material
- n.(某一活动所需的)材料;原料;素材;布料;节目
- adj.物质的;重要的;必要的;实际的(非精神需求的);客观存在的
复数： materials 派生词： materially adv.
mater- 母性,母亲 + -ial ...的
materialnoun
布料
cloth used for making clothes, curtains, etc.
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。”
材料；原料
a substance that things can be made from
building materials (= bricks, sand, glass, etc.)
建筑材料
（某一活动所需的）材料
things that are needed in order to do a particular activity
teaching materials
教材
The company produces its own training material.
公司自行编写培训教材。
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。
素材；用以创作的材料（或构想）
information or ideas used in books, etc.
She's collecting material for her latest novel.
她在为其最新的小说收集素材。
节目；曲目；剧目
items used in a performance
The band played all new material at the gig.
在爵士音乐会上，乐队演奏的都是新曲目。
adj.
物质的，实际的（非精神需求的）
connected with money, possessions, etc. rather than with the needs of the mind or spirit
material comforts
物质享受
changes in your material circumstances
物质环境的改变
物质的；客观存在的
connected with the physical world rather than with the mind or spirit
the material world
物质世界
重要的；必要的
important and needing to be considered
material evidence
重要的证据
She omitted information that was material to the case.
她遗漏了重要的论据。
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。
These are all words for woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc., used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture.以上各词均指织物、布料。
fabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc.指布料：
‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’
“这件连衣裙是用什么料子做的？”“棉布。”
woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc., used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture指织物、布料：
cotton fabric
棉织物
furnishing fabrics
室内装饰织品
fabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc.指织物、布料：
His bandages had been made from strips of cloth.
他的绷带是用布条做的。
Cloth is often fairly light material, especially in a form that has not been printed, treated, or prepared for use in any way. Cloth is frequently used in talking about buying and selling woven material. Material is a more general word than fabric or cloth as it has the related meaning of ‘a substance that things can be made from’. It is not used when it might not be clear which type of material is meant. |
any type of fabric made by weaving or knitting指纺织品：
He owns a factory producing a range of textiles.
他拥有一家工厂，生产一系列纺织品。
the textile industry
纺织工业
material
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N-VAR 物质;材料
A material is a solid substance....electrons in a conducting material such as a metal.
金属等导电材料中的电子
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N-MASS 布料;衣料;织物
Material is cloth....the thick material of her skirt...
她的裙子的厚布料
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N-PLURAL 原料;材料
Materials are the things that you need for a particular activity.The builders ran out of materials.
建筑商耗尽了材料。
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N-UNCOUNT (书、戏剧或电影的)素材，资料
Ideas or information that are used as a basis for a book, play, or film can be referred to as material .In my version of the story, I added some new material.
我在讲述这个故事时加入了新的素材。
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ADJ （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.Every room must have been stuffed with material things.
每个房间肯定都塞满了东西。
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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。
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N-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.She was not university material...
她不是上大学的料。
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ADJ (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.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。
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- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
- woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
- she measured off enough material for a dress
- Synonym: fabric cloth textile
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- things needed for doing or making something
- writing materials
- useful teaching materials
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- information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
- the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography
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- a person judged suitable for admission or employment
- he was university material
- she was vice-presidential material
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- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- coal is a hard black material
- wheat is the stuff they use to make bread
- Synonym: stuff
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- having substance or capable of being treated as fact;not imaginary
- the substantial world
- a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
- most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespear
- Synonym: substantial real
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- derived from or composed of matter
- the material universe
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- having material or physical form or substance
- that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowet
- Synonym: corporeal
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- directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
- his support made a material difference
- evidence material to the issue at hand
- facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts
- a material witness
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- concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
- material needs
- the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevel
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- concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
- material possessions
- material wealth
- material comforts
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Using sharp scissors , make a small cut in the material .
用锋利的剪刀在这块布料上剪一个小口。
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You need a material with plenty of stretch in it .
你需要一种弹性很大的布料。
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She 's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years .
这些年来她积累了大量教学资料。
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All the materials used were of the highest grade .
使用的材料全是优质品。
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The country has to import most of its raw materials .
这个国家大多数原料均依赖进口。
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These trees provide the raw material for high-quality paper .
这些树是制造优质纸张的原料。
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The materials used have to be able to withstand high temperatures .
所使用的材料必须能够耐高温。
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All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately .
所有材料都已运抵工地，可以立即开工。
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I had a feel of the material .
我摸了一下这种织物。
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The surfaces are made from a material that doesn 't mark .
这些台面是由不会留下污渍的材料做的。
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We have had problems with the supply of raw materials to the factory .
我们在工厂的原料供应方面遇到过问题。
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His novels are a rich source of material for the movie industry .
他的小说为电影业提供了大量素材。
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The company produces its own training material .
公司自行编写培训教材。
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The company has won a contract to supply books and materials to schools .
这家公司得到了一份向学校供应图书资料的合同。
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Raw materials and labour come by ship , rail or road .
从水上、铁路和公路运来原料和工人。
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Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials .
为补偿原料成本的增加而提高了价格。
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As the waste materials decompose , they produce methane gas .
废物腐烂时会产生沼气。
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The writer uses her childhood as raw material for this novel .
作者将她的童年时代作为这部小说的素材。
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Local companies pitched in with building materials and labour .
当地的公司支援了建筑材料和劳动力。
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The materials you need are available from any good do-it-yourself store .
所需材料可以从任何好的自己动手商店买到。
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The Romans were the first to utilize concrete as a building material .
罗马人首先使用混凝土作建筑材料。
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Visual material aids the retention of information .
直观材料有助于加强记忆。
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The band played all new material at the gig .
在爵士音乐会上，乐队演奏的都是新曲目。
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She bought a dress pattern and some material .
她买了一幅衣服纸样和一些衣料。
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He was in a continual process of rewriting his material .
他一直在不断地改写他的材料。
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He 's written a lot of good material that has never seen the light of day .
他写了许多鲜为人知的好材料。
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Raw materials were carried to the works by barge .
原材料由驳船运到工厂。
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The author has condensed a great deal of material into just 100 pages .
作者在短短100页中浓缩了大量信息。
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Our buyers insist on high standards of workmanship and materials .
我们的买主对工艺和材料坚持要高标准。
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We cannot guarantee adequate supplies of raw materials .
我们不能保证提供充足的原料。
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。
As a building material, wood is not sturdy enough.
作为一种建筑材料，木材不够结实。
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。
He is now collecting material for a biography.
他正在为写一部传记收集素材。
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。
The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.
整个宇宙是由各种物质构成的。
The lake is rich in organic matter.
该湖中有丰富的有机物质。
Matter is primary and mind is secondary.
物质是第一性的，精神是第二性的。
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。
There is some sticky stuff on my trousers.
我裤子上粘了些黏糊糊的东西。
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。
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？
通常指有某种特性的固体、液体或气体物质。
Soil consists of various chemical substances.
土壤由各种化学物质组成。
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。
Police found an illegal substance in his briefcase.
警察在他的公文包里发现了违禁品。
指工业化大批生产的织物，尤用于制作服装。
a textile mill
纺织厂
cotton/woolen textile
棉/毛织品
Our designers have created a new textile.
我们的设计人员创造出了一种新织物。
Gytha studies at the textile institute.
吉莎在纺织学院学习。
He has been in the textile business for many years.
他做纺织品生意很多年了。
普通用词，指用于制作服装的料子。
Cloth is usually sold by the yard.
布通常是按码卖的。
Cotton cloth is made in a cotton mill.
棉布是由棉纺厂生产的。
This cloth has a pattern of red and blue squares.
这种布有红蓝格子的图案。
尤指用于制作服装、窗帘、家具覆盖物等的织物。
I don't like the pattern on the fabric.
我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。
This fabric is colour fast and wrinkle resistant.
这种纺织面料不掉色，不起皱。
I'd like to make a suit out of this woolen fabric.
我想用这种毛料做套衣服。
与 fabric 同义，可换用，常称为料子。
For tracksuits you need stretchy material/fabric.
做田径服需要用有弹性的料子。
Is the material/fabric single width or double width?
这料子是单幅的还是双幅的？
She covered the cushion with new material/fabric.
她给靠垫蒙上了新的料子。
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