新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

matter

英  [ˈmætə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    CONVENTION. 习惯表达
  • it doesn't matter

    1没关系

    You say 'it doesn't matter' to tell someone who is apologizing to you that you are not angry or upset, and that they should not worry.

    双语例句

    例:

    'Did I wake you?'—'Yes, but it doesn't matter.'

    “我把您吵醒了吗?” “是的,不过没关系。”

    NOUN. 名词
  • matters

    1[C 可数名词] 事情

    A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems.

    近义词

    affair , issue , concern

    双语例句

    例:

    It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter.

    很明显她想讨论一些私事。

    例:

    Business matters drew him to Louisville.

    生意上的事情吸引他去路易斯维尔。

    例:

    Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be unable to compete.

    在此事解决之前运动员们将不能参加比赛。

    例:

    Don't you think this is now a matter for the police?

    难道你不觉得这事现在该归警察管了吗?

    2[PL 复数] 事态

    You use matters to refer to the situation you are talking about, especially when something is affecting the situation in some way.

    双语例句

    例:

    We have no objection to this change, but doubt that it will significantly improve matters.

    我们不反对这一变化,但对于其是否能改善事态表示怀疑。

    例:

    If it would facilitate matters, I would be happy to come to New York.

    如果这于事态有利,我将乐意来纽约。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 问题

    If you say that a situation is a matter of a particular thing, you mean that that is the most important thing to be done or considered when you are involved in the situation or explaining it.

    近义词

    question

    双语例句

    例:

    History is always a matter of interpretation.

    历史的关键在于解读。

    例:

    Observance of the law is a matter of principle for us.

    遵守法律对于我们是一个原则问题。

    例:

    Jack had attended these meetings as a matter of routine for years.

    杰克多年来例行常规地参加了这些会议。

    4[U 不可数名词] (印刷或阅读的)物品

    Printed matter consists of books, newspapers, and other texts that are printed. Reading matter consists of things that are suitable for reading, such as books and newspapers.

    双语例句

    例:

    the government's plans to place a tax on printed matter.

    政府对印刷品征税的计划。

    5[U 不可数名词] 物质

    Matter is the physical part of the universe consisting of solids, liquids, and gases.

    双语例句

    例:

    A proton is an elementary particle of matter that possesses a positive charge.

    质子是带正电物质的基本粒子。

    例:

    He has spent his career studying how matter behaves at the fine edge between order and disorder.

    他将自己职业生涯投入对物质在无序与有序临界处变化的研究中。

    6[U 不可数名词] 物料

    You use matter to refer to a particular type of substance.

    近义词

    substance

    双语例句

    例:

    waste matter from industries.

    来自工业的废料。

    例:

    They feed mostly on decaying vegetable matter.

    它们主要以腐烂的蔬菜为食。

    7[SING 单数型名词] 麻烦事

    You use matter in expressions such as 'What's the matter?' or 'Is anything the matter?' when you think that someone has a problem and you want to know what it is.

    双语例句

    例:

    Carole, what's the matter? You don't seem happy.

    卡萝尔,你怎么啦?你好像不高兴。

    8[SING 单数型名词] 仅仅

    You use matter in expressions such as 'a matter of weeks' when you are emphasizing how small an amount is or how short a period of time is.

    双语例句

    例:

    Within a matter of days she was back at work.

    仅仅几天之后,她又回来工作了。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • another matter , a different matter

    1另一码事

    If you say that something is another matter or a different matter, you mean that it is very different from the situation that you have just discussed.

    双语例句

    例:

    Being responsible for one's own health is one thing, but being responsible for another person's health is quite a different matter.

    对自己的健康负责是一码事,但对别人的健康负责完全是另一码事。

  • as a matter of

    1作为…的事情

    If you are going to do something as a matter of urgency or priority, you are going to do it as soon as possible, because it is important.

    双语例句

    例:

    Your doctors can help a great deal and you need to talk about it with them as a matter of urgency.

    你的医生能够帮你很大的忙,你应该把这件事当作紧急情况和他们谈谈。

  • no easy matter

    1并非易事

    If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Choosing the colour for the living-room walls was no easy matter.

    为起居室的墙壁选颜色并非易事。

  • that's the end of the matter , that's an end to the matter

    1此事已定

    If someone says that's the end of the matter or that's an end to the matter, they mean that a decision that has been taken must not be changed or discussed any more.

    双语例句

    例:

    'He's moving in here,' Maria said. 'So that's the end of the matter.'

    “他就要搬来住了,”玛丽亚说。“所以此事已定。”

  • the fact of the matter , the truth of the matter

    1事实

    You use the fact of the matter is or the truth of the matter is to introduce a fact which supports what you are saying or which is not widely known, for example because it is a secret.

    双语例句

    例:

    The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need.

    事实是大多数人摄入的蛋白质比他们真正需要的要多。

  • make matters worse

    1使情况变得更糟

    If you say that something makes matters worse, you mean that it makes a difficult situation even more difficult.

    双语例句

    例:

    Don't let yourself despair; this will only make matters worse.

    别让你自己绝望;这样只会使情况变得更糟。

  • no matter

    1不管…

    You use no matter in expressions such as 'no matter how' and 'no matter what' to say that something is true or happens in all circumstances.

    双语例句

    例:

    No matter what your age, you can lose weight by following this programme.

    不管你多大年龄,你都可以通过这个方案减轻体重。

    VERB. 动词
  • matters , mattering , mattered

    1[I 不及物动词] 要紧

    If you say that something does not matter, you mean that it is not important to you because it does not have an effect on you or on a particular situation.

    双语例句

    例:

    A lot of the food goes on the floor but that doesn't matter.

    很多食物掉在地板上,但是那不要紧。

    例:

    As long as staff members are well-groomed, it does not matter how long their hair is.

    只要工作人员打扮整齐,他们的头发多长不要紧。