material
UK [mə'tɪə.ri.əl] US [-'tɪr.i-] noun
PHYSICAL SUBSTANCE 物质／材料
ESSENTIAL countable
■a physical substance which things can be made from 材料，原料•building materials, such as stone建筑材料，如石头 •Crude oil is used as the raw (= basic) material for making plastics.原油是制造塑胶的原料。
UK [mə'tɪə.ri.əl] US [-'tɪr.i-] noun
INFORMATION 资讯
IMPROVER countable or uncountable
■information used when writing something such as a book, or information produced in various forms to help people or to advertise products 素材；资料；材料•I'm in the process of collecting material for an article that I'm writing.我正在为所写的一篇文章搜集资料。
UK [mə'tɪə.ri.əl] US [-'tɪr.i-] noun
CLOTH 布
ADVANCED countable or uncountable
■cloth which can be used to make things such as clothes 布，织物，布料•How much material will you need to make the skirt?做这条裙子你需要多少布料？
UK [mə'tɪə.ri.əl] US [-'tɪr.i-] noun
EQUIPMENT 设备
materials
[plural]
■equipment that you need for a particular activity 用具，设备•"Do we need any writing materials?" "Only a pen and a pencil."“我们需要甚么文具吗？”“只要一枝钢笔和一枝铅笔就行。” •teaching materials教材
UK [mə'tɪə.ri.əl] US [-'tɪr.i-] adjective
PHYSICAL 物质的
■relating to physical objects or money rather than emotions or the spiritual world 物质的；实体的•the material world物质世界 •Material wealth never interested her.物质财富从未引起过她的兴趣。
UK [mə'tɪə.ri.əl] US [-'tɪr.i-] adjective
IMPORTANT 重要的 formal
■important or having an important effect 重要的，重大的；实质性的•If you have any information that is material to the investigation, you should state it now.如果你有与这次调查有关的任何重要线索，现在就应该说出来。 |