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词汇精选:matter的用法和辨析大纲

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一、详细释义:

词汇精选:matter的用法和辨析

n.

物质 [U]


例句:

The shape of this galaxy indicates an obvious tendency for its matter to agglomerate.

这个银河系的形状表明它的物质明显地有团聚在一起的趋势。


例句:

Matter can change from one state to another.

物质能从一种状态变成另一种状态。


事情;问题;事件 [C]


例句:

I don't talk with my boss about my private matters.

我不和我的老板谈私事。


例句:

Just when we thought we had the matter nicely settled, in stormed Jack claiming that the vote was irregular.

正当我们认为事情已圆满解决时,杰克气冲冲地闯进来,声称表决是不正规的。


事态;情势


例句:

He reconsidered his decision for the new development of the matter.

他根据事态的发展重新考虑自已的决定。


例句:

A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys, understanding little of the matter in hand, except that it gave them a half-holiday.

一大群怀着好奇心来凑热闹的小男孩,对眼前的事态不明所以,只晓得学校放了他们半天假。


麻烦事,毛病(+with)


例句:

What's the matter with Frank today?

弗兰克今天怎么了?


例句:

Well, there's nothing serious about the matter with you, but you are rather run down.

好,你没什么大的毛病,但有点操劳过度。


(文章等的)素材,内容;主题


例句:

This subject will be excellent matter for a chapter, and tomorrow or next day I will write it.

这个题目倒是绝妙素材,明后天我就要动笔写上一章。


例句:

For as to the stage, love is ever matter of comedies, and now and then of tragedies.

因为在舞台上,爱情只是喜剧和悲剧的素材,而在人生中,爱情却常常招来不幸。


重要性 [U]


例句:

Since such evaluations can be made only through in-depth appreciation of the engineering involved together with an equally sophisticated understanding of the social system, we will study materials both as cultural features and as physical matter.

由于这样的探讨将透过深度的工程赏析以及对复杂的社会制度平等的理解,我们将研究材料的文化特征和物理重要性。


v.

(常用于否定句和疑问句)有关系,要紧 [I]


例句:

What matter if they meet with some difficulties?

即使他们遇到一些困难,那又有什么关系呢?


例句:

It doesn't matter what you will do.

只要你高兴,干什么都可以。


【医】化脓 [I]


例句:

The wound began to matter.

伤口开始化脓。


二、词义辨析:


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。


三、词义辨析:


affair,business,matter,concern,thing

这些名词均含“事情”之意。affair含义较广,侧重指已发生或必须去做的任何事情或事务。复数形式多指重大或较复杂的事务。business通常指较重要或较难而又必须承担的事情,也可指商事。matter普通用词,着重指一件考虑中的或需要处理的事。concern往往强调与个人或团体利害有直接或重大关系的事。thing用作“事情”解时,词义较笼统、含糊,多用于指不很具体的事。


四、相关短语:


as a matter of fact

ad.1.事实上,其实


back matter

n.书后的附属资料


no matter

1.无论...,不管2.无论怎样


subject matter

n.1.主题,主旨


matter of fact

n.[律] 事实问题,事实


conservation of matter

物质守恒


dark matter

暗物质


end matter

正文后的排版条目


gray matter

灰白质,灰质


grey matter

灰色物质[口]头脑


law of conservation of matter

物质不灭定律,物质守恒律


particulate matter

n. 颗粒物质,微粒子材质


一、参考例句:


Is anything the matter?

有什么问题吗?


Does it matter?

这要紧吗?


What will matter

什么才重要?


So what will matter

因此,什么重要呢?


Does this matter?

这些重要吗?


Does it matter now

现在还憎恨吗?


What's the matter?

有什么问题?


How could that matter?

那有什么要紧?


The matter received wide publicity.

这件事已是众所周知。


The matter does not press.

事情并不紧急。