matter的經典引文

1. 物質
2. 問題
3. 事情，事件
4. 事態，情勢
5. 內容
6. 材料
7. 物品
8. 重要性
9. 素材
10. 主題
11. 物體
12. 毛病
13. 原因，理由
14. 根據
15. 郵件

1. 有關系，相干，跟...有關系
2. 【醫】化膿，出膿
3. 要緊，重要，至關緊要
4. 有重大影響
5. 有重要性，有重大關系

1. a vaguely specified concern;

   "several matters to attend to"
   "it is none of your affair"
   "things are going well"
   

2. some situation or event that is thought about;

   "he kept drifting off the topic"
   "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"
   "it is a matter for the police"
   

3. that which has mass and occupies space;

   "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
   

4. a problem;

   "is anything the matter?"
   

5. (used with negation) having consequence;

   "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
   

6. written works (especially in books or magazines);

   "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
   

1. have weight; have import, carry weight;

   "It does not matter much"
   

1.事情;狀況;問題
Amatter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems.

matter

e.g. It was clear that she wanted to discuss some privatematter...
很明顯，她想談些私事。
e.g. Until thematter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete...
除非這個問題得以解決，否則這些運動員沒有資格參加比賽。

2.事態;情況;局面
You usematters to refer to the situation you are talking about, especially when something is affecting the situation in some way.

e.g. If your ordinary life is out of control, then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters...
如果正常生活都一團糟了，那么再講究小情調根本無濟于事。
e.g. If it would facilitate matters, I would be happy to come to New York...
如果對事態發展有利，我很樂意來紐約。

3.(是…的)問題;取決于…的問題;關乎…的問題
If you say that a situation isa 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.

e.g. History is always amatter of interpretation...
歷史總是一種闡釋角度的問題。
e.g. Observance of the law is amatter of principle for us...
守法是我們的一個原則問題。

4.(印刷或閱讀的)材料
Printedmatter consists of books, newspapers, and other texts that are printed. Readingmatter consists of things that are suitable for reading, such as books and newspapers.

e.g. ...the Government's plans to levy VAT on printedmatter.
政府對印刷品征收增值稅的計劃
e.g. ...a rich variety of readingmatter.
種類繁多的閱讀材料

5.(有形的)物質
Matter is the physical part of the universe consisting of solids, liquids, and gases.

e.g. A proton is an elementary particle ofmatter.
質子是物質的基本粒子。
e.g. He has spent his career studying howmatter behaves at the fine edge between order and disorder.
他從事研究物質在有序與無序的細微臨界處的行為變化。

6.(某一類型的)物質
You usematter to refer to a particular type of substance.

e.g. They feed mostly on decaying vegetablematter.
它們大多以腐爛的蔬菜為食。
e.g. ...wastematter from industries.
工業廢料

7.麻煩事;問題
You usematter 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.

e.g. Carole, what's thematter? You don't seem happy...
卡蘿爾，出什么事了？你好像不開心。
e.g. What's thematter with your office?...
你們部門出什么事了嗎？

8.(強調數量少、時間短)
You usematter 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.

matter

e.g. Within amatter of days she was back at work...
僅僅幾天后，她又回去上班了。
e.g. He expected to be at East Grinstead station in amatter of hours...
他希望幾個小時內可以到達東格林斯特德站。

9.有關系;要緊;有影響
If you say that something does notmatter, you mean that it is not important to you because it does not have an effect on you or on a particular situation.

e.g. A lot of the food goes on the floor but that doesn'tmatter...
許多食品掉在地板上，不過也沒什么關系。
e.g. As for Laura and me, the colour of our skin has never mattered...
至于我和勞拉，膚色根本不是問題。

10. see also: grey matter;subject matter

11.另一碼事；另一回事;不同情形
If you say that something isanother matter ora different matter, you mean that it is very different from the situation that you have just discussed.

e.g. Being responsible for one's own health is one thing, but being responsible for another person's health is quite a differentmatter...
對自己的健康負責是一回事，對他人的健康負責就完全是另一回事了。
e.g. You have no business going into such places all by yourselves. If your parents take you, of course, that's anothermatter.
你們不該自己去這些地方。不過如果是父母帶你們去的，那就另當別論了。

12.出于（時間）的考慮;作為（緊急）事件（處理）
If you are going to do somethingas a matter of urgency or priority, you are going to do it as soon as possible, because it is important.

e.g. Your doctor and health visitor can help a great deal and you need to talk about it with them as amatter of urgency.
你的醫生和家訪護士會幫很大的忙。你應該和他們談一談，這是當務之急。

13.難事;并非易事
If something isno easy matter, it is difficult to do it.

e.g. Choosing the colour for the drawing-room walls was no easymatter.
選擇客廳墻壁的顏色絕非易事。

14.此事已定;(事情)到此為止，到此結束
If someone saysthat's the end of the matter orthat's an end to the matter, they mean that a decision that has been taken must not be changed or discussed any more.

e.g. 'He's moving in here,' Maria said. 'So that's the end of thematter.'
“他就要搬來住了，”瑪麗亞說，“那么就這么定了?！?/p>

15.事實真相是;真實情況是
You usethe fact of the matter is orthe 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.

e.g. The fact of thematter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need...
真實的情況是，大多數人攝入的蛋白質比他們實際所需的多出許多。
e.g. The truth of thematter is that he was having an identity crisis when he met Carina.
實際情況是，他認識卡麗娜時正在迷失自我。

16.同樣;而且
You can usefor that matter to emphasize that the remark you are making is true in the same way as your previous, similar remark.

e.g. The irony was that Shawn had not seen her. Nor for thatmatter had anyone else...
具有諷刺意味的是，肖恩并沒有見過她，別人也同樣如此。
e.g. A great deal of hard work was done and, for thatmatter, is continuing.
大量艱苦的工作已經完成，同樣，大量艱苦的工作也仍在繼續。

17.不要緊;沒關系
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.

e.g. 'Did I wake you?' — 'Yes, but it doesn'tmatter.'
“我把你吵醒了？”——“是的，不過沒關系?！?/p>

18.都行;無所謂;隨便
You say 'it doesn't matter' when someone offers you a choice between two or more things and you do not mind which is chosen.

e.g. 'Steve, what do you want?' — 'Coke, Pepsi, it doesn'tmatter.'
“史蒂夫，你要喝點什么？”——“可口可樂，百事，隨便啦?！?/p>

19.正經事；非同兒戲
If you say that something isno laughing matter, you mean that it is very serious and not something that you should laugh or joke about.

e.g. Their behaviour is an offence. It's no laughingmatter.
他們這么做是犯罪，這可不是開玩笑的。

20.使情況變得更糟
If you say that somethingmakes matters worse, you mean that it makes a difficult situation even more difficult.

e.g. Don't let yourself despair; this will only makematters worse...
不要想不開，這樣只能使情況變得更糟。
e.g. To make matters worse, it started to rain again.
更糟的是，又開始下雨了。

21.沒關系;不要緊
You say 'no matter' after you have just asked a question or mentioned an idea or doubt and you have decided that it is not really important, interesting, or worth discussing.

matter

e.g. 'Didn't you ever read the book?' Keating shook his head. 'Well, nomatter.'...
“你從沒看過這本書？”基廷搖了搖頭?！班?，沒關系?！?br>e.g. 'Shoddy workmanship these days,' he remarked. 'Nomatter, it will still bear my weight.'
“現如今的做工實在是差勁，”他說，“無所謂了，好歹還撐得住我的體重?！?/p>

22.不管…;無論…
You useno matter in expressions such as 'no matter how' and 'no matter what' to say that something is true or happens in all circumstances.

e.g. Nomatter what your age, you can lose weight by following this program...
不論年齡多大，都可以按這套方案來減肥。
e.g. Nomatter how often they were urged, they could not bring themselves to join in...
就算別人說破了嘴皮，他們就是不加入。

23.不管怎樣;無論如何
If you say that you are going to do somethingno matter what, you are emphasizing that you are definitely going to do it, even if there are obstacles or difficulties.

e.g. He had decided to publish the manuscript nomatter what...
他決定無論如何都要出版那部手稿。
e.g. I vowed then, nomatter what, I would never be like those people.
于是我發誓，無論如何，我和他們那種人都不會成為一丘之貉。

24.看法問題;看法因人而異的事情
If you say that a statement isa matter of opinion, you mean that it is not a fact, and that other people, including yourself, do not agree with it.

e.g. 'We're not that contrived. We're not that theatrical.' — 'That's amatter of opinion.'
“我們沒那么造作，也沒那么夸張?！薄耙娙室娭菄D?！?/p>

25.(只是)時間的問題（用于說明某事必定發生）
If you say that something is justa matter of time, you mean that it is certain to happen at some time in the future.

e.g. It would be only amatter of time before he went through with it.
他完成這件事只是時間問題。

26. amatter of life and death -> see death
as amatter of course -> see course
as amatter of fact -> see fact
mind overmatter -> see mind

1. Matter is the opposite of mind.
   物質與精神相對。
2. Matter is primary and mind is secondary.
   物質是第一性的,精神是第二性的。
3. The river is rich in organic matter.
   這條河里有豐富的有機物質。
4. The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.
   整個宇宙是由各種物質構成的。
5. Matter and energy are equal and interchangeable.
   物質和能量是相等的,并可相互轉換。
6. What's the subject matter of today's debate?
   今天辯論的內容是什么?
7. The book contains much useless matter.
   這本書里有許多無用的東西。
8. I find much matter for reflection in this book.
   我在這本書中發現許多值得思考的東西。
9. Perfection of form cannot excuse poverty of matter.
   不能用形式完整來為內容貧乏辯解。
10. The matter in your composition is quite good but the writing is not lucid enough.
    你的作文內容很好,但文字不夠簡單明了。
11. I must take some suitable reading matter for the journey.
    我必須帶些合適的讀物在旅途中閱讀。
12. The room is furnished with good reading matter.
    房間里備有良好的讀物。
13. The matter admits of no delay.
    此事刻不容緩。
14. I don't talk to my employer about private matters.
    我不跟我的雇主談私事。
15. It is a matter of regret that you couldn't come there on time.
    你不能按時到達那兒是一件遺憾的事。
16. Some people adopted a wait-and-see policy in this matter.
    在這件事上,有些人采取了觀望的態度。
17. It is difficult to argue the matter without hurting her feelings.
    就這件事進行爭論而又不傷她的感情是困難的。
18. It relates to a matter of time.
    這涉及一個時間的問題。
19. Not much the matter.
    沒有什么事情。
20. That is a decision of little matter.
    那是一個不重要的決定。
21. It's a matter of duty.
    這是個責任問題。
22. That is his matter for complaint.
    那正是他抱怨的原因。
23. There is no matter for wonder.
    沒有驚奇的理由。
24. Matters went rapidly from bad to worse.
    情況急劇地惡化。
25. This will make matters worse.
    用這種方法將會使情況更加惡化。
26. They kept quiet about it until matters took a disturbing new turn.
    他們對此始終保持沉默,直到情況發生了令人不安的新轉折。
27. You should adapt yourself for new ways of looking at matters.
    你應當適應于對事情的新的看法。
28. You must have something the matter with your eyes.
    你的眼睛一定有點毛病。
29. Is there anything the matter with him?
    他出了什么事嗎?

1. Age doesn't matter.
   年齡無關緊要。
2. All these things do not matter now.
   現在所有這些事情都不重要了。
3. What they say matters little.
   他們的話無關緊要。
4. It doesn't matter.
   這不礙事。
5. It doesn't matter much.
   沒有多大關系。
6. It does not matter at all.
   毫無關系。
7. I wasn't able to speak to her before she left—not that it matters though, because I can phone her tonight.
   我未能在她離開前同她談話,但這并不重要,因為今晚還能給她打電話。
8. “I'm sorry; I am two minutes late.”“It doesn't matter.”
   “對不起,我遲到了2分鐘?！薄皼]關系?！?/li>
9. The cut got dirty and after a few days began to matter.
   傷口弄臟了,幾天后就開始化膿。

1. It doesn't matter hurting myself a little bit.
   我受點傷,不要緊。

1. It had never mattered much to her that she had not had a formal education.
   她未受過正規教育,這對她來說從來沒有多大關系。
2. If a person does his best it doesn't matter what people think of him.
   如果一個人盡了他最大的努力,那么人們如何看他并沒關系。
3. It does not matter who wins.
   無論誰贏都無關緊要。
4. It doesn't matter how you're dressed.
   你穿得怎樣并沒關系。

1. What does it matter if it rains?
   下雨有啥要緊?
2. It doesn't matter if I miss my train, because there's another later.
   如果我錯過了我那趟火車,沒關系,晚些時候還有一趟。
3. It doesn't matter much whether we go together or separately.
   我們一起去還是分頭去都可以。

1. Does it matter to you what people say?
   別人說什么你在乎嗎?
2. It doesn't matter to me whether to go by ship or train.
   乘船還是乘火車對我來說都可以。

道歉

A：Please excuse my careless words.
請原諒我那些無心的話

B：It doesn’tmatter at all.
一點也沒有關系

問候

matter在線翻譯

A：Good morning, Jerry. How’s everything?
早上好，杰麗。一切可好？

B：Fine, just fine. Thanks.
好，都挺好的。謝謝。

A：Doing anything for lunch?
午飯的時候你有事嗎？

B：Well, as amatter of fact, I’ve got a lunch date with Bob Thomas.
不瞞你說，我跟鮑勃?托馬斯約好了一起吃午飯。

關于婚姻

A：Would you like an American man to be your husband?
你會考慮要一個美國人做你的丈夫嗎？

B：If he loves me, why not?
如果他是愛我的，為什么不可以呢？

matter

A：What do you think about marriage?
你怎么看待婚姻？

B：I didn’t think about thismatter before.
我以前沒有想過這個問題。

A：Please do think about it, it’s important for me.
請好好想想，這對我很重要。

B：What do you mean?
你是什么意思？

A：I want you to spend the rest of the life with you.
我想與你共度余生。

matter的意思

B：Oh! Are you sure you like me?
噢！你確定你喜歡我嗎？

A：Yes, I have fallen in love, I can’t stop missing you. You are my first choice. The thing I can give you is the real life and emotion.
是的，我戀愛了，我無法不想你。你是我的第一選擇。我能給你真實的生活和感情。

B：Oh! I don’t know. I can’t give you the answer right now. Can you give me some time to think it over?
噢！我不知道。我無法現在答復你。你能給我一些時間考慮嗎？

1. matter的基本含義是指與精神相對的“物質,物體”,泛指構成客觀物體或宇宙的所有物質,在物理學上指由很少的幾種基本粒子構成的物質,在哲學上則指與意識相對的物質,是不可數名詞,表靜態概念。
2. matter也可指思想或表達的“題材”,書籍、演說等的“內容”,與“形式”相對,是不可數名詞。
3. matter也可作“事情”解,有時可轉化為“問題”解。the matter指“麻煩事,困難,毛病”,在句中可用作表語或后置定語,常用在what, something, anything或nothing后。復數形式matters意為“情形,事態”,而不是“多件事”。
4. matter還可作“重要性”解,為不可數名詞,有時也可作“原因”“理由”解。
5. (in) a matter of還可與表示時間、距離、金錢的詞連用,意為“…左右,…上下”,有“很少”的意味。

1. matter是不及物動詞,基本意思是“對人們有重大關系,要緊”“重要,有嚴重性”。
2. matter常用于以it作形式主語的結構中,其真實主語一般為現在分詞短語、that從句、wh-從句或if/whether從句。
3. 在回答別人的道歉時,應該說It doesn't matter,不說no matter。
4. matter用于醫學上,指“化膿”。
5. matter是表示靜態的動詞,一般不用于進行體。