n.(名词)

1. 材料
2. 原料
3. 素材
4. 资料
5. 织物
6. 料子
7. 用具
8. 工具
9. 布料
10. 节目
11. 曲目
12. 剧目
13. 题材
14. 物资
15. 设备
16. 用以创作的材料
17. 物质
18. 必需品
19. 品质
20. 人材

adj.(形容词)

1. 物质的
2. 身体上的
3. 有形的
4. 肉体的
5. 重要的
6. 【律】重要的
7. 物欲的
8. 追求实利的
9. 关键的
10. 决定判决的
11. 实际的
12. 客观存在的
13. 必要的
14. 实体的
15. 肉体上的
16. 卑俗的
17. 物质性的
18. 实质性的
19. 必需的
20. 【逻、哲】实质上的

n.(名词)

1. [C][U]材料,原料 anything from which sth is or can be made; natural or man-made substance
2. [U][C]布料 cloth
3. [U]资料,素材 information from which a (written) work is to be produced

adj.(形容词)

1. 物质的; 身体的,肉体的 of or having an effect on real or solid matter or substance; of the body; physical
2. [A]重要的,重大的 important or having a wide effect
3. 有重要关系的 having important connection

Noun:

1. 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"
   

2. 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"
   

3. 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"
   

4. things needed for doing or making something;

   "writing materials"
   "useful teaching materials"
   

5. a person judged suitable for admission or employment;

   "he was university material"
   "she was vice-presidential material"
   

Adjective:

1. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests;

   "material possessions"
   "material wealth"
   "material comforts"
   

2. derived from or composed of matter;

   "the material universe"
   

3. 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"
   

4. concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being;

   "material needs"
   "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"
   

5. having material or physical form or substance;

   "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible"
   

6. 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"
   

1.物质;材料
Amaterial is a solid substance.

e.g. ...electrons in a conductingmaterial such as a metal.
金属等导电材料中的电子
e.g. ...the design of new absorbent materials.
新型高吸水性材料的设计

2.布料;衣料;织物
material is cloth.

e.g. ...the thickmaterial of her skirt...
她的裙子的厚布料
e.g. The materials are soft and comfortable to wear.
这些布料质地柔软，穿着很舒服。

3.原料;材料
materials are the things that you need for a particular activity.

material

e.g. The builders ran out of materials.
建筑商耗尽了材料。
e.g. ...sewing materials.
缝纫材料

4.(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 asmaterial .

e.g. In my version of the story, I added some newmaterial.
我在讲述这个故事时加入了新的素材。
e.g. ...the film producer's debt to the author of original screenmaterial.
影片的制片人受到了创作影片原始素材的作者的启发

5.（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.

e.g. Every room must have been stuffed withmaterial things.
每个房间肯定都塞满了东西。
e.g. ...thematerial world.
物质世界

materially
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。
They believe that a tough, materially poor childhood is character-building...
他们认为一个艰难贫困的童年有助于性格的培养。
The object has no real value, materially or emotionally.
无论从物质还是情感上说，这个东西都一无是处。

6.人才;(做…的)料
If you say that someone is a particular kind ofmaterial, you mean that they have the qualities or abilities to do a particular job or task.

e.g. She was not universitymaterial...
她不是上大学的料。
e.g. His message has changed little since he became presidentialmaterial.
成为总统候选人后，他的宣言并没有多少变化。

7.(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.

e.g. The nature and availability ofmaterial evidence was not to be discussed...
实质性证据的性质和可用性毋庸讨论。
e.g. They contend that the company failed to disclosematerial information.
他们坚持认为该公司并未透露实质性的信息。

1. material的反义词

1. 材质：hape)对象的制作与编修7-1 造型(Shape)对象的构成7-2 造型(Shape)对象制作与取得方式7-3 造型(Shape)的定义第十二单元 相机(Camera)与对象选取方式第十三单元 贴图(Maps)与材质(material)13-3 材质(material)的定义第十四单元

1. This material is homogeneous.
   这种材料质地均匀。
2. This material is imitation, it isn't natural leather.
   这材料是仿造的,不是天然皮。
3. When light passes from air to a denser material such as water or glass, its speed will slow down.
   当光通过密度较大的物质,比如水或玻璃时,它的速度就会减慢下来。
4. It is safest to cover all the bare metal parts of an electric circuit with insulating material.
   用绝缘材料将电路所有裸露的部件包裹起来是非常安全的方法。
5. Japan imports textile materials from Britain
   日本从英国进口纺织材料。
6. To trial-produce this product, we need some costly materials.
   为试制这种产品,我们需要某些价值昂贵的材料。
7. It's dangerous to smoke when handling explosive materials.
   处理爆炸品时吸烟是非常危险的。
8. This coat is made of coarse material.
   这件外套是用粗糙的衣料做的。
9. These materials were collected through year's efforts.
   这些资料是通过多年的努力才收集到的。
10. The book provides much material for thought.
    这本书中有许多东西是发人深省的。
11. I'm gathering material for a novel.
    我正在搜集小说素材。
12. I was not art historian material.
    我不是研究艺术史的料。

用作定语～+ n.

1. The storm did a great deal of material damage.
   暴风雨造成许多物质的破坏。
2. He wanted material things like money and power, possessions.
   他需要像钱和财产这类物质上的东西。
3. material civilization is very important today.
   物质文明在当今十分重要。
4. She has a soul above material pleasures.
   她有一个超越物质享受的灵魂。
5. You think of too much of material comforts.
   你对肉体的享受考虑得太多了。
6. Hard work is a material factor in success.
   勤奋是成功的重要因素。

用作表语S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. Such information is material to our researches.
   这种情报对我们的研究很重要。
2. That is not material to the question.
   那对这个问题无关紧要。

raw material

原材料 starting material from which sth can be made

material witness

重要证人 witness whose evidence is crucial to the case

• The material world appears to be..boundless and immense.

  出自：J. Butler

• The accumulation of material things has never been of great significance to me.

  出自：Annabel

The colour in this silk material will not fade.

这种绸布料子不会褪色。

The workshop has shut down for lack of raw material.

由于缺乏原料，这个车间已停工了。

She's collecting materials for her latest novel.

她在为其最新的小说收集素材。

He was grubbing about in the public library for materials.

他正在公共图书馆里寻找资料。

This is good material for a play.

这是写剧本的好题材。

This material is impervious to gases and liquids.

气体和液体都透不过这种物质。

material wealth doesn't equal spiritual wealth.

物质的财富并不代表精神的财富!

He made a material contribution to the work.

他对工作做出了重要的贡献。

Is this point material to your argument?

这一点对你的论点很重要吗?

Great men see that spiritual is stronger than any material force.

伟人认为精神力量比肉体力量更强大。

The citizens is looking forward to getting blessed with more material welfare.

市民们都盼望着获得更多实质性的福利。

a piece of material

一块布料

'u2018What material is this dress made of? 'u2019 'u2018Cotton. 'u2019

“这件连衣裙是用什么料子做的？”“棉布。”

building materials (= bricks, sand, glass, etc.)

建筑材料

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。

She's collecting material for her latest novel.

她在为其最新的小说收集素材。

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。

material comforts

物质享受

changes in your material circumstances

物质环境的改变

the material world

物质世界

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。

...electrons in a conducting material such as a metal.

金属等导电材料中的电子

...the design of new absorbent materials.

新型高吸水性材料的设计

...the thick material of her skirt...

她的裙子的厚布料

The materials are soft and comfortable to wear.

这些布料质地柔软，穿着很舒服。

The builders ran out of materials.

建筑商耗尽了材料。

...sewing materials.

缝纫材料

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。

...the film producer's debt to the author of original screen material.

影片的制片人受到了创作影片原始素材的作者的启发

Every room must have been stuffed with material things.

每个房间肯定都塞满了东西。

...the material world.

物质世界

She was not university material...

她不是上大学的料。

His message has changed little since he became presidential material.

成为总统候选人后，他的宣言并没有多少变化。

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。

They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.

他们坚持认为该公司并未透露实质性的信息。

n.(名词)

1. material的基本意思是“材料,原料”,尤指“布料”,可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词。泛指“建筑材料,化肥原料,战略物资,原材料”时,用复数形式。
2. material还可指写作等所取材的“资料,素材”,是不可数名词,常与介词for连用。引申可作“可造之材”解。

adj.(形容词)

1. material用作形容词的基本意思是“物质的”,指由物质构成的一切,或指与由物质构成的事物相关的一切。material也可作“身体的,肉体的”“重要的,重大的”“有重要关系的”解。
2. material在句中作定语或表语。
3. material无比较级和最高级。

n.(名词)

material, matter, stuff, substance

这组词都可表示“物质”。其区别在于:

1.matter泛指构成客观物体或宇宙的所有物质。在物理学上指由很少的几种基本粒子构成的物质; 在哲学上则指与mind(意识)相对的物质。例如:

Matter occupies space.物质占据空间。

2.stuff, material和substance都可指构成或制作某物的材料或零件, material特指人造制品的制作原料, substance则指某种可使某物具有某种特性的特殊物质。例如:

Hope is the stuff that dreams are made of.希望正是构成理想的材料。

The tips of matches are covered with chemical substance.火柴头上包着一层化学物质。

3.material还可指文学创作的素材,而其他的词却无此义。例如:

He is now collecting material for a biography of Du Fu.他正在为写作杜甫传记而收集资料。

4.stuff是日常用语,不用于科技文体中,而其他的词则可用作科技术语。例如:

He was told to move his stuff out of the room.人家叫他把他的东西搬出房间去。

material，matter，substance，stuff

这些名词均含“物质，东西”之意。

material通常指组成客观存在物的部分或其原料。

matter通常指构成实物的物质，与精神相对立。在科学上，指占有空间，并能以某种方式被感官觉察的一切东西。

substance多指某一种形式的物质，既可指元素也可指化合物。

stuff多用于日常生活中，非正式用词，常指构成整体的所有部分、物体或项目，有时指劣等材料，含轻蔑意味。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自后期拉丁语的materialis；最初源自拉丁语的materia，意为木头，木板。