material

[mə'tiəriəl]

n.材料, 原料, 素材, 资料, 题材, 物质
adj.物质的, 重要的, 关键的, 肉体上的, 实质性的
adj. 重要的, 关键的

a.

1. 物质的, 有形的

A warm house and good food are material comforts.

温暖的家和佳肴都是物质享受。

2. 肉体的, 身体上的

3. 【律】重要的[(+to)], 决定判决的, 关键的

A material witness failed to appear in court.

一名重要的证人没有出庭。

n.

1. 材料, 原料[C][U]

Wood and stone are the only raw materials on the island.

木材和石头是这个岛上仅有的原材料。

2. 织物, 料子[C][U]

3. 素材; 资料[U][(+for)]

4. 工具, 用具[P]

Your writing materials are in the top drawer of your desk.

你的书写文具在你书桌的最上面的抽屉里。

词形变化

名词: materialness |

词义辨析

同义:

n.物质; 原料; 货物

substance  fabric  stuff  matter  composition  goods  

同义参见:

corporal  textile  subjective  significant  scientific  fleshly  alive  cloth  provision  physical  demonstrative  

反义:

a.物质的; 肉体的

spiritual  mental  

英英释义

名词 material:

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

同义词：stuff

information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form

things needed for doing or making something

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

同义词：fabric, cloth, textile

a person judged suitable for admission or employment

形容词 material:

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

derived from or composed of matter

directly relevant to a matter especially a law case

concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being- T.Roosevelt

having material or physical form or substance - Benjamin Jowett

同义词：corporeal

having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary- Shakespeare

同义词：substantial, real

补充

materialmaterial英:[məˈtiəriəl] 美:[məˈtɪriəl]n.1.材料, 原料Japan imports textile materials from Britain.日本从英国进口纺织材料。2.衣料She never wears clothes made of coarse material.她从来不穿粗布衣服。3.素材, 资料During my three months' stay in the village, I collected enough material for two or three books.我在村里待了三个月, 搜集的材料足够写两三本书。adj.1.物质的; 身体的; 肉体的She is too poor to satisfy her family's material needs.她太穷了, 无法满足家人的物质需要。2.重要的, 重大的The prosecution's case collapsed when a material witness failed to appear in court.一名重要的证人没有出庭, 因此诉讼辩论无法进行。

例句

1. We need a cheap material to make the electrodes out of.我们需要一种便宜的材料来制作电极。 2. electrons in a conducting material such as a metal金属等导电材料中的电子 3. the design of new absorbent materials新型吸水性材料的设计 4. the recycling of all materials所有材料的循环 5. traditional materials like cotton and wool棉毛等传统衣料 6. The materials are soft and comfortable to wear.这些布料穿着柔软而舒服。 7. I'm collecting material for my project.我正为我的项目收集素材。 8. I've got enough material for a book.我已经有足够的素材来创作一本书。 9. In my version of the script, I added some new material.在我这一版的剧本中, 我添加了一些新的素材。 10. That boy is not university material.那个男孩不是上大学的料。 11. His message has changed little since he became presidential material.成为总统候选人后, 他所传达的观点几乎没有改变。 12. A woman's material possessions belonged by law to her husband.根据法律, 妻子的有形财产属于她的丈夫。 13. the material comforts of life生活的物质享受 14. Every room must have been stuffed with material things.每间房屋一定都塞满了各种东西。 15. Eastern religions tend to have a negative view of material existence.东方宗教对物质性的存在往往持消极的态度。 16. a material girl拜金女孩 17. his descriptions of their poor material conditions他对他们贫穷生活状态的描述 18. It is of material benefit to the workers.这对工人来说大有裨益。 19. It was not material to my decision.这与我的决定无关。 20. a material witness重要证人 21. They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.他们声称公司没有公开实质性的信息。 22. Legally, an individual may not withhold material evidence from a jury.从法律上说, 个人不可以向陪审团隐瞒重要证据。 23. The nature and availability of material evidence was not to be discussed.实质性证据的性质和可得性将不会被讨论。 24. the material cause实质原因 25. goats can eat more or less any plant material.山羊几乎能食用任何植物食料。 26. [count noun]materials such as brass.像黄铜这样的材料。 27. highly flammable materials.极易燃烧的材料。 28. cleaning materials.清洁用品。 29. he's not really Olympic material.他并不是参加奥运会的料。 30. his colonial experiences gave him material.他在殖民地的经历给他提供了素材。 31. a watchable band playing original material.一个值得注意的乐队演奏原版曲目。 32. a piece of dark material.一块黑色布料。 33. [count noun]dress materials.衣料。 34. the material world.物质世界。 35. moral and material support.精神和物质的支持。 36. material living standards have risen.物质生活水平已经提高。 37. political conflict lacks mathematical or material certitude.政治斗争缺乏数学或推理内容方面的确定性。 38. the insects did not do any material damage to the crop.昆虫并没有对作物造成实质性破坏。 39. information that could be material to a murder inquiry.对谋杀案调查可能是至关重要的信息。 40. raw materials原料 41. writing/teaching/building materials书写用具；教学用具；建筑材料 42. This new material is strong but it is also very light.这种新材料牢固，但也很轻。 43. Is there enough material for a dress?有够做一件连衣裙的衣料吗？ 44. We should not value material comforts too highly.我们不应把物质上的享受看得太重。 45. material evidence重要证据 46. building materials建筑材料 47. "paper, plastic, or other materials"纸、塑料或其他材料 48. small pieces of material小块材料 49. hard material like stone像石头一样的硬质材料 50. a sticky material胶黏物质 51. explosive materials爆炸物 52. genetic material遗传物质 53. writing/reference materials写作素材；参考资料 54. She was never without reading material.她身上随时都带着阅读材料。 55. The curtains required yards of expensive material.这窗帘需用好几码昂贵的布料。 56. He has been gathering material for a new biography.他一直在为一本新传记收集资料。 57. The revised edition includes a large amount of new material.修订版增加了大量的新资料。 58. The comedian gets his material from things that have happened to him.这个喜剧演员从他的亲身经历中得到创作素材。 59. Her boss regards her as executive material. [=as someone who would make a good executive]她的老板认为她会成为合格的管理人员。 60. My parents never felt that I was college material. [=that I was someone who should go to college]我的父母从不认为我是块上大学的料。 61. the material world物质世界 62. material objects实物 63. He is concerned only with his own material comforts/needs.他只关心他的物质享受/需求。 64. material goods/possessions/rewards/wealth物质产品/财产/奖励/财富 65. The researchers included all data that was material.研究者引入了所有重要的数据。 66. material facts重大事实 67. The evidence is not material [=relevant] to the case.这个证据对本案无重大影响。 68. The organization contributes materially to the efforts for peace.这个组织为和平付出了切实的努力。 69. a materially rich but spiritually poor culture物质上富足但精神上贫乏的文化