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material noun | adjective
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ma·te·ri·al / mE5tIrIEl ; mE5tIEriEl /noun
1. C,Ucloth used for making clothes, curtains etc料子,衣料,布料;SYNfabric
curtain material窗帘布
scraps of material碎布料
a cape made of a soft material用柔软布料制成的披肩
2. C,Ua solid substance such as wood, plastic, or metal材料〔如木材、塑料、金属等〕:
materials like wood or stone木材或石头之类的材料
organic / plant material
Animals depend on plant material for food.动物靠植物获得食物。
harmful radioactive material 有害的放射性材料
a paper company which imports raw materials (=substances which have not been treated) from North America从北美进口原材料的纸业公司
recycled material再生材料
3. U also materials pl.the things that are used for making or doing something材料:
reading / writing etc material(s)
Videos often make good teaching material.录像常常可用作很好的教学材料。
a supply of building materials 一批建筑材料
artists' materials艺术家使用的材料
4. Uinformation or ideas used in books, films etc〔书、电影等中的〕素材:
His act contains a lot of new material.他的表演中含有许多新的内容。
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Anita is collecting material for a novel.安妮塔正在收集小说素材。
the raw material (=information that has not been carefully examined) for an article文章的原始素材
5. officer / executive etc material someone who is good enough for a particular job or position当军官/管理人员等的材料:
He's a good soldier, but not really officer material.他是个好士兵,但不是当军官的料。

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materialadjective usually before noun
1. relating to your money, possessions, living conditions etc, rather than the needs of your mind or soul物质上的,非精神上的;ANTspiritual
material goods / possessions / wealth etc
The spiritual life is more important than material possessions.精神生活比物质财富更重要。
a society that places high importance on material rewards 重视物质回报的社会
2. relating to the real world and physical objects, rather than religious or SPIRITUAL things物质的,实体的,有形的:
According to some, the material world is all that exists .有些人认为,物质世界就是存在的一切。
3. lawimportant and needing to be considered when making a decision重要的,需予以考虑的:
material evidence重要证据
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facts material to the investigation对调查很重要的事实
4. formalimportant and having a noticeable effect重大并有显著影响的:
material changes to the schedule时间表的重大改变
MATERIALLY

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