material 英 [məˈtɪəriəl]   美 [məˈtɪriəl]

material

material  英 [məˈtɪəriəl] 美 [məˈtɪriəl]

adj. 物质的  n. 材料,原料; 

名词复数:materials 

a piece of material 一块布料
‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’ “这件连衣裙是用什么料子做的?”“棉布。”

  • Material is cloth from which clothes, curtains, or similar items can be created. If you sew your own bathing suit, it's important to make sure the material you use doesn't turn transparent when it gets wet.
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  • adj. 物质的
  • n. 材料,原料;
  • 1. a piece of material

    一块布料

  • 2. ‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’

    “这件连衣裙是用什么料子做的?”“棉布。”

  • 3. teaching materials

    教材

  • 4. The teacher saw her as good university material (= good enough to go to university).

    老师认为她是块上大学的料。

  • 5. the material world

    物质世界

  • material (adj.) mid-14c., "real, ordinary; earthly, drawn from the material world;" a term in scholastic philosophy and theology, from Old French material, materiel (14c.) and directly from Late Latin materialis (adj.) "of or belonging to matter," from Latin materia "matter, stuff, wood, timber" (see matter). From late 14c. as "made of matter, having material existence; material, physical, substantial;" from late 15c. as "important, relevant."
  • material (n.) late 14c., "substance, matter from which a thing is made," from material (adj.).
ma·ter·ial / məˈtɪəriəl ; NAmE məˈtɪriəl / noun , adjective material materials noun 1 [uncountable ,  countable ] cloth used for making clothes, curtains, etc. 布料 SYN fabric a piece of material 一块布料 ‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’ “这件连衣裙是用什么料子做的?”“棉布。” note at fabric 2 [countable ,  uncountable ] a substance that things can be made from 材料;原料 building materials (= bricks, sand, glass, etc.) 建筑材料 see also raw material 3 [countable ,  usually plural ,  uncountable ] things that are needed in order to do a particular activity (某一活动所需的)材料 teaching materials 教材 The company produces its own training material. 公司自行编写培训教材。 ( figurative) The teacher saw her as good university material (= good enough to go to university). 老师认为她是块上大学的料。 synonyms at equipment 4 [uncountable ] information or ideas used in books, etc. 素材;用以创作的材料(或构想) She's collecting material for her latest novel. 她在为其最新的小说收集素材。 5 [uncountable ] items used in a performance 节目;曲目;剧目 The band played all new material at the gig. 在现场音乐会上,乐队演奏的都是新曲目。 adjective 1 [only before noun ] connected with money, possessions, etc. rather than with the needs of the mind or spirit 物质的,实际的(非精神需求的) material comforts 物质享受 changes in your material circumstances 物质环境的改变 OPP spiritual 2 [only before noun ] connected with the physical world rather than with the mind or spirit 物质的;客观存在的 the material world 物质世界 OPP immaterial 3 ( formal or law ) important and needing to be considered 重要的;必要的 material evidence 重要的证据 materialto sth She omitted information that was material to the case. 她遗漏了此案的重要资料。 see also immaterial ma·teri·ally / məˈtɪəriəli ; NAmE məˈtɪriəli / adverb Materially they are no better off. 他们的物质生活并没有改善。 Their comments have not materially affected our plans (= in a noticeable or important way). 他们的评价并没有对我们的计划产生多么重要的影响。 ma·ter·ial / məˈtɪəriəl ; NAmE məˈtɪriəl / ma·teri·ally / məˈtɪəriəli ; NAmE məˈtɪriəli /
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