1. | [u][c] 布料cloth used for making clothes, curtains, etc. |
a piece of material 一块布料 | |
‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’ “这件连衣裙是用什么料子做的？”“棉布。” |
2. | [c][u] 材料；原料a substance that things can be made from |
building materials(= bricks, sand, glass, etc.) 建筑材料 |
3. | [c][usupl][u] （某一活动所需的）材料things that are needed in order to do a particular activity |
teaching materials 教材 | |
The company produces its own training material. 公司自行编写培训教材。 | |
The teacher saw her as good university material(= good enough to go to university). 老师认为她是块上大学的料。 |
4. | [u] 素材；用以创作的材料（或构想）information or ideas used in books, etc. |
She's collecting material for her latest novel. 她在为其最新的小说收集素材。 |
5. | [u] 节目；曲目；剧目items used in a performance |
The band played all new material at the gig. 在现场音乐会上，乐队演奏的都是新曲目。 |
1. | [obn] 物质的，实际的（非精神需求的）connected with money, possessions, etc. rather than with the needs of the mind or spirit |
material comforts 物质享受 | |
changes in your material circumstances 物质环境的改变 |
2. | [obn] 物质的；客观存在的connected with the physical world rather than with the mind or spirit |
the material world 物质世界 |
3. | 重要的；必要的important and needing to be considered |
material evidence 重要的证据 | |
She omitted information that was material to the case. 她遗漏了此案的重要资料。 |
