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n. 事情,问题;事态,情况;困境,麻烦(the matter);物质;材料,物品,东西;书面材料,印刷品;(身体感染部位排出的)脓,黄水;命题内容;(表示数量或时间之少)大约,左右;(法庭审问或证明的)事项,案件

v. 要紧,有关系;(伤口)化脓,流脓

【名】 (Matter)(英、法)马特,(西)马特尔(人名)

noun
  • [可数名词] 课题;事情;问题

    英文释义:

    a subject or situation that you must consider or deal with

    例句:

    • I always consulted him on matters of policy.

      我总是向他咨询一些政策问题。

    • It's a matter for the police (= for them to deal with) .

      这事须要由警方处理。

    • That's a matter for you to take up with your boss.

      这个问题你得去和你的老板进行交涉。

    • Let's get on with the matter in hand (= what we need to deal with now) .

      我们继续解决手头的问题吧。

    • I wasn't prepared to let the matter drop (= stop discussing it) .

      我没打算把这件事搁下不提。

    • It was no easy matter getting him to change his mind.

      让他改变主意可不是件容易的事儿。

    • It should have been a simple matter to check.

      检查核对本来应该是件简单的事情。

    • (ironic)And then there's the little matter of the fifty pounds you owe me.

      还有件小事儿,你欠我五十英镑呢。

    • It's a private matter.

      这是件私事儿。

    • (formal)It was a matter of some concern to most of those present (= something they were worried about) .

      这是当时在场的多数人关心的问题。

    • They had important matters to discuss.

      他们有些重要的问题要讨论。

    • I did not feel that we had got to the heart of the matter (= the most important part) .

      我认为我们还没有触及问题的关键。

    • She may need your help with some business matters.

      她也许需要你帮助处理一些业务方面的事情。

    • And that is the crux of the matter (= the most important thing about the situation) .

      这就是问题的症结所在。

  • [复数名词] 事态;当前的状况

    英文释义:

    the present situation, or the situation that you are talking about

    例句:

    • Matters came to a head (= the situation became very difficult) with his resignation.

      随着他的辞职,局面恶化得难以收拾。

    • Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to improve matters.

      很遗憾,我们无力改善目前的状况。

    • I'd forgotten the keys, which didn't help matters .

      我忘记带钥匙了,这让情况更糟。

    • Matters were made worse by a fire in the warehouse.

      仓库失火使得事态更为严重。

    • And then, to make matters worse , his parents turned up.

      接着,更糟糕的是,他的父母亲来了。

    • I decided to take matters into my own hands (= deal with the situation myself) .

      我决定亲自处理问题。

  • (询问某人的情况)怎么了

    英文释义:

    used (to ask) if sb is upset, unhappy, etc. or if there is a problem

    例句:

    • What's the matter with you today (= why are you behaving like this) ?

      你今天是怎么了?

    • What's the matter? Is there something wrong?

      怎么了?出了什么事儿吗?

    • Is anything the matter ?

      有什么问题吗?

    • Is something the matter with Bob? He seems very down.

      鲍勃有什么事儿吧?他好像情绪很低落。

    • There's something the matter with my eyes.

      我的眼睛出了点毛病。

    • ‘We've bought a new TV.’ ‘What was the matter with the old one?’

      “我们买了台新电视。”“那台旧的怎么了?”

  • [单数名词] 关乎…的事情

    英文释义:

    a situation that involves sth or depends on sth

    例句:

    • ‘I think this is the best so far.’ ‘Well, that's a matter of opinion (= other people may think differently) .

      “我认为这是迄今为止最好的。”“唔,仁者见仁,智者见智嘛。”

    • Learning to drive is all a matter of coordination.

      学开车主要是靠协调。

    • Planning a project is just a matter of working out the right order to do things in.

      规划一个项目就是要设计出正确的工作顺序。

    • That's not a problem. It's simply a matter of letting people know in time.

      这没问题。不就是及时通知大家么。

    • Some people prefer the older version to the new one. It's a matter of taste .

      有些人喜欢老版本而不喜欢新版本。这只是个爱好问题。

    • She resigned over a matter of principle .

      她因为原则问题而辞职。

    • The government must deal with this as a matter of urgency .

      政府必须将此事当作紧急的事情来处理。

    • Just as a matter of interest (= because it is interesting, not because it is important) , how much did you pay for it?

      我只是感兴趣,你这是花多少钱买的?

  • [不可数名词] (technical 术语)(统称)物质

    英文释义:

    physical substance in general that everything in the world consists of; not mind or spirit

    例句:

    • to study the properties of matter

      研究物质的属性

  • [不可数名词] (某种)东西,物品,材料

    英文释义:

    a substance or things of a particular sort

    例句:

    • Add plenty of organic matter to improve the soil.

      施用大量的有机肥料以改良土壤。

    • elimination of waste matter from the body

      体内废物的排除

    • She didn't approve of their choice of reading matter .

      她不赞同他们选用的阅读材料。

  • 事实上;其实;说真的

    英文释义:

    used to add a comment on sth that you have just said, usually adding sth that you think the other person will be interested in

    例句:

    • It's a nice place. We've stayed there ourselves, as a matter of fact.

      那个地方不错。其实,我们自己在那儿待过。

  • (表示不同意)事实上,其实

    英文释义:

    used to disagree with sth that sb has just said

    例句:

    • ‘I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?’ ‘No, as a matter of fact I'll be staying for another two years.’

      “我想你快要离开了吧?”“不。事实上,我还要再待两年呢。”

  • 习语 Idioms
  • as a matter of fact

    事实上;其实;说真的

    used to add a comment on sth that you have just said, usually adding sth that you think the other person will be interested in

    (表示不同意)事实上,其实

    used to disagree with sth that sb has just said

    例句:

    • It's a nice place. We've stayed there ourselves, as a matter of fact.

      那个地方不错。其实,我们自己在那儿待过。

    • ‘I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?’ ‘No, as a matter of fact I'll be staying for another two years.’

      “我想你快要离开了吧?”“不。事实上,我还要再待两年呢。”

  • be another/a different matter

    另外一回事;又是一回事;另当别论

    to be very different

    例句:

    • I know which area they live in, but whether I can find their house is a different matter.

      我知道他们住在哪一地区,但能不能找到他们的住宅则是另外一回事了。

  • for that matter

    就此而论;在这方面

    used to add a comment on sth that you have just said

    例句:

    • I didn't like it much. Nor did the kids, for that matter.

      我不怎么喜欢它。孩子们也同样不喜欢。

  • it's just/only a matter of time (before…)

    早晚的事;只是时间问题

    used to say that sth will definitely happen, although you are not sure when

    例句:

    • It's only a matter of time before they bring out their own version of the software.

      他们推出自己的软件只是个时间问题。

  • (as) a matter of course

    (作为)理所当然的事;(当作)常规

    (as) the usual and correct thing to do

    例句:

    • We always check people's addresses as a matter of course.

      我们总是照例检查一下人们的地址。

  • a matter of hours, minutes, etc. / a matter of inches, metres, etc.

    只有几个小时、几分钟(或几英寸、几米等)之多;不多于…

    only a few hours, minutes, etc.

    例句:

    • It was all over in a matter of minutes.

      几分钟就全部结束了。

    • The bullet missed her by a matter of inches.

      子弹几乎擦着她的身体飞过。

  • a matter of life and death

    生死攸关的事;成败的关键

    used to describe a situation that is very important or serious

  • a matter of record

    (formal)有案可查的事

    something that has been recorded as being true

  • no matter

    没关系;不要紧;不重要

    used to say that sth is not important

  • no matter who, what, where, etc.

    不论…;无论…;不管…

    used to say that sth is always true, whatever the situation is, or that sb should certainly do sth

    例句:

    • They don't last long no matter how careful you are.

      不管你如何仔细,他们都维持不了很久。

    • Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is.

      无论什么时间,你到了那儿就给我打电话。

  • be no laughing matter

    不是开玩笑的事;严肃的事

    to be sth serious that you should not joke about

verb
  • not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时事关紧要;要紧;有重大影响

    英文释义:

    to be important or have an important effect on sb/sth

    例句:

    • [动词+that从句] It didn't matter that the weather was bad.

      天气不好并没什么影响。

    • [单独使用的动词] The children matter more to her than anything else in the world.

      对于她来说,在这个世界上没有比孩子更重要的了。

    • It doesn't matter to me what you do.

      你做什么我无所谓。

    • ‘What did you say?’ ‘Oh, it doesn't matter’ (= it is not important enough to repeat) .’

      “你说什么?”“噢,没什么。”

    • ‘I'm afraid I forgot that book again.’ ‘It doesn't matter (= it is not important enough to worry about) .’

      “很抱歉,我又忘了把那本书带来了。”“没事儿。”

    • What does it matter if I spent $100 on it─it's my money!

      我花100元钱买这东西有什么关系——那是我的钱!

    • As long as you're happy, that's all that matters .

      只要你幸福,这就是最重要的事情。

    • After his death, nothing seemed to matter any more.

      他死了以后,好像一切都无所谓了。

    • He's been in prison, you know─ not that it matters (= that information does not affect my opinion of him) .

      你知道,他坐过牢,可那倒无关紧要。

    • [动词+wh-从句] Does it really matter who did it?

      是谁干的真的很重要吗?

重要程度
  • CONVENTION 都行;无所谓;随便

    You say 'it doesn't matter' when someone offers you a choice between two or more things and you do not mind which is chosen.

    例句:

    • 'Steve, what do you want?' — 'Coke, Pepsi, it doesn't matter.

      '“史蒂夫,你要喝点什么?”——“可口可乐,百事,随便啦。”

  • PHRASE 正经事;非同儿戏

    If you say that something is no laughing matter, you mean that it is very serious and not something that you should laugh or joke about.

    例句:

    • Their behaviour is an offence. It's no laughing matter.

      他们这么做是犯罪,这可不是开玩笑的。

  • PHRASE 使情况变得更糟

    If you say that something makes matters worse, you mean that it makes a difficult situation even more difficult.

    例句:

    • Don't let yourself despair; this will only make matters worse...

      不要想不开,这样只能使情况变得更糟。

    • To make matters worse, it started to rain again.

      更糟的是,又开始下雨了。

  • CONVENTION 没关系;不要紧

    You say 'no matter' after you have just asked a question or mentioned an idea or doubt and you have decided that it is not really important, interesting, or worth discussing.

    例句:

    • 'Didn't you ever read the book?' Keating shook his head. 'Well, no matter.'...

      “你从没看过这本书?”基廷摇了摇头。“嗯,没关系。”

    • 'Shoddy workmanship these days,' he remarked. 'No matter, it will still bear my weight.

      '“现如今的做工实在是差劲,”他说,“无所谓了,好歹还撑得住我的体重。”

  • PHRASE 不管…;无论…

    You use no matter in expressions such as 'no matter how' and 'no matter what' to say that something is true or happens in all circumstances.

    例句:

    • No matter what your age, you can lose weight by following this program...

      不论年龄多大,都可以按这套方案来减肥。

    • No matter how often they were urged, they could not bring themselves to join in...

      就算别人说破了嘴皮,他们就是不加入。

    • Jenkins would reward all investors, no matter when they made their investment.

      无论投资人何时投资,詹金斯都会让他们得到回报。

  • N-COUNT 事情;状况;问题

    A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems.

    例句:

    • It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter...

      很明显,她想谈些私事。

    • Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete...

      除非这个问题得以解决,否则这些运动员没有资格参加比赛。

    • Don't you think this is now a matter for the police?...

      难道你不觉得这件事现在该交由警方处理吗?

    • Business matters drew him to Paris.

      他因公前往巴黎。

  • PHRASE 不管怎样;无论如何

    If you say that you are going to do something no matter what, you are emphasizing that you are definitely going to do it, even if there are obstacles or difficulties.

    例句:

    • He had decided to publish the manuscript no matter what...

      他决定无论如何都要出版那部手稿。

    • I vowed then, no matter what, I would never be like those people.

      于是我发誓,无论如何,我和他们那种人都不会成为一丘之貉。

  • N-PLURAL 事态;情况;局面

    You use matters to refer to the situation you are talking about, especially when something is affecting the situation in some way.

    例句:

    • If your ordinary life is out of control, then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters...

      如果正常生活都一团糟了,那么再讲究小情调根本无济于事。

    • If it would facilitate matters, I would be happy to come to New York...

      如果对事态发展有利,我很乐意来纽约。

    • Matters took an unexpected turn.

      事态发生了意想不到的转变。

  • PHRASE 看法问题;看法因人而异的事情

    If you say that a statement is a matter of opinion, you mean that it is not a fact, and that other people, including yourself, do not agree with it.

    例句:

    • 'We're not that contrived. We're not that theatrical.' — 'That's a matter of opinion.

      '“我们没那么造作,也没那么夸张。”——“见仁见智喽。”

  • N-SING (是…的)问题;取决于…的问题;关乎…的问题

    If you say that a situation is a matter of a particular thing, you mean that that is the most important thing to be done or considered when you are involved in the situation or explaining it.

    例句:

    • History is always a matter of interpretation...

      历史总是一种阐释角度的问题。

    • Observance of the law is a matter of principle for us...

      守法是我们的一个原则问题。

    • After that, life became a matter of defying school rules...

      从那以后,生活便成了处处与校规作对。

    • Jack had attended these meetings as a matter of routine for years.

      数年来,杰克把参加这些会议当成是例行公事。

  • PHRASE (只是)时间的问题(用于说明某事必定发生)

    If you say that something is just a matter of time, you mean that it is certain to happen at some time in the future.

    例句:

    • It would be only a matter of time before he went through with it.

      他完成这件事只是时间问题。

  • N-UNCOUNT (印刷或阅读的)材料

    Printed matter consists of books, newspapers, and other texts that are printed. Reading matter consists of things that are suitable for reading, such as books and newspapers.

    例句:

    • ...the Government's plans to levy VAT on printed matter.

      政府对印刷品征收增值税的计划

    • ...a rich variety of reading matter.

      种类繁多的阅读材料

  • 26. a matter of life and death→see:death

  • N-UNCOUNT (有形的)物质

    Matter is the physical part of the universe consisting of solids, liquids, and gases.

    例句:

    • A proton is an elementary particle of matter.

      质子是物质的基本粒子。

    • He has spent his career studying how matter behaves at the fine edge between order and disorder.

      他从事研究物质在有序与无序的细微临界处的行为变化。

  • N-UNCOUNT (某一类型的)物质

    You use matter to refer to a particular type of substance.

    例句:

    • They feed mostly on decaying vegetable matter.

      它们大多以腐烂的蔬菜为食。

    • ...waste matter from industries.

      工业废料

  • N-SING 麻烦事;问题

    You use matter in expressions such as 'What's the matter?' or 'Is anything the matter?' when you think that someone has a problem and you want to know what it is.

    例句:

    • Carole, what's the matter? You don't seem happy...

      卡萝尔,出什么事了?你好像不开心。

    • What's the matter with your office?...

      你们部门出什么事了吗?

    • She told him there was nothing the matter.

      她告诉他没出什么事。

  • N-SING (强调数量少、时间短)

    You use matter in expressions such as 'a matter of weeks' when you are emphasizing how small an amount is or how short a period of time is.

    例句:

    • Within a matter of days she was back at work...

      仅仅几天后,她又回去上班了。

    • He expected to be at East Grinstead station in a matter of hours...

      他希望几个小时内可以到达东格林斯特德站。

    • This time the journey was short, a matter of four or five miles up into the hills.

      这次的旅程很短,只有上山的四五英里路。

  • VERB 有关系;要紧;有影响

    If you say that something does not matter, you mean that it is not important to you because it does not have an effect on you or on a particular situation.

    例句:

    • A lot of the food goes on the floor but that doesn't matter...

      许多食品掉在地板上,不过也没什么关系。

    • As for Laura and me, the colour of our skin has never mattered...

      至于我和劳拉,肤色根本不是问题。

    • As long as staff are smart, it does not matter how long their hair is...

      员工只要聪明,头发留多长没什么关系。

    • Does it matter that people don't know this?...

      人们对此事不知情,这重要吗?

    • Money is the only thing that matters to them.

      对他们来说,钱是唯一重要的东西。

  • 10. See also:grey matter subject matter

  • PHRASE 另一码事;另一回事;不同情形

    If you say that something is another matter or a different matter, you mean that it is very different from the situation that you have just discussed.

    例句:

    • Being responsible for one's own health is one thing, but being responsible for another person's health is quite a different matter...

      对自己的健康负责是一回事,对他人的健康负责就完全是另一回事了。

    • You have no business going into such places all by yourselves. If your parents take you, of course, that's another matter.

      你们不该自己去这些地方。不过如果是父母带你们去的,那就另当别论了。

  • PHRASE 出于(时间)的考虑;作为(紧急)事件(处理)

    If you are going to do something as a matter of urgency or priority, you are going to do it as soon as possible, because it is important.

    例句:

    • Your doctor and health visitor can help a great deal and you need to talk about it with them as a matter of urgency.

      你的医生和家访护士会帮很大的忙。你应该和他们谈一谈,这是当务之急。

  • PHRASE 难事;并非易事

    If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.

    例句:

    • Choosing the colour for the drawing-room walls was no easy matter.

      选择客厅墙壁的颜色绝非易事。

  • PHRASE 此事已定;(事情)到此为止,到此结束

    If someone says that's the end of the matter or that's an end to the matter, they mean that a decision that has been taken must not be changed or discussed any more.

    例句:

    • 'He's moving in here,' Maria said. 'So that's the end of the matter.

      '“他就要搬来住了,”玛丽亚说,“那么就这么定了。”

  • PHRASE 事实真相是;真实情况是

    You use the fact of the matter is or the truth of the matter is to introduce a fact which supports what you are saying or which is not widely known, for example because it is a secret.

    例句:

    • The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need...

      真实的情况是,大多数人摄入的蛋白质比他们实际所需的多出许多。

    • The truth of the matter is that he was having an identity crisis when he met Carina.

      实际情况是,他认识卡丽娜时正在迷失自我。

  • PHRASE 同样;而且

    You can use for that matter to emphasize that the remark you are making is true in the same way as your previous, similar remark.

    例句:

    • The irony was that Shawn had not seen her. Nor for that matter had anyone else...

      具有讽刺意味的是,肖恩并没有见过她,别人也同样如此。

    • A great deal of hard work was done and, for that matter, is continuing.

      大量艰苦的工作已经完成,同样,大量艰苦的工作也仍在继续。

  • CONVENTION 不要紧;没关系

    You say 'it doesn't matter' to tell someone who is apologizing to you that you are not angry or upset, and that they should not worry.

    例句:

    • 'Did I wake you?' — 'Yes, but it doesn't matter.

      '“我把你吵醒了?”——“是的,不过没关系。”

  • to study the properties of matter

    研究物质的属性《牛津词典》

  • Your doctor and health visitor can help a great deal and you need to talk about it with them as a matter of urgency.

    你的医生和家访护士会帮很大的忙。你应该和他们谈一谈,这是当务之急。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • You have no business going into such places all by yourselves. If your parents take you, of course, that's another matter.

    你们不该自己去这些地方。不过如果是父母带你们去的,那就另当别论了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Within a matter of days she was back at work...

    仅仅几天后,她又回去上班了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • With physical properties scientist can tell one matter from another.

    物质有物理性质和化学性质两种属性.《期刊摘选》

  • With each day she spent in the sun these crucial questions mattered less.

    随着一天天无忧无虑的生活,这些至关紧要的问题也不那么要紧了.《期刊摘选》

  • Why was it that they could never shout like that about anything that mattered?

    为什么那些要紧的事情,她们却从来不会这样吼?《英汉文学》

  • While the location didn't seem to matter, we did discover the visual presentation was important.

    虽然放在哪儿并不重要, 但是我们确实发现了视觉表现的重要性.《期刊摘选》

  • Whether we start now or later does not matter.

    我们是现在开始还是以后开始并不重要.《期刊摘选》

  • When will the government move on this important matter?

    政府什么时候对这一重要事情采取行动?《简明英汉词典》

  • When it comes to healthy absorption of nutrients, taste matters.

    谈到健康地吸收营养, 味道的重要性就体现出来了.《期刊摘选》

  • What's the matter?

    怎么回事?《牛津词典》

  • What's the matter, darling?

    怎么啦,亲爱的?《牛津词典》

  • What's the matter with your office?...

    你们部门出什么事了吗?《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • What the hell does it matter?

    那又有什么要紧的?《期刊摘选》

  • What matters, she added, “is a combination of what people bring in with them, and what they find there.”

    她补充道,重要的“是人们带了什么(心态)进去以及他们在那里发现了什么。”《16年6月四级真题(第三套)| 阅读》

  • What matters far more is the future of economic globalisation.

    更要紧的是经济全球化的未来.《期刊摘选》

  • What mattered most was the residents’ physical health and mental status.

    最重要的是居住者的身体健康情况和精神状态。《16年6月四级真题(第三套)| 阅读》

  • What matters is how our emotions are balanced, how much of each type of emotion, positive or negative, we experienced

    重要的是我们如何平衡这些情绪,各类情绪——积极情绪或消极情绪——的比重是多少《16年12月六级真题(第二套)| 听力》

  • We'll take the matter forward at our next meeting.

    我们将在下一次会议上进一步讨论这个问题。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • We spoke as one on this matter.

    在这个问题上我们口径一致。《牛津词典》

  • We possess a soul, a nonmaterial essence that escapes the rigid fatalism of matter.

    我们拥有灵魂这样一种非物质的东西,它不受刻板的物质宿命论的制约.《期刊摘选》

  • We didn’t have much money, but it didn’t matter.

    我们当时并不富有,但那不重要。《17年6月四级真题(第二套)| 听力》

  • We cannot too strongly urge upon you the importance of this matter.

    对此事,我们无论怎样向你强调其重要性都不会过分.《期刊摘选》

  • We can try that ─ but whether it'll work is another matter.

    我们可以试试看——但行不行则是另一回事。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • We always check people's addresses as a matter of course.

    我们总是照例检查一下人们的地址。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Waste material , especially fecal matter, that is expelled from the body after digestion.

    在粪便和尿液中找到的许多物质, 并不存在于吃进去的食物中.《期刊摘选》

  • Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete...

    除非这个问题得以解决,否则这些运动员没有资格参加比赛。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Unfortunately, despite 21/2 years in the making, “The Heart of the Matter” never gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities.

    可惜的是,尽管经过了两年半时间的撰写,《问题的核心》却从未触及问题的核心:美国顶尖院校中人文教育的不自由体制。《14年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

  • Turkey matters for another reason too.

    土耳其的重要性也有其他原因.《期刊摘选》

  • Tremendous forces are imprisoned in the minute particles of matter.

    物质微小的粒子中束缚着惊人的力.《用法词典》

  • Today’s teenagers admire their parents and welcome parental guidance about important matters such as career choice—though certainly not Mom and Dad’s advice on matters of personal taste, such as music or fashion.

    现在的青少年崇拜他们的父母,而且很希望在职业选择等重大问题上得到父母的指导——当然在音乐、时尚风格等有关个人品位的问题上,他们并不希望父母提什么建议。《16年6月六级真题(第一套)| 阅读》

  • To act as a bridge connecting the best of East and West on matters of sleep.

    4作为东西方睡眠相关事件的最好的沟通桥梁.《期刊摘选》

  • This would not matter if stockmarkets were efficient and shares were perfectly priced.

    如果市场是有效的并且股票都完美定价,这不要紧.《期刊摘选》

  • This matter is their concern.

    这件事由他们负责。《牛津词典》

  • This matter is of paramount importance.

    此事至关重要。《牛津词典》

  • This matter has been handled very badly.

    这件事处理得很糟糕。《牛津词典》

  • This matter has assumed considerable importance.

    这件事看来相当重要。《牛津词典》

  • This matter becomes the focal event of network literature domain.

    此事成为网络文学领域的焦点事件.《期刊摘选》

  • This is the infamous dark matter, whose existence is inferred solely from its gravitational effects.

    这就是声名狼藉的黑暗物质, 其重力效应是我们认定它存在的唯一依据.《期刊摘选》

  • This is not a matter for self-congratulation.

    此事与自我夸耀无关。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • This is a matter of some urgency.

    这件事相当紧迫。《牛津词典》

  • This is a matter of record.

    这是由案可查的事件.《期刊摘选》

  • They had important matters to discuss.

    他们有些重要的问题要讨论。《牛津词典》

  • They feed mostly on decaying vegetable matter.

    它们大多以腐烂的蔬菜为食。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • They don't last long no matter how careful you are.

    不管你如何仔细,他们都维持不了很久。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • They also display emptiness and form, consciousness and matter, spirit and the world.

    他们也显示空和有〔形相〕, 意识知觉和物质 、 精神和世界.《期刊摘选》

  • These matters are vital to the national security.

    这些事情对国家安全至关重要.《简明英汉词典》

  • These matters are in order of importance.

    这些事情是按其重要性排列的.《期刊摘选》

  • These are commercial and economic matters , which, under their general definition of state secrets, is included.

    这些就是商业和经济领域的事件, 按照他们对国家机密的一般定义, 这些事件是国家机密的一部分.《期刊摘选》

  • There was no doubt, lurking somewhere in him, a touch of the spirit of the showman.

    毫无疑问, 在他身上潜伏着那么一点滑稽演员的气质.《辞典例句》

  • There shall be no intermediation or settlement permitted in the matter of protective orders.

    保护令事件不得进行调解或和解.《期刊摘选》

  • Their behaviour is an offence. It's no laughing matter.

    他们这么做是犯罪,这可不是开玩笑的。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • The words that have mattered are efficiency, flexibility, shareholder value, business–friendly, wealth generation, sales, impact and, in newspapers, circulation.

    当下重要的概念是效率、灵活、股东价值、商业友好、财富创造、销售、影响及对报纸来讲的发行量。《15年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

  • The whole matter comes down to a power struggle.

    所有这个事件只不过是权力斗争而已.《期刊摘选》

  • The truth of the matter is that he was having an identity crisis when he met Carina.

    实际情况是,他认识卡丽娜时正在迷失自我。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • The subject matter takes accounting goal as the logic start point.

    研究该课题以会计目标为逻辑起点。

  • The science of the force or energy of living matter and physiological processes.

    '生物'.''机能''.'学'. ''生命物质和生理过程的力量和能量的科学.《期刊摘选》

  • The rain does not matter as we are under cover.

    下雨不要紧,因为我们已经有了躲避的地方.《简明英汉词典》

  • The property of matter that gives rise to inertia is much more promising.

    物质产生惯性的特性,还是很有价值的.《辞典例句》

  • The process of mixing decaying leaves, manure and other nutritive matter to improve and fertilize soil.

    混合腐朽的叶子 、 肥料和其它营养物质的过程,以改善和增加土壤肥力.《期刊摘选》

  • The police had turned a blind eye to the matter.

    警方对那一事件视而不见.《辞典例句》

  • The plant changes it into the matter we call food.

    (植物)把取得的物质变成我们称为食物的物质.《辞典例句》

  • The paper and study of ancient of mineral matters ameliorating soil, but the records were fragmentary.

    在长期的生产实践中,已摸索出利用矿物质改良土壤之法, 古文献中有零星记载.《期刊摘选》

  • The other was announcement earlier in the week that scientists found direct evidence for dark matter.

    另一个则是本周早些时候的一项公告,公告称科学家发现了黑暗物质存在的直接证据.《期刊摘选》

  • The matter is under investigation.

    此事正在调查中。《牛津词典》

  • The matter is outside my area of responsibility.

    此事不属于我的职责范围。《牛津词典》

  • The matter is as good as settled.

    这事实际上可以说解决了。《牛津词典》

  • The matter has been remitted to a higher tribunal.

    那事件已送呈上一级法庭裁决.《辞典例句》

  • The matter had been handled with tact and finesse.

    这次事件已经靠机智和手腕处理好了.《期刊摘选》

  • The manager's disposal of these urgent matters won the boss's praise.

    经理对这些紧急事件的处理赢得了老板的赞赏.《期刊摘选》

  • The lower half apparently does not matter, but the top half is sacrosanct.

    下半口显然不要紧, 但上半口则是神圣不可侵犯的.《期刊摘选》

  • The irony was that Shawn had not seen her. Nor for that matter had anyone else...

    具有讽刺意味的是,肖恩并没有见过她,别人也同样如此。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • The importance of this matter prescinded his mind from the others.

    这件事情的重要性使他顾不上考虑其它事情了.《现代英汉综合大词典》

  • The importance of this matter has been exaggerated.

    这件事的重要性被夸大了.《期刊摘选》

  • The general explained the military technicalities of the matter to the newspaper reporters.

    那将军向报社记者解释该事件军事上的专门的事项.《期刊摘选》

  • The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need...

    真实的情况是,大多数人摄入的蛋白质比他们实际所需的多出许多。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • The entire world consists of matter.

    整个世界都是由物质组成的.《简明英汉词典》

  • The children matter more to her than anything else in the world.

    对于她来说,在这个世界上没有比孩子更重要的了。《牛津词典》

  • The brand is not what matters , but the quality.

    品牌无所谓, 质量才重要.《期刊摘选》

  • The Home Office says it is better to be at the leading edge in such matters.

    内政部表示,在此类事件中站在前沿是较佳之选.《期刊摘选》

  • The Committee of Public Safety are to deal with this matter, are having a meeting.

    处理这个事件的公共安全委员会的委员们正在开会.《期刊摘选》

  • That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnover data.

    这是因为与就业增长率数据相比,就业人员流动率数据对于求职者而言更为重要。《15年12月六级真题(第二套)| 听力》

  • That's not a problem. It's simply a matter of letting people know in time.

    这没问题。不就是及时通知大家么。《牛津词典》

  • That's an entirely different matter.

    那完全是另一码事。《牛津词典》

  • That's a matter for you to take up with your boss.

    这个问题你得去和你的老板进行交涉。《牛津词典》

  • That was by no means the end of the matter.

    事情决不可能到此为止。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • That matters because it means our cards are sent out into an informational void.

    这一点很重要,因为它意味着我们的卡片被送进了信息真空.《期刊摘选》

  • That do not matter.

    不要紧.《期刊摘选》

  • Teddy raised his hands as if the answer didn't matter.

    特迪摊开双手,好象怎么 说 并不那么要紧似的.《辞典例句》

  • TYPICAL USE : The general explained the military technicalities of the matter to the newspaper reports.

    那将军向报社记者解释该事件军事上专门的事项.《期刊摘选》

  • Students have little or no choice in the matter.

    学生在这个问题上很少有或没有选择余地。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Stress at work is a matter of concern to staff and management.

    工作压力是一件让员工和管理人员都关切的事。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Sometimes changes take place in matter and the substances never return to their former condition.

    有时物质发生变化,再也不会恢复到原来的状态.《期刊摘选》

  • Some people prefer the older version to the new one. It's a matter of taste .

    有些人喜欢老版本而不喜欢新版本。这只是个爱好问题。《牛津词典》

  • Some people are rather proud of being ignorant of such an important matter.

    有些人因不知道如此重要的一件事而颇感自豪.《期刊摘选》

  • Some minor problems may arise in the process, but it doesn't matter.

    改革中,可能会出现这样那样的小毛病, 但是不要紧.《期刊摘选》

  • Some being that was Other now matters to us as much as we matter to ourselves.

    现在,某种“外物”的重要性和我们对自己一样重要.《期刊摘选》

  • She's searching for subject matter for her new book.

    她要写一部新书,正寻找题材。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • She resigned over a matter of principle .

    她因为原则问题而辞职。《牛津词典》

  • She may need your help with some business matters.

    她也许需要你帮助处理一些业务方面的事情。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • She handled the matter sensitively.

    她谨慎细致地处理了那件事情。《牛津词典》

  • Shall we clarify the relations between the media , the public and the government on this matter?

    就这个事件,我们是否可以讨论一下媒体和民众、政府间的关系.《期刊摘选》

  • Sadly, with a philosophy of relativism and a philosophy of pluralism science of logic doesn't matter.

    很遗憾的是, 在相对主义和多元主义的哲学观里面,逻辑学已经变得不重要了.《期刊摘选》

  • Rocks are made from minerals, which like all matter are composed of individual chemical elements.

    岩石由矿物质组成, 就像所有物质都是由独立的的化学物质组成一样.《期刊摘选》

  • Present company excepted, I don't think many people realize the true importance of this matter.

    我认为许多人没有意识到这件事情的真正的重要性,不过在场的人除外.《期刊摘选》

  • Physicists naturally want to know what happens to matter subjected to such high pressures.

    物理学家自然想要知道物质经受这样的高压时发生了什么变化.《辞典例句》

  • People know that and recognize its matter.

    人们知道这一点,也认识到它的重要性.《简明英汉词典》

  • Other matters which may seriously disrupt business operation of the foreign insurance institution.

    对经营有重大影响的其他事项.《期刊摘选》

  • Oh, never mind . It does not matter.

    噢, 没关系,不要紧.《期刊摘选》

  • Observance of the law is a matter of principle for us...

    守法是我们的一个原则问题。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Number Ten had nothing to say on the matter.

    唐宁街十号对此不作评论。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Not that it matters, but how did you spend the money I gave you?

    并不是说这事有什么要紧, 但你是怎样花掉我给你的那笔钱的 呢 ?《简明英汉词典》

  • No decision will be taken on the matter until next week.

    到下星期才会对这一问题作出决定。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • My point is: the prioritization systems themselves don't matter.

    我的意见是: 事务的”优先次序”并不重要.《期刊摘选》

  • My body fat percentage is another matter.

    我身体脂肪百分比是另外一件事件.《期刊摘选》

  • Matter is thought of as existing in three states.

    物质被认为存在有三态.《期刊摘选》

  • Matter is anything having weight and occupying space.

    任何具有重量并占有空间的东西都是物质.《期刊摘选》

  • Matter is an unknown somewhat.

    物质是某种不明的东西.《现代英汉综合大词典》

  • Marxism sees all matter as constantly changing.

    马克思主义把一切物质看作是经常变化的.《期刊摘选》

  • Making her yoga class was a matter of life and death.

    上瑜珈课对她来说事件关系她生死的问题.《期刊摘选》

  • M: It is clear now that it’s a matter of time before the entire European coastline disappears under water.

    男:现在的情况很清楚,全欧洲的海岸线消失在水下不过是时间问题。《17年6月六级真题(第二套)| 听力》

  • Living a that matters doesn't happen by accident.

    人活着发生意外不要紧.《期刊摘选》

  • Let's get on with the matter in hand (= what we need to deal with now) .

    我们继续解决手头的问题吧。《牛津词典》

  • Leibniz's philosophical concern is with ultimate particles of matter, which he called monads.

    Leibniz的哲学着眼于物质的最终的微粒, 这些微粒他称为单子.《辞典例句》

  • Legal matters that have been pending may be alleviated through compromise.

    未决的法律事件会通过妥协来解决.《期刊摘选》

  • Latent track formation is one of the important effects induced by heavy ions in condensed matter.

    潜径迹是电子能损在凝聚态物质中引起的重要效应之一.《期刊摘选》

  • Just as life infiltrates matter mercilessly and then hijacks it forever, cultural life hijacks biology.

    正如生命无情地浸入物质并永远地将其劫持, 文化生命也劫持了生物界.《期刊摘选》

  • It's time to give serious consideration to this matter.

    到了认真考虑这一问题的时候了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • It's only a matter of time before they bring out their own version of the software.

    他们推出自己的软件只是个时间问题。《牛津词典》

  • It's not just a matter of principle.

    这不仅仅是个原则问题。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • It's not just a financial matter.

    这不只是个财务问题。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • It's a private matter.

    这是件私事儿。《牛津词典》

  • It's a matter of personal preference.

    那是个人的爱好问题。《牛津词典》

  • It would be only a matter of time before he went through with it.

    他完成这件事只是时间问题。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • It was no easy matter getting him to change his mind.

    让他改变主意可不是件容易的事儿。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter...

    很明显,她想谈些私事。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • It was a matter of simple survival.

    这完全是能不能生存的问题。《牛津词典》

  • It should have been a simple matter to check.

    检查核对本来应该是件简单的事情。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • It measures things that do not matter and misses things that do.

    它衡量了那些无关紧要的事情,却遗漏了真正重要的东西。《17年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

  • It is too Bad that the country had to go to war over the matter.

    这国家必须在这事件上诉诸战争真是太糟了.《期刊摘选》

  • It is arguable that the government has no right to interfere in this matter.

    政府无权干预这个事件是有争议的.《期刊摘选》

  • It is a matter of great account.

    这是一件重要的事情.《期刊摘选》

  • It doesn't really matter.

    没什么关系。《牛津词典》

  • It doesn't matter what I wear really, I think I look good in anything.

    不要紧我真正穿的, 我认为我看起来很好穿任何东西.《期刊摘选》

  • It doesn't matter to me what you do.

    你做什么我无所谓。《牛津词典》

  • It doesn't matter that we make mistakes, what matters is that we take warning from it.

    我们犯了错误不要紧, 重要的是以后要引为鉴戒.《期刊摘选》

  • It doesn't matter if the shoes feel a bit tight. They'll stretch with wearing.

    这种鞋小点不要紧,穿穿就大了.《现代汉英综合大词典》

  • It doesn't matter how far it is; we can go by bike.

    路远也不要紧, 我们可以骑车去.《现代汉英综合大词典》

  • It doesn't matter . But one kilo of each.

    不要紧, 每样买一公斤.《酒店英语口语25天快训》

  • It does not matter.

    没关系,不要紧.《期刊摘选》

  • It does not matter to the also, Anjiu Bu Gairang she Paotouloumian.

    来了也不要紧, 俺就不该让她抛头露面.《期刊摘选》

  • It didn't matter if the sun didn't shine while you were hiking in the Lake District.

    当你来到英国的湖泊地区远足时,天空没有阳光并不要紧.《期刊摘选》

  • It did not matter what was done in the experiment; so long as something was changed, productivity rose.

    试验中做了什么并不重要;只要灯光有变化,生产效率就会提高。《10年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

  • Is there a place in the world of matter for a spiritual being?

    物质世界是否为精神的存在留有一席之地?《哲学部分》

  • Is something the matter, princess?

    有什么事吗,大小姐?《牛津词典》

  • Is anything the matter ?

    有什么问题吗?《牛津词典》

  • In the final analysis, it's a matter of personal choice.

    归根结底,这是个人的选择。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • In other days Pork's pilfering would have been a serious matter, probably calling for a whipping.

    如果是在以前,阿宝的这种行为一定已经构成了严重事件, 或竟至于要吃鞭子了.《辞典例句》

  • In every way you have shown yourselves to be innocent in the matter.

    在各方面,你们表明自己对那事件是无罪的.《期刊摘选》

  • In any event It'seems size does matter, at least when it comes to grey matter.

    规模的重要性看来体现在万事之中, 至少大脑问题如是.《期刊摘选》

  • In a sense it doesn't matter any more.

    从某种意义上说,这事已无关紧要了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • If your ordinary life is out of control, then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters...

    如果正常生活都一团糟了,那么再讲究小情调根本无济于事。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • If the bedroom Pianan , it does not matter, through ingenious design create a peaceful atmosphere.

    如果卧室偏暗,那也不要紧, 可通过巧妙的设计制造一种宁静的气氛.《期刊摘选》

  • If only I could have helped put matters right.

    要是我当时能帮着把错误纠正过来就好了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • If one gets involved in an illegal matter, there is hell to pay.

    要是有人卷入非法事件中去, 不用说那后果不堪设想.《期刊摘选》

  • If it would facilitate matters, I would be happy to come to New York...

    如果对事态发展有利,我很乐意来纽约。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • I've given the matter careful thought.

    我对这件事认真考虑过了。《牛津词典》

  • I'd like to talk to you about a personal matter.

    我想和你谈点私事。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • I suggest we let the matter drop.

    我建议咱们别再提及此事。《牛津词典》

  • I shall give the matter my personal attention.

    我将亲自处理此事。《牛津词典》

  • I regard this as a serious matter.

    我认为这是一件重要的事情。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • I have some comments to make in relation to this matter.

    关于这件事我有几点看法。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • I gave a lot of thought to the matter.

    我反复思考过这个问题。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • I did not feel that we had got to the heart of the matter (= the most important part) .

    我认为我们还没有触及问题的关键。《牛津词典》

  • I decided to take matters into my own hands (= deal with the situation myself) .

    我决定亲自处理问题。《牛津词典》

  • I am about to make things more complicated by suggesting that what kind of facility an older person lives in may matter less than we have assumed.

    我要把问题变得更加复杂了,因为我要指出:老年人住的是哪种看护机构,可能没有我们想象的那么重要。《16年6月四级真题(第三套)| 阅读》

  • I always consulted him on matters of policy.

    我总是向他咨询一些政策问题。《牛津词典》

  • Humus is dead, decaying organic matter. NOT inorganic fertilizer.

    腐殖质是已死的 、 腐烂中的有机物质. 而不是无机肥料.《期刊摘选》

  • However, I wish this matter will teach everyone a lesson.

    但是, 我希望这次事件能够给所有人一个教训.《期刊摘选》

  • History is always a matter of interpretation...

    历史总是一种阐释角度的问题。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • He wishes to write an article that will attract the public attention to the matter.

    为了引起公众对这一事件的注意,他想写一篇文章.《期刊摘选》

  • He is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant.

    他很容易忽视那些他认为不重要的问题.《期刊摘选》

  • He has spent his career studying how matter behaves at the fine edge between order and disorder.

    他从事研究物质在有序与无序的细微临界处的行为变化。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • He flatly refused to discuss the matter.

    他断然拒绝商讨这件事。《牛津词典》

  • He expected to be at East Grinstead station in a matter of hours...

    他希望几个小时内可以到达东格林斯特德站。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Half a lifetime of involvement with this process has taught me how much authorship matters.

    我有半生与此过程打交道,深感著作权的重要性.《期刊摘选》

  • Face up to life with smiles no matter what happens.

    我没有看清楚,上面所说的作废,你应该在分页事件中把数据在绑定一次.《期刊摘选》

  • Experience is what matters ─ age is of secondary importance.

    重要的是经验——年龄是次要的。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Energy transmutes into matter.

    能量变成物质.《现代英汉综合大词典》

  • Does it really matter who did it?

    是谁干的真的很重要吗?《牛津词典》

  • Does it matter what colour it is?

    它是什么颜色重要吗?《牛津词典》

  • Disagreements on such matters can 34 understandably cause problems.

    在这些事情上的分歧则会引发问题,这 (34)  不难理解。《16年6月四级真题(第一套)| 阅读》

  • Did I neglect all that mattered?

    我可以忽视所有要紧的一切 吗 ?《期刊摘选》

  • Democrats claim this does not matter: Americans want a competent chief executive, not a role model.

    民主党人声称这不重要, 因为 美国人要的是一位有能力的首脑而不是行为楷模.《期刊摘选》

  • Conversely, if homework matters, it should account for a significant portion of the grade.

    相反,如果家庭作业确实重要,那就应该让其在成绩中占据重要比例。《12年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

  • Choosing the colour for the drawing-room walls was no easy matter.

    选择客厅墙壁的颜色绝非易事。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Carole, what's the matter? You don't seem happy...

    卡萝尔,出什么事了?你好像不开心。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Carbon atoms provide the backbone of living matter.

    碳原子提供了生命物质的骨架.《辞典例句》

  • Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is.

    无论什么时间,你到了那儿就给我打电话。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • But what would matter would be how I reacted to them and handled them.

    但真正要紧的是我将如何对待,如何处理它们.《期刊摘选》

  • But this does not matter, for, as he often remarked, one is never too old to learn.

    但是这不要紧, 因为, 正如他一向所说的那样, 一个人要活到老学到老.《用法词典》

  • But none of this matters much.

    但是不要紧.《期刊摘选》

  • But no matter: a literary revolution is at hand.

    但不要紧,新一轮的文学革命已指日可待.《期刊摘选》

  • But if aging were recognized as a disease, he said, “It would attract funding and change the way we do health care. What matters is understanding that aging is curable.”

    但如果把衰老看作是一种疾病,他说,“这会吸引资金,并改变我们的医疗方式。重要的是,认识到衰老是可以治愈的。”《17年12月四级真题(第二套)| 阅读》

  • Being responsible for one's own health is one thing, but being responsible for another person's health is quite a different matter...

    对自己的健康负责是一回事,对他人的健康负责就完全是另一回事了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • Be it a personal or a professional matter, don't sweat the small stuff.

    无论是个人还是职业事件, 无须为小事担心.《期刊摘选》

  • As long as you're happy, that's all that matters .

    只要你幸福,这就是最重要的事情。《牛津词典》

  • As for Laura and me, the colour of our skin has never mattered...

    至于我和劳拉,肤色根本不是问题。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • As far as the weather is concerned, I do not think it matters.

    就天气而论, 我不认为有什么要紧.《期刊摘选》

  • As a matter of interest, what time did the party finish?

    我想知道,晚会是什么时间结束的?《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • As a first step, Seoul had referred the matter to the United Nations Security Council.

    作为第一步, 首尔将此次事件提交给联合国安理会处理.《期刊摘选》

  • As I sat blocked and clueless for two solid days, I momentarily wondered if I couldn't just call an expert on the subject matter which I was tackling, or someone who took the class previously, to get me going.

    在我整整两天都毫无头绪的时候,我突然想到关于我所处理的这个课题,我是否可以请教专家或者曾经学过这门课程的人来帮助我渡过难关。《四级真题- 2017年 12月 1卷 信息匹配》

  • And that is the crux of the matter (= the most important thing about the situation) .

    这就是问题的症结所在。《牛津词典》

  • Although this matter is mainly focused on certain products, it is still an alert to us.

    此次事件尽管局限在个别产品型号, 但它对我们来说却是一次警钟.《期刊摘选》

  • All the members of the committee agreed to the matter.

    委员会中的所有成员一致同意对该事件做进一步的调查.《期刊摘选》

  • All of us are in broad agreement on this matter.

    我们大家就此事基本达成一致意见。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • Add plenty of organic matter to improve the soil.

    施用大量的有机肥料以改良土壤。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

  • A: Well , I'm sorry. I didn't think it mattered.

    噢, 对不起. 我以为这不要紧的.《期刊摘选》

  • A proton is an elementary particle of matter.

    质子是物质的基本粒子。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • A lot of the food goes on the floor but that doesn't matter...

    许多食品掉在地板上,不过也没什么关系。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • A great deal of hard work was done and, for that matter, is continuing.

    大量艰苦的工作已经完成,同样,大量艰苦的工作也仍在继续。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • ...waste matter from industries.

    工业废料《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • ...the Government's plans to levy VAT on printed matter.

    政府对印刷品征收增值税的计划《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • ...a rich variety of reading matter.

    种类繁多的阅读材料《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • (formal) It was a matter of some concern to most of those present (= something they were worried about) .

    这是当时在场的多数人关心的问题。《牛津词典》

  • 'Steve, what do you want?' — 'Coke, Pepsi, it doesn't matter.'

    “史蒂夫,你要喝点什么?”——“可口可乐,百事,随便啦。”《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • 'He's moving in here,' Maria said. 'So that's the end of the matter.'

    “他就要搬来住了,”玛丽亚说,“那么就这么定了。”《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • 'Did I wake you?' — 'Yes, but it doesn't matter.'

    “我把你吵醒了?”——“是的,不过没关系。”《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

  • You need a functional form that connects the value at one state of matter, the freezing point of water to another phase change, the boiling point of water.

    你需要一个函数形式来,连接物质某个态对应的温度值,如水的冰点,和另一个相变,如水的沸点。热力学与动力学课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

  • Why? Because no matter how the other firm, your competitor, prices you might have an incentive to undercut them.

    为什么,因为不管你对手怎么定价,你总有想削弱他们的动机博弈论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • Why does it matter that Israel understands its relationship with God, and uses the covenant as a vehicle for expressing its relationship with God, the vehicle of the suzerainty treaty?

    这对犹太人理解他与上帝的关系,和用契约作为一个媒介,阐释他与上帝之间的关系,对这个领主条约,有什么意义呢?旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • Whether in California or Calcutta, it boils down to the existential question: Do humans matter?

    FORBES: The Green Movement's People Problem

  • Whether all this will allow Rockwell to survive as a stand-alone company is another matter.

    FORBES: Choreographer of the Assembly Line

  • Whether Raikkonen would be prepared to go as far as Schumacher, however, is another matter.

    BBC: Hamilton cannot take title for granted

  • What’s the matter, dear?

    亲爱的,你怎么了? 

  • What's the matter? Are you OK?

    怎么啦?你还好吧?

  • What's the matter, sir? You look pale.

    怎么啦,先生?你看起来脸色苍白。

  • What he did was took de Broglie motion of the electron as a wave and developed a wave equation for such matter waves.

    他所做的就是,用电子的德布罗意运动,作为波并且对于那种物质波,给出波动方程。固态化学导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

  • We will try to get to the heart of the matter to better understand the most important things about words and their stories.

    VOA : special.2010.07.11

  • We can have a civil science, because politics is a matter of human making, of human doing, of human goings on.

    我们能够拥有民间科学,因为政治关系到人类的产生,人类的生存,人类的延续。政治哲学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • To improve clay soils, mix in garden waste or other organic matter and turn the soil deeply in the fall.

    VOA : special.2009.03.10

  • They are hoping to learn more about dark matter in an effort to better understand how the universe expands and shrinks.

    VOA : special.2009.07.21

  • The study also noted that when tilled soil particles come in contact with air, soil organic matter is lost through the process of oxidation.

    VOA : special.2010.09.28

  • The researchers demonstrated how information in pieces of DNA is translated into the thousands of proteins contained in living matter.

    VOA : special.2009.12.08

  • The idea is that the matter we see does not have enough gravitational pull to keep galaxies together.

    VOA : special.2009.07.21

  • The first minister said that the matter will be resolved before the start of the next assembly.

    BBC: First minister's questions

  • The experts I have been talking to say that, yes, in a close election the debates can matter.

    BBC: Do the US presidential debates matter?

  • The entire matter could be cleared up if the company bought some spare parts from the bureaucrat.

    FORBES: Power Putsch

  • The defenses had to do with necessity, their dire circumstance, and, implicitly at least, the idea that numbers matter.

    有人说他们在那样的处境下,不得已而为之,并且暗含了“人数重要“的理念。公正课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • The Homestake Gold Mine was chosen to study dark matter because it is largely protected from the radiation that could interfere with the project.

    VOA : special.2009.07.21

  • Tatarintsev, that he had called Icelandic premier Geir Haarde directly to clear up the matter.

    FORBES: Iceland's Vanishing $5.4B Loan

  • Superfluids are also used to study the fundamentals of matter and test major tenets of quantum physics.

    BBC: Magnet repelled over superconductor, SPL

  • Still, many commentators and those in the media look for negatives, no matter what the news is.

    FORBES: Deja Vu Stock Market

  • Some experiments claim to have seen signals of dark matter in the form of annual modulation.

    BBC: Dark Matter: Experiment to shed light on dark particles

  • So the reasons for this really enormous shift in plans, and the enormous shift in subject matter, are worth exploring.

    弥尔顿的计划变化为何如此之大,他对主题的选择为何有这么大的改变,是值得探究的。弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • So it doesn't matter how big the dictionary is, you can instantaneously retrieve the value associated with the key. Extremely powerful.

    因为你可以在线性时间,内得到想要的键对应的值,这太强大了。计算机科学及编程导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

  • Shunting the Balkan operations onto an insecure transmission was a matter of priorities, say analysts.

    BBC: Enthusiast watches Nato spy pictures

  • She says farmers should not endlessly work the same soil without putting back some organic matter.

    VOA : special.2010.11.09

  • One thing that does matter to our base level of wellbeing which is external circumstance is democracy versus oppression.

    对基础幸福水平很重要的一样东西,它是一个外在因素,那就是民主和压迫。幸福课课程节选 : 哈佛公开课

  • Of couse, what's the matter?

    当然,什么事?

  • Now, Pizza Hut (or Gallo, for that matter) may not make the hottest impression on a first date.

    FORBES: The Most Expensive Cities For A First Date

  • Now the subject matter that he's chosen for this poem, for this so-called first poem, couldn't possibly be more appropriate.

    现在他选这首诗的主题很重要,这所谓第一首诗可能不太恰当。弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • No matter which farmcation you choose, those roosters will probably wake you up rather early.

    BBC: Vacationing down on the farm

  • No matter what shape it takes, a night-time economy relies on a night-time workforce.

    BBC: The cities that never sleep

  • McKinnon didn't pursue the matter.

    麦金农没有追究这件事。

  • MILK: "All men are created equal. No matter how hard you try you can never erase those words.

    VOA : special.2009.02.20

  • John Geanakoplos and I had a meeting and we tried to divide up the subject matter of finance into two courses.

    约翰·吉纳科普洛斯和我开了个会,我们将金融这一学科,分为两门课金融市场课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • It's not a simple matter. Imagine what it would be like if you had to learn about sixty such things?

    绝不是个简单的事,想象一下如果你得学,六十个字母会是什么状况古希腊历史简介课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • It was the sequel, funnier than the first one,matter of fact." "So are you more a comedy fan."

    VOA : special.2011.06.20

  • It was a matter of law. The law was contained in article four of the national constitution.

    VOA : special.2009.04.02

  • It means that we want to eat when there's food around, and it doesn't matter so much whether we're really hungry.

    这就意味着只要周围有食物我们就想吃,不管我们是不是真的饿了关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • It doesn't matter how good they are, they have to enjoy themselves and want to do it.

    BBC: Twice Over clinches Newmarket win

  • In other words, we no longer say, "How does the author exert autonomous will with respect to the subject matter being expressed?"

    换言之,我们不会再说,“作者是如何在尊重所要表达的主题的前提下,把独立的意愿加进去的?“文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

  • I think I have sort of two things to go together that are very simple, that doesn't matter where you live.

    我有两点要讲,他们都很简单,无论你住在哪里都可以。人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课

  • However, Sony told the BBC it would have more to say on this matter "at the appropriate moment".

    BBC: PlayStation 4 console announced by Sony in New York

  • For those newcomers who have not yet found their perch, it is only a matter of time.

    FORBES: California And The Jews

  • Flicit's opinion of his wife's behavior after two months of marriage did not matter to him.

    VOA : special.2009.06.27

  • Dr. FRAZER: Well, President Bush, in his speech, said it's a matter of weeks.

    NPR: U.S. Officials Look for Political Solution to Darfur

  • Does it really matter if sometimes we have to postpone what we had planned?

    BBC: The trip that transformed me: The teacher

  • Coming up are a seniors show called Gray Matter and a program for kids.

    FORBES: Geek TV

  • Chu said it is only a matter of time before the U.S. regulates carbon dioxide emissions.

    FORBES: Energy Sec Chu Says Global Warming Is Real; Nat Gas Will Be Bridge Fuel

  • But we can use equations that describe waves to describe matter, and that's what we're going to be doing today.

    但我们可以用描述波的方程,来描述物质,这就是我们今天要做的。化学原理课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课

  • But respecting the election result, no matter what it is, remains the biggest challenge of all.

    ECONOMIST: Turkey and its army

  • But other researchers have questioned attributing these seasonal variations that have been detected to dark matter.

    BBC: Dark Matter: Experiment to shed light on dark particles

  • But for the other half it will be moving with this tide and less dark matter will hit.

    BBC: Dark Matter: Experiment to shed light on dark particles

  • But as far as I am concerned, that is the end of the matter.

    BBC: Bentley defends England pull-out

  • But Julian Schnabel didn't speak French when he originally decided to tackle the subject matter, right?

    NPR: A Beautiful Movie: 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'

  • As the Sun gets ever stronger, it is only a matter of time before the warmth wins out.

    BBC: Spring equinox today but winter lingers

  • As long as people think the show is funny, it does not matter who tells the jokes."

    VOA : special.2009.10.11

  • Animals watch each other die but, as far as we know, they give the matter no further consideration.

    NPR: Karen Armstrong: Myths and the Modern World

  • And,that it applies universally, it doesnt matter what ones faith is, it doesnt matter whether its a man or a woman.

    VOA : special.2010.02.24

  • And the food at Angeli is wonderful no matter what time of day or night.

    BBC: Late-night eats in New Orleans

  • "No matter what we discuss here today, I am never going to have my name restored, " he said.

    NPR: Clemens Denies Drug Use, Pettitte's Account

词典短语
习语
    n.
  • as a matter of fact

    事实上;其实;说真的

    used to add a comment on sth that you have just said, usually adding sth that you think the other person will be interested in

    例句:

    • It's a nice place. We've stayed there ourselves, as a matter of fact.

      那个地方不错。其实,我们自己在那儿待过。

    (表示不同意)事实上,其实

    used to disagree with sth that sb has just said

    例句:

    • ‘I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?’ ‘No, as a matter of fact I'll be staying for another two years.’

      “我想你快要离开了吧?”“不。事实上,我还要再待两年呢。”

  • be another/a different matter

    另外一回事;又是一回事;另当别论

    to be very different

    例句:

    • I know which area they live in, but whether I can find their house is a different matter.

      我知道他们住在哪一地区,但能不能找到他们的住宅则是另外一回事了。

  • for that matter

    就此而论;在这方面

    used to add a comment on sth that you have just said

    例句:

    • I didn't like it much. Nor did the kids, for that matter.

      我不怎么喜欢它。孩子们也同样不喜欢。

  • it's just/only a matter of time (before…)

    早晚的事;只是时间问题

    used to say that sth will definitely happen, although you are not sure when

    例句:

    • It's only a matter of time before they bring out their own version of the software.

      他们推出自己的软件只是个时间问题。

  • (as) a matter of course

    (作为)理所当然的事;(当作)常规

    (as) the usual and correct thing to do

    例句:

    • We always check people's addresses as a matter of course.

      我们总是照例检查一下人们的地址。

  • a matter of hours, minutes, etc.

    a matter of inches, metres, etc.

    只有几个小时、几分钟(或几英寸、几米等)之多;不多于…

    only a few hours, minutes, etc.

    例句:

    • It was all over in a matter of minutes.

      几分钟就全部结束了。

    • The bullet missed her by a matter of inches.

      子弹几乎擦着她的身体飞过。

  • a matter of life and death

    生死攸关的事;成败的关键

    used to describe a situation that is very important or serious

  • a matter of record

    (formal)有案可查的事

    something that has been recorded as being true

  • no matter

    没关系;不要紧;不重要

    used to say that sth is not important

  • no matter who, what, where, etc.

    不论…;无论…;不管…

    used to say that sth is always true, whatever the situation is, or that sb should certainly do sth

    例句:

    • They don't last long no matter how careful you are.

      不管你如何仔细,他们都维持不了很久。

    • Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is.

      无论什么时间,你到了那儿就给我打电话。

  • be no laughing matter

    不是开玩笑的事;严肃的事

    to be sth serious that you should not joke about

同近义词
同义词辨析
matter affair business concern thing 【导航词义:事情】

matter n. 事情,事务

〔辨析〕 通常指关乎利益、命运等的紧要事务,必须予以考虑或解决。

    〔举例〕
  • 例1:This is a serious matter that you need to concentrate on.

    这件事很严重,你需要集中精力解决。

  • 例2:This is a matter for the manager to decide.

    这是该由经理决定的事。

affair n. 事件,事情

〔辨析〕 指令人印象深刻的重大事件或具有某种特点的不寻常之事。

    〔举例〕
  • 例1:Who first reported the Watergate affair?

    谁最先报道了水门事件?

  • 例2:The wedding was a very grand affair.

    婚礼场面非常隆重。

  • 例3:She is interested in public affairs.

    她对公共事务感兴趣。

  • 例4:Don't keep asking about my financial affairs.

    不要总是打听我的财务问题。

business n. 事情,事务

〔辨析〕 指需要完成或讨论的重要事务,也指归某人管的事或某人持有某种看法的事情。

    〔举例〕
  • 例1:Let's get down to the unfinished business.

    我们来处理尚未了结的事务吧。

  • 例2:My family life is my personal business.

    我的家庭生活是我的私事。

  • 例3:He regarded homework as serious business.

    他把作业当作重要的事。

concern n. 事情,关注的事

〔辨析〕 指关系到某人切身利益、引起其关注或担忧的重要事情。

    〔举例〕
  • 例1:What is a mother's main concern?

    当妈妈的最关心什么?

  • 例2:How to control inflation has become a major concern for consumers.

    如何控制通货膨胀已成为消费者关注的重要问题。

thing n. 事情

〔辨析〕 普通用词,词义最为广泛,可指任何事实、事件、情况、行为等。

    〔举例〕
  • 例1:That strange thing worried him a lot.

    那件奇怪的事情让他十分不安。

  • 例2:The first thing to do is to improve their working conditions.

    首要的事是改善他们的工作环境。

material n. 材料,原料;素材

〔辨析〕 尤指木材、石头、金属、塑料等用于制作某物的原材料;也可指文学创作的素材。

    〔举例〕
  • 例1:As a building material, wood is not sturdy enough.

    作为一种建筑材料,木材不够结实。

  • 例2:Production has come to a halt owing to the lack of raw materials.

    由于缺少原料,生产已陷入停顿。

  • 例3:He is now collecting material for a biography.

    他正在为写一部传记收集素材。

matter n. 物质

〔辨析〕 一切有形物质的总称,既指构成宇宙万物的物质,也指哲学上与意识相对的物质。

    〔举例〕
  • 例1:The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.

    整个宇宙是由各种物质构成的。

  • 例2:The lake is rich in organic matter.

    该湖中有丰富的有机物质。

  • 例3:Matter is primary and mind is secondary.

    物质是第一性的,精神是第二性的。

stuff n. [非正式] 东西,物品

〔辨析〕 多用于日常口语,可指各种叫不出名称的物质、材料、物体等;有时指无关紧要的东西,含轻视意味。

    〔举例〕
  • 例1:There is some sticky stuff on my trousers.

    我裤子上粘了些黏糊糊的东西。

  • 例2:Put all the stuff into the box and seal it tightly with sticky tape.

    把所有的东西都放进盒子里,再用胶带封好。

  • 例3:Could you move all the stuff off the desk?

    请你把桌子上的那些玩意儿全部清走行不行?

substance n. 物质

〔辨析〕 通常指有某种特性的固体、液体或气体物质。

    〔举例〕
  • 例1:Soil consists of various chemical substances.

    土壤由各种化学物质组成。

  • 例2:Water, ice and steam are the same substance in different forms.

    水、冰和蒸汽是形态不同的同一物质。

  • 例3:Police found an illegal substance in his briefcase.

    警察在他的公文包里发现了违禁品。

同根词
adj.

matrimonial 婚姻的;与婚姻有关的;根据结婚的惯例的

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fellatio n. 口交;吮吸阴茎。

especially adv. 尤其,特别;专门,特地;在很大程度上,非常

concur v. 同意,赞同;(事件)同时发生

intellectual adj. 智力的,理智的;才智超群的;需智力的;思想的,思维的n. 知识分子

blundering adj. 浮躁的;粗笨的;粗心的;愚蠢的v. 犯大错;笨手笨脚;摸索(blund

unique adj. 独一无二的,独特的;非常特别的,极不寻常的;(某人、地或事物)独具的,

membrane potential 膜电位:细胞包围膜两侧的电位差异。

already adv. 已经,早已;<美,非正式>马上,够了(用于表达不耐烦或气恼)

rotate v. (使)旋转,(使)转动;(人员)轮换,轮值;轮种,轮作;定期调换地点(或位

source n. 来源,出处;(问题的)原因,根源;消息人士,信息来源;河流源头,发源地;源

channel n. 频道,电视频道;管道,通道,航道;渠道,手段;沟渠,沟槽;河床;海峡;信道

plasma n. 血浆;等离子(气)体;原浆,原生质;深绿玉髓;等离子显示屏;等离子电视机

professional adj. 职业的,专业的;非常内行的,极为称职的;(人)职业性的,非业余的;由职

eventually adv. 最终,结果

during prep. 在……期间;在……期间的某个时候【名】 (During)(英、美、瑞