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IELTS BNC: 499 COCA: 641

material

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ldoce_218_jma·te·ri·al1 /məˈtɪəriəl $ -ˈtɪr-/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1 [countableC, uncountableU]TIMD cloth used for making clothes, curtains etc 料子,衣料,布料 SYN fabric
 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
5  See picture of chrome toaster 镀铬烤面包机, gold watch 金表, silver bracelet 银手镯 ...
2 [countableC, uncountableU]TI a 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
4  See picture of 见图 material
3 [uncountableU] (also materials [plural])TDO something/TAKE ACTION 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 [uncountableU]INFORMATION information or ideas used in books, films etc 〔书、电影等中的〕素材
 His act contains a lot of new material.
他的表演中包含许多新的内容。
material for
 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 GOOD ENOUGHJOB/WORKsomeone 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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nTHESAURUS
for making clothes etc
material noun [countableC, uncountableU] cloth used for making clothes, curtains etc
She bought some pretty dress material.
fabric noun [uncountableU] cloth used for making clothes, curtains etc
Man-made fabrics such as polyester are easy to wash and iron.
furnishing fabrics
cloth noun [uncountableU] woven material, especially material made from natural substances such as cotton and wool, which has not yet been made into any other products
The main trade was the production of woollen cloth.
textiles noun [plural] formal a general word for all types of cloth – used especially when talking about the business of producing and selling them
Textiles are one of Mexico’s main exports.
the textile industry
a solid or liquid substance
material noun [countableC, uncountableU] a substance, especially one that can be used for making things
building materials
The island has to import oil and other raw materials (=materials used for making things).
radioactive material
substance noun [countableC] a type of material such as a chemical or a mineral
The green colour of the leaf is due to a substance called chlorophyll.
Dioxin is one of the most toxic substances known to man.
matter noun [uncountableU] formal a type of substance – used especially in the following phrases
waste matter from the body
It is important to add plenty of organic matter to the soil.
People throw away lots of vegetable matter.
stuff noun [uncountableU] informal a substance – used especially when you do not know exactly what it is
What’s that sticky stuff on the floor?
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Related topics: Law
material2 ●○○ adjectiveadj [usually before noun]  
1 NEEDrelating 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 OPP spiritual
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 REAL/NOT FALSE OR ARTIFICIALrelating to the real world and physical objects, rather than religious or spiritual things 物质的,实体的,有形的 OPP spiritual
 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 lawSCL important and needing to be considered when making a decision 重要的,需予以考虑的 OPP irrelevant
 material evidence
重要证据
material to
 facts material to the investigation
对调查很重要的事实
4 IMPORTANT formal important and having a noticeable effect 重大并有显著影响的 OPP immaterial
materially
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From Longman Business Dictionary
materialma·te·ri·al /məˈtɪəriəl-ˈtɪr-/ noun [countableC usually plural]
something you need to make or do something
A shortage of building materials compounded escalating costs.
raw material
Origin material2
(1300-1400) Late Latin materialis, from Latin materia; → MATTER1
IELTS BNC: 499 COCA: 641
material

noun¹

1cloth布料ADJECTIVE | ... OF MATERIAL ADJECTIVEcoarse, rough, thick粗劣的/粗糙的/厚實的布料fine, silky, soft, thin精緻的布料;絲質的布料;柔軟的布料;薄布料woven機織的布料... OF MATERIALpiece, scrap, strip一塊/一小塊/一窄條布料A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material.做百衲被是利用零碎布料的好辦法。
material

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2substance物質ADJECTIVE | VERB + MATERIAL ADJECTIVEcombustible, flammable, hazardous, inflammable, nuclear, radioactive, toxic可燃物;危險品;易燃物;核材料;放射性物質;有毒物質primary, raw主要材料;原料Higher raw material costs have pushed up the price of many manufactured goods.原材料成本的提高推高了很多製成品的價格。natural, organic, plant天然材料;有機材料;植物原料the decomposition of dead organic material such as vegetation植物等有機物質死亡後的降解recyclable, recycled可回收物;再生材料artificial, man-made, synthetic人造材料;合成材料composite複合材料The artificial turf is laid onto a rubber composite material.人造草皮覆蓋在橡膠複合材料上。biological, genetic生物/基因材料We have 98% of the same genetic material as chimpanzees.我們有 98% 的基因材料與黑猩猩相同。industrial工業材料building, construction建築材料a storeroom full of building materials裝滿建築材料的庫房original原先的材料Many of the original materials were reused in the restoration of the building.有很多原先的材料重新用在了該建築物的修復之中。art, drawing, writing藝術材料;繪畫材料;書寫用品Prisoners were not allowed writing materials.囚犯不容許使用紙筆。VERB + MATERIALcontain, incorporate, use含有/包含/使用物質The corn contains genetically modified material.這種玉米含有轉基因物質。
material

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3written, printed, or recorded matter文字材料;印刷品;音像材料ADJECTIVE | VERB + MATERIAL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEfascinating, good, relevant, useful吸引人的素材;好素材;相關資料;有用的素材source原始資料The letters were used as source material in this new biography.這本新傳記把這些信件用作原始資料。original原始素材The magazine contains not one bit of original material.這本雜誌中無任何原創素材。classified, confidential, sensitive機密/保密/敏感資料copyright, copyrighted受版權保護的資料printed印刷資料The collection includes objects and printed material.這批收藏品包括實物和印刷資料。unpublished未發表的資料reading閱讀材料This is not really suitable reading material for a young child.這份閱讀材料的確不適合年幼的孩子。educational, instructional, reference, teaching教材;講義;參考資料marketing, promotional營銷/宣傳推廣資料additional, bonus, extra, supplemental, supplementary補充資料;附贈資料The DVD includes some great supplementary material.這張數字光碟包含一些寶貴的補充資料。archival, biographical, historical檔案/傳記/歷史資料The library has a wealth of old photographs and other archival material.圖書館裏有豐富的老照片及其他檔案資料。explicit, indecent, obscene, pornographic露骨的性愛素材;淫穢素材;色情資料He was convicted of importing indecent material.他因進口淫穢書刊被判罪。VERB + MATERIALcollect, find, gather, get hold of收集素材;找到素材;搜集資料;獲得資料He's collecting material for a new book on space travel.他正在為一本關於太空旅行的新書收集素材。I can't find any relevant material on him in the library.我在圖書館找不到他的任何相關資料。contain, include包括⋯材料This new biography contains a wealth of previously unpublished material.這部新傳記包含大量以前未公開的材料。produce, publish製作資料;出版材料PREPOSITIONmaterial for⋯需要的資料useful material for a documentary紀錄片需要的有用資料material on關於⋯的資料original material on the First World War一戰的原始資料
IELTS BNC: 499 COCA: 641
material noun
material (building materials) equipment (cleaning/teaching materials) fabric (a piece of material) information (collect material for a novel)
material adj.
relevant
material

noun

material ♦︎ substance ♦︎ chemical ♦︎ gas ♦︎ liquid ♦︎ fluid ♦︎ stuff ♦︎ matter ♦︎ solid ♦︎ elementThese are all words for sth from which other things are made. 这些词均表示材料、原料、物质。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a natural material / substance / chemical / gasa chemical substance / elementorganic material / substances / chemicals / liquid / matter / elementsradioactive material / substances / chemicals / gas / liquid / matter / elementsa toxic material / substance / chemical / gas / liquid / elementa flammable material / substance / gas / liquid(a) sticky substance / stuff / liquid / fluid / solidwaste material / chemicals / gas / matter material [countable, uncountable] something that things can be made from 材料;原料Toxic chemicals and other materials have been found.已查出有毒化学品和其他原料。There were bricks, sand and other building materials in the courtyard.院子里有砖、沙子和其他建筑材料。Oil is the raw material for plastic.石油是生产塑料的原料。 substance [countable] a material that has particular qualities 物质;物品Psychoactive drugs are chemical substances that act on the brain.精神药物是作用于大脑的化学物质。Substances can be divided into elements, compounds and mixtures.物质可分为元素、化合物和混合物。 chemical [countable] a substance obtained by or used in a chemical process (= a process that involves changes to molecules or atoms) 化学制品;化学品This chemical is often used to make cleaning products.这种化学品常用来制作清洁产品。Hormones are chemicals that are released in the body and control many important functions.激素是体内释放的化学物质,调控很多重要的机能。 gas [countable, uncountable] any substance like air that is neither a solid nor a liquid, for example hydrogen or oxygen 气体Air is a mixture of gases.空气为混合气体。Producing methane gas from organic waste is another extremely practical use of resources.利用有机废物生产沼气是另一种极为切实可行的利用资源的方法。 liquid [countable, uncountable] a substance that flows freely and is not a solid or a gas, for example water or oil 液体She offered me a cup containing a dark brown liquid.她递给我一杯深棕色的液体。As the air became warmer the droplets of liquid turned to invisible water vapour.随着空气变热,液滴转化成看不见的水蒸气。 liquid

adjective

Water is liquid at room temperature.水在室温下是液态的。The samples were frozen in liquid nitrogen.这些样本冷冻在液态氮中。OPP solid solid
fluid ˈfluːɪd [countable, uncountable] (formal or technical 术语) a liquid; a substance that can flow 液体;流体;液The doctor told him to drink plenty of fluids.医生嘱咐他多喝流质。The attacker's DNA pattern was identified from a sample of body fluid.袭击者的DNA图谱从体液样本中鉴定了出来。Although a fluid is usually a liquid, it can be any substance which can flow, for example a gas or a liquid containing small solid pieces. 尽管fluid通常是liquid,但也有可能是任何流动的物质,如气体或含小块固体的液体。 stuff [uncountable] (informal) used to refer to a substance or material when you do not know the name, when the name is not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about (用于事物名称不详、无关紧要或所指事物明显时)东西,物品,玩意儿What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet?地毯上那黏糊糊的都是什么玩意儿?The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff.那些椅子包了某种塑料膜。This wine is good stuff.这酒不错。 (disapproving) I don't know how you can eat that stuff.我不明白你怎么能吃那种东西。 see also stuff thing 3 , thing thing 2 matter [uncountable] (formal or physics 物理) a substance or things of a particular sort; physical substance in general that everything in the world consists of; not mind or spirit (某种)东西,物品,材料;(统称)物质The soil is rich in organic matter.这里的土壤富含有机物。She didn't approve of their choice of reading matter.她不赞同他们挑选的阅读材料。The behaviour of matter can be quantified by measures such as weight.物质的特性可以用重量等度量单位来作量化描述。 solid [countable] a substance or object that is hard or firm, not a liquid or gas 固体Is calcium carbonate normally a solid or a liquid?碳酸钙在通常情况下是固体还是液体?The baby is not yet on solids (= eating solid food).那婴儿还不能吃固体食物。 see also solid solid adj. element [countable] (chemistry 化学) a simple chemical substance that consists of atoms of only one type and cannot be split by chemical means into a simpler substance. Gold, oxygen and carbon are all elements. 元素(如金、氧、碳)All chemical substances, whether elements, compounds or mixtures, are made up of three types of particles.所有化学物质,无论是元素、化合物还是混合物,都由三种粒子构成。
IELTS BNC: 499 COCA: 641
material
Relating to cloth and fabric: cloth, material, fabric...
General words for materials and substances: substance, material, powder...
Relevant and appropriate: relevant, appropriate, applicable...
Relating to money and possessions: financial, economic, fiscal...
Real and seeming real: real, true, genuine...
Important: important, major, key...

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