5ADJ [usually ADJ n](指与抽象相对)物质的,有形的,实体的Material things are related to possessions or money, rather than to more abstract things such as ideas or values. (指与抽象相对)物质的,有形的,实体的
Every room must have been stuffed with material things.
每个房间肯定都塞满了东西。
...the material world.
物质世界
...his descriptions of their poor material conditions.
He has tried to help this child materially and spiritually.
他尽力在物质和精神上帮助这个孩子。
They believe that a tough, materially poor childhood is character-building.
他们认为一个艰难贫困的童年有助于性格的培养。
The object has no real value, materially or emotionally.
无论从物质还是情感上说,这个东西都一无是处。
6N-UNCOUNT 人才;(做…的)料 If you say that someone is a particular kind of material, you mean that they have the qualities or abilities to do a particular job or task. 人才;(做…的)料
She was not university material.
她不是上大学的料。
His message has changed little since he became presidential material.
成为总统候选人后,他的宣言并没有多少变化。
7ADJ [ADJ n](证据或信息)直接相关的,实质性的,重要的Material evidence or information is directly relevant and important in a legal or academic argument. (证据或信息)直接相关的,实质性的,重要的 [formal]
The nature and availability of material evidence was not to be discussed.
实质性证据的性质和可用性毋庸讨论。
They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.
1cloth布料ADJECTIVE | ... OF MATERIALADJECTIVE➤coarse, rough, thick粗劣的/粗糙的/厚實的布料▸➤fine, silky, soft, thin精緻的布料;絲質的布料;柔軟的布料;薄布料▸➤woven機織的布料... OF MATERIAL➤piece, scrap, strip一塊/一小塊/一窄條布料◇A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material.做百衲被是利用零碎布料的好辦法。material
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2substance物質ADJECTIVE | VERB + MATERIALADJECTIVE➤combustible, flammable, hazardous, inflammable, nuclear, radioactive, toxic可燃物;危險品;易燃物;核材料;放射性物質;有毒物質▸➤primary, raw主要材料;原料◇Higher raw material costs have pushed up the price of many manufactured goods.原材料成本的提高推高了很多製成品的價格。➤natural, organic, plant天然材料;有機材料;植物原料◇the decomposition of dead organic material such as vegetation植物等有機物質死亡後的降解➤recyclable, recycled可回收物;再生材料➤artificial, man-made, synthetic人造材料;合成材料➤composite複合材料◇The artificial turf is laid onto a rubber composite material.人造草皮覆蓋在橡膠複合材料上。➤biological, genetic生物/基因材料◇We have 98% of the same genetic material as chimpanzees.我們有 98% 的基因材料與黑猩猩相同。➤industrial工業材料▸➤building, construction建築材料◇a storeroom full of building materials裝滿建築材料的庫房➤original原先的材料◇Many of the original materials were reused in the restoration of the building.有很多原先的材料重新用在了該建築物的修復之中。➤art, drawing, writing藝術材料;繪畫材料;書寫用品◇Prisoners were not allowed writing materials.囚犯不容許使用紙筆。VERB + MATERIAL➤contain, incorporate, use含有/包含/使用物質◇The corn contains genetically modified material.這種玉米含有轉基因物質。material
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3written, printed, or recorded matter文字材料;印刷品;音像材料ADJECTIVE | VERB + MATERIAL | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤fascinating, good, relevant, useful吸引人的素材;好素材;相關資料;有用的素材▸➤source原始資料◇The letters were used as source material in this new biography.這本新傳記把這些信件用作原始資料。➤original原始素材◇The magazine contains not one bit of original material.這本雜誌中無任何原創素材。➤classified, confidential, sensitive機密/保密/敏感資料➤copyright, copyrighted受版權保護的資料➤printed印刷資料◇The collection includes objects and printed material.這批收藏品包括實物和印刷資料。➤unpublished未發表的資料➤reading閱讀材料◇This is not really suitable reading material for a young child.這份閱讀材料的確不適合年幼的孩子。➤educational, instructional, reference, teaching教材;講義;參考資料➤marketing, promotional營銷/宣傳推廣資料➤additional, bonus, extra, supplemental, supplementary補充資料;附贈資料◇The DVD includes some great supplementary material.這張數字光碟包含一些寶貴的補充資料。➤archival, biographical, historical檔案/傳記/歷史資料◇The library has a wealth of old photographs and other archival material.圖書館裏有豐富的老照片及其他檔案資料。➤explicit, indecent, obscene, pornographic露骨的性愛素材;淫穢素材;色情資料◇He was convicted of importing indecent material.他因進口淫穢書刊被判罪。VERB + MATERIAL➤collect, find, gather, get hold of收集素材;找到素材;搜集資料;獲得資料◇He's collecting material for a new book on space travel.他正在為一本關於太空旅行的新書收集素材。◇I can't find any relevant material on him in the library.我在圖書館找不到他的任何相關資料。➤contain, include包括⋯材料◇This new biography contains a wealth of previously unpublished material.這部新傳記包含大量以前未公開的材料。➤produce, publish製作資料;出版材料PREPOSITION➤material for⋯需要的資料◇useful material for a documentary紀錄片需要的有用資料➤material on關於⋯的資料◇original material on the First World War一戰的原始資料
material noun ⇨material (building materials)⇨equipment (cleaning/teaching materials)⇨fabric (a piece of material)⇨information (collect material for a novel)material adj. ⇨relevantmaterial
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material ♦︎ substance ♦︎ chemical ♦︎ gas ♦︎ liquid ♦︎ fluid ♦︎ stuff ♦︎ matter ♦︎ solid ♦︎ elementThese are all words for sth from which other things are made.这些词均表示材料、原料、物质。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a natural material / substance / chemical / gas◆a chemical substance / element◆organic material / substances / chemicals / liquid / matter / elements◆radioactive material / substances / chemicals / gas / liquid / matter / elements◆a toxic material / substance / chemical / gas / liquid / element◆a flammable material / substance / gas / liquid◆(a) sticky substance / stuff / liquid / fluid / solid◆waste material / chemicals / gas / matter■material [countable, uncountable] something that things can be made from材料;原料◆Toxic chemicals and other materials have been found.已查出有毒化学品和其他原料。◆There were bricks, sand and other building materials in the courtyard.院子里有砖、沙子和其他建筑材料。◆Oil is the raw material for plastic.石油是生产塑料的原料。■substance [countable] a material that has particular qualities物质;物品◆Psychoactive drugs are chemical substances that act on the brain.精神药物是作用于大脑的化学物质。◆Substances can be divided into elements, compounds and mixtures.物质可分为元素、化合物和混合物。■chemical [countable] a substance obtained by or used in a chemical process(= a process that involves changes to molecules or atoms)化学制品;化学品◆This chemical is often used to make cleaning products.这种化学品常用来制作清洁产品。◆Hormones are chemicals that are released in the body and control many important functions.激素是体内释放的化学物质,调控很多重要的机能。■gas [countable, uncountable] any substance like air that is neither a solid nor a liquid, for example hydrogen or oxygen气体◆Air is a mixture of gases.空气为混合气体。◆Producing methane gas from organic waste is another extremely practical use of resources.利用有机废物生产沼气是另一种极为切实可行的利用资源的方法。■liquid [countable, uncountable] a substance that flows freely and is not a solid or a gas, for example water or oil液体◆She offered me a cup containing a dark brown liquid.她递给我一杯深棕色的液体。◆As the air became warmer the droplets of liquid turned to invisible water vapour.随着空气变热,液滴转化成看不见的水蒸气。▸liquid
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◆Water is liquid at room temperature.水在室温下是液态的。◆The samples were frozen in liquid nitrogen.这些样本冷冻在液态氮中。OPPsolid ⇨ solid■fluid ˈfluːɪd [countable, uncountable] (formalortechnical术语) a liquid; a substance that can flow液体;流体;液◆The doctor told him to drink plenty of fluids.医生嘱咐他多喝流质。◆The attacker's DNA pattern was identified from a sample of body fluid.袭击者的DNA图谱从体液样本中鉴定了出来。ⓘ Although a fluid is usually a liquid, it can be any substance which can flow, for example a gas or a liquid containing small solid pieces.尽管fluid通常是liquid,但也有可能是任何流动的物质,如气体或含小块固体的液体。■stuff[uncountable] (informal) used to refer to a substance or material when you do not know the name, when the name is not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about(用于事物名称不详、无关紧要或所指事物明显时)东西,物品,玩意儿◆What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet?地毯上那黏糊糊的都是什么玩意儿?◆The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff.那些椅子包了某种塑料膜。◆This wine is good stuff.这酒不错。◆ (disapproving) I don't know how you can eat that stuff.我不明白你怎么能吃那种东西。 see also stuff ⇨ thing3, thing ⇨ thing2■matter [uncountable] (formalorphysics物理) a substance or things of a particular sort; physical substance in general that everything in the world consists of; not mind or spirit(某种)东西,物品,材料;(统称)物质◆The soil is rich in organic matter.这里的土壤富含有机物。◆She didn't approve of their choice of reading matter.她不赞同他们挑选的阅读材料。◆The behaviour of matter can be quantified by measures such as weight.物质的特性可以用重量等度量单位来作量化描述。■solid [countable] a substance or object that is hard or firm, not a liquid or gas固体◆Is calcium carbonate normally a solid or a liquid?碳酸钙在通常情况下是固体还是液体?◆The baby is not yet on solids(= eating solid food).那婴儿还不能吃固体食物。 see also solid ⇨ solidadj.■element [countable] (chemistry化学) a simple chemical substance that consists of atoms of only one type and cannot be split by chemical means into a simpler substance. Gold, oxygen and carbon are all elements.元素(如金、氧、碳)◆All chemical substances, whether elements, compounds or mixtures, are made up of three types of particles.所有化学物质,无论是元素、化合物还是混合物,都由三种粒子构成。