material

1. N-VAR A material is a solid substance. 固態(tài)物質

...electrons in a conducting material such as a metal. …金屬等導電物質中的電子。

2. N-MASS Material is cloth. 佈料

...the thick material of her skirt. …她裙子的厚佈料。

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

The builders ran out of materials. 建築商用完了材料。

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

In my version of the story, I added some new material. 在我這個版本的故事中，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. 物質的

Every room must have been stuffed with material things. 每個房間肯定已經(jīng)堆滿了東西。

6. materiallyADV 物質上地

He has tried to help this child materially and spiritually. 他已經(jīng)盡力在物質和精神上幫助這個孩子了。

7. ADJ Material evidence or information is directly relevant and important in a legal or academic argument. (法律或學術辯論中) 實質性的 (証據(jù)或信息)[正式] [ADJ n]

The nature and availability of material evidence was not to be discussed. 關鍵証據(jù)的性質和有傚性將不予以討論。