| 单词 | material |
| 释义 | material —material /məˈtɪə.ri.əl/ aep /-ˈtɪr.i-/ noun (EQUIPMENT) materials B1 [plural]► F0 equipment that you need for a particular activity: » "Do we need any writing materials?" "Only a pen and a pencil."» teaching materialsThesaurus+: ↑Things needed for a tasknoun [C or U] (CLOTH) ► B1 cloth that can be used to make things such as clothes: » How much material will you need to make the skirt?Thesaurus+: ↑General words for textiles• • • Extra Examples:» A lot of sportswear is made of very elastic material.» She dipped the material into the dye.» It's a dark grey material but it's flecked with white.» We could use the rest of the material to make up some curtains.» I'm trying to match up this wallpaper with some suitable curtain material.noun [C or U] (INFORMATION) ► B1 information used when writing something such as a book, or information produced in various forms to help people or to advertise products: » I'm in the process of collecting material for an article that I'm writing.Thesaurus+: ↑Information and messages• • • Extra Examples:» These documents contain classified material.» The latest promotional material is all part of a recruitment drive.» All our advertising material is designed in-house.» I've listed some useful reading material on the handout.» His latest book is a reworking of material from his previous short stories.noun [C] (PHYSICAL SUBSTANCE) ► B2 a physical substance that things can be made from: » building materials, such as stone» Crude oil is used as the raw (= basic) material for making plastics.Thesaurus+: ↑The state of matterWord Builder:–Nouns: material, materialism, materialist–Adjectives: material, immaterial, materialistic–Verbs: materialize• • • Extra Examples:» The meteorites contained only inorganic material.» Clay is a very plastic material.» Uranium is a radioactive material.» The regular incorporation of organic material into garden soil improves its quality enormously.» Prices of goods are governed by the cost of the raw materials, as well as by the cost of production and distribution.—material /məˈtɪə.ri.əl/ aep /-ˈtɪr.i-/adjective (PHYSICAL) ► F0 relating to physical objects or money rather than emotions or the spiritual world: » the material world» Material wealth never interested her.Thesaurus+: ↑The state of matterWord Builder:–Nouns: material, materialism, materialist–Adjectives: material, immaterial, materialistic–Verbs: materializeadjective FORMAL (IMPORTANT) ► F0 important or having an important effect: » If you have any information that is material to the investigation, you should state it now.Thesaurus+: ↑Very important or urgent |
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