb): from Latin materia cause, substance, esp wood, or a substance that produces something else; related to mater mother
Examples
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to take a broad view of a matter
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观察事物目光远大
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to argue a matter pro and Con
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从正反两方面争论某一问题
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Consult your own wishes in the matter.
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在这件事上要考虑一下你自己的愿望。
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the general classifications of matter
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物质的总分类
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to see someone's hand in a matter
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看到某人对某一问题的作用
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inert matter in a fertilizer
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肥料中的惰性物质
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