单词 | materialize |
释义 | ma·te·ri·al·ize transitive verb 1. a. < materializing a vague idea by putting it into words > < heroic statues materializing glorious deeds > b. < said she could materialize the spirits of the dead > 2. < had been materialized by the cynicism that surrounded him > intransitive verb 1. archaic 2. a. < asserted that she had seen the spirit of her dead grandmother materialize before her eyes > b. < squads of police materialized on street corners — Time > 3. a. (1) < promised him a great deal of money which never materialized > (2) < said they would come right away but they didn't materialize > b. < what had once been a mere possibility now materialized > : become fulfilled < hopes that never materialized > • ma·te·ri·al·iz·er |
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