Will you report the matter to the authorities?你会将此事报告当局吗？

It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter.很显然, 她想谈些私事。

Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete.事情没解决, 那些运动员便没有资格参加比赛。

Don't you think this is now a matter for the police?难道你不认为这件事现在该交由警方处理吗？

I have several matters to attend to.我有好多事情要处理。

a matter of taste品味的问题

It's a matter of habit.这是个习惯问题。

History is always a matter of interpretation.历史总是一个阐释角度的问题。

Observance of the law is a matter of principle for us.守法对我们来说是个原则问题。

Jack had attended these meetings as a matter of routine for years.数年来, 杰克把参加这些会议当成是例行公事。

It is only a matter of time before he leaves.他早晚都要离开, 只是时间的问题。

Well, never mind, John, it is not a matter of life and death.好啦, 约翰, 别在意, 这又不是什么生死攸关的大事。

a matter for further discussion需要进一步讨论的问题

You have no business going into such places all by yourselves. If your parents take you, of course, that is another matter.你们可不能独自进到这些地方, 但如果有父母带着, 那就另当别论了。

Being responsible for your own health is one thing, but being responsible for another person's health is quite a different matter.对自己的健康负责是一回事, 但是对别人的健康负责则完全是另外一回事。

Choosing the colour for the drawing-room walls was no easy matter.选择客厅墙壁的颜色可不是件轻而易举的事。

Their behaviour is an offence. It is no laughing matter.他们的行为是犯罪, 不是什么好笑的事情。

He's moving in, and that's the end of the matter.他会搬进来, 就这样定了。

The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need.事实上大部分人摄入的蛋白质远远超过了自身的实际需求。

The truth of the matter is that he was having an identity crisis when he met Carina.事实上当他遇到卡丽娜时, 他正遭遇认同危机。

I need to talk to him as a matter of urgency.我急需和他谈一谈。

You need to talk about it with your doctor as a matter of urgency.你得赶紧和你的医生商量一下。

An atom is the smallest indivisible particle of matter.原子是物质不可分割的最小粒子。

vegetable matter植物性物质

This time the journey was short, a matter of four or five miles up into the hills.这次旅行很短, 到达山区也就四五英里的路程。

In a matter of days she was back at work.才几天的工夫, 她就回来工作了。

He expected to be at East Grinstead station in a matter of hours.他希望能在几小时后赶到东格林斯特德车站。

The Government plans to levy VAT on printed matter.政府打算对印刷品征收增值税。

It was of no matter.这无关紧要。

She told him there was nothing the matter.她告诉他没什么问题。

Carole, what's the matter? You don't seem happy.卡萝尔, 怎么啦？你看上去不高兴。

What's the matter with him?他怎么了？

What's the matter with your office?你的办公室出什么事情了？

His eyes were gummy with some yellowish matter.他的双眼肿了, 并有一些黄色分泌物。

He'd not seen her, nor for that matter had anyone else.他没有见到她, 而且别人也都没有见到她。

A great deal of hard work was done and, for that matter, is continuing.大量繁重的工作已经完成, 而且还要接着做下去。

'Didn't you ever read the book?' Keating shook his head. 'Well, no matter.'“你读过这本书吗？”基廷摇摇头。“哦, 算了。”

'Shoddy workmanship these days,' he remarked. 'No matter, it will still bear my weight.'“现如今的做工实在是差劲。”他说, “不过无所谓了, 好歹还撑得住我的体重。”

I'll do it no matter what.我是无论如何都会做的。

He had decided to publish the manuscript no matter what.他已经决定无论如何都要将手稿付印。

I vowed then, no matter what, I would never be like those people.那时我发誓说, 不管发生什么, 我绝不会像那些人一样。

No matter what the excuse, you must not be late.不管有什么理由, 你一定不要迟到。

No matter what your age, you can lose weight by following this program.不论年龄大小, 都可以按照这套方案来减肥。

Any dog bite, no matter how small, needs immediate medical attention.任何狗咬的伤口, 无论多么小, 都需要立刻就医处理。

no matter who you are or where you're from不论你是谁或是从哪里来

Your happiness is the only thing that matters.你的快乐是唯一要紧的事情。

A lot of the food goes on the floor but that doesn't matter.很多食物都撒在地板上, 不过没有关系。

The colour of our skin has never mattered.肤色从来都不重要。

As long as staff are smart, it does not matter how long their hair is.员工只要聪明, 头发留多长都没有关系。

Does it matter that people don't know this?人们对此不了解, 这有关系吗？

It matters a lot to me.这对我至关重要。

Money is the only thing that matters to them.他们就认钱。

Shall I phone today or tomorrow?—Whenever, it doesn't matter.我是今天打电话还是明天打？——什么时候都行, 随便。

Steve, what do you want?—Coke, Pepsi, it doesn't matter.史蒂夫, 你想喝什么？——可口可乐, 百事可乐, 随便什么都行。

Did I wake you?—Yes, but it doesn't matter.我把你吵醒了吧？——是的, 不过没关系。

I can't give you the money today.—It doesn't matter.我今天给不了你钱。——不要紧。