material /məˈtɪərɪəl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-VAR A material is a solid substance. 固态物质

  例：

  ...electrons in a conducting material such as a metal.

  …金属等导电物质中的电子。

• 2. 

  N-MASS Material is cloth. 布料

  例：

  ...the thick material of her skirt.

  …她裙子的厚布料。

• 3. 

  N-PLURAL Materials are the things that you need for a particular activity. 材料

  例：

  The builders ran out of materials.

  建筑商用完了材料。

• 4. 

  N-UNCOUNT Ideas or information that are used as a basis for a book, play, or film can be referred to as material. 素材

  例：

  In my version of the story, I added some new material.

  在我这个版本的故事中，我添加了一些新素材。

• 5. 

  ADJ Material things are related to possessions or money, rather than to more abstract things such as ideas or values. 物质的

  例：

  Every room must have been stuffed with material things.

  每个房间肯定已经堆满了东西。

• 6. 

  materially ADV 物质上地

  例：

  He has tried to help this child materially and spiritually.

  他已经尽力在物质和精神上帮助这个孩子了。

• 7. 

  ADJ Material evidence or information is directly relevant and important in a legal or academic argument. (法律或学术辩论中) 实质性的 (证据或信息) [正式] [ADJ n]

  例：

  The nature and availability of material evidence was not to be discussed.

  关键证据的性质和有效性将不予以讨论。