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matter/ˈmætə/ n. & v.●n. 1a physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit 物质(与心灵和精神相对) b that which has mass and occupies space 物体 2 a particular substance 物品；物料 colouring matter 色素 3 (prec. by 前接 the; often foll. by 常后跟 with) the thing that is amiss 麻烦；毛病；差错；困难 what is the matter? 怎么回事？; there is something the matter with him 他有点不对头 4 material for thought or expression 内容；素材 5a the substance of a book, speech, etc., as distinct from its manner or form (书、讲话等的)材料 b Logic the particular content of a proposition, as distinct from its form 【逻辑学】命题内容 6 a thing or things of a specified kind (具体)物件 printed matter 印刷品; reading matter 阅读材料 7 an affair or situation being considered, esp. in a specified way (尤指特殊方式的)事情；情况；时态 a serious matter 严重事情; a matter for concern 忧虑之事; the matter of your overdraft 你的透支问题 8 Physiol. 【生理】a any substance in or discharged from the body 身体排出物 faecal matter 粪便; grey matter 灰质 b pus 脓 9 (foll. by 后跟 of, for) what is or may be a good reason for (complaint, regret, etc.) (抱怨、遗憾等的)理由；根据 10 Printing the body of a printed work, as type or as printed sheets 【印刷】排版；原稿 ●v. intr. 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 to) be of importance; have significance 重要；要紧 it does not matter to me when it happened 什么时间发生对我不重要 2 secrete or discharge pus 化脓；流脓 □ for that matter (or for the matter of that) 1 as far as that is concerned 就此而言 2 and indeed also 而且 □ in the matter of as regards 就…而言；在…方面 □ a matter of 1 approximately 大约；…左右 for a matter of 40 years 大约 40 年 2 a thing that relates to, depends on, or is determined by …的问题 a matter of habit 习惯问题; only a matter of time before they agree 他们的同意只是个时间问题 □ no matter 1 (foll. by 后跟 when, how, etc.) regardless of 不管何时；不管怎样 will do it no matter what the consequences 不管结果如何一定要做 2 it is of no importance 不要紧；无关紧要 □ what is the matter with surely there is no objection to 当然同意 □ what matter? Brit. that need not worry us [英]这有什么关系？ [Middle English via Anglo-French mater(i)e, Old French matiere from Latin materia ‘timber, substance, subject of discourse’] |