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BNC: 370 COCA: 528
matternounuk/ˈmæt.ər/ us/ˈmæt̬.ɚ/

matter noun SITUATION

B2 [ C ] a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered事情，事件

Could I talk to you about a personal matter?我能和你谈件私事吗？
Allen denied any knowledge of the matter.艾伦否认对此事知情。
Please phone me back - it's a matter of some importance.你能给我回电话吗——有比较重要的事。
Talking about the world's problems is one thing, but solving them is another matter altogether (= is completely different).谈论世界所面临的问题是一回事，而解决它们却完全是另一回事。
matters [ plural ]

the situation being dealt with or being discussed（正在处理或考虑的）问题

Her resignation is not going to help matters.她的辞职无助于解决问题。
to make matters worse

B2 used to say that something has made a bad or difficult situation worse使情况更糟的是

Three of our players were ill, and to make matters worse, our main scorer had broken his ankle.我们的3名队员病了，更糟的是，主要得分手摔断了脚踝。
be a matter of confidence, luck, waiting, etc.

C2 If something is a matter of confidence, luck, waiting, etc. that is all you need for it to happen.只需信心／运气／等待等

Baking a cake isn't difficult - it's just a matter of following the recipe.烤蛋糕并不难——只需照着烹饪指南做就行。
be no laughing matter

C2 to be very serious and not a situation that people should joke about需严肃对待的事，不是开玩笑的事

Being arrested by the police is no laughing matter.被警方逮捕可不是开玩笑的事。

More examples

It's all right working with him, but living with him would be a different matter altogether.

The government decided to hold a public enquiry into the matter.

The whole matter is further complicated by the fact that Amanda and Jo refuse to speak to each other.

This is a matter of great concern to the general public.

You're not going to help matters by lying there sobbing!

matter noun PROBLEM

the matter [ S ]

A2 the reason for pain, worry, or a problem麻烦事，问题；毛病

What's the matter? Why are you crying?怎么了？你为什么哭？
What's the matter with your hand? It's bleeding.你的手怎么了？都流血了。
Is anything the matter?有什么麻烦吗？
I don't know what the matter is with the car, but it won't start.我不知道这车出了什么毛病，但就是发动不起来。

More examples

What's the matter with Lulu?

I don't know what's the matter with this phone.

You look upset - is anything the matter?

Why do you need another computer? What's the matter with the one you've got?

Julie was crying, but she wouldn't say what the matter was.

matter noun SUBSTANCE

[ U ] physical substance in the universe物质

Some scientists believe that there is about ten times as much matter in the universe as astronomers have observed.有些科学家认为，宇宙中的物质约有天文学家所观测到的10倍之多。

[ U ] a substance of a particular kind（某一类）物质

Most vegetable matter is compostable.绝大部分蔬菜都可以用作堆肥。
There's no waste matter left over.没有任何浪费的东西剩下。

matter noun TYPE

C2 [ U ] a substance or things of a particular type（某一类）物品

advertising/printed matter广告材料／印刷品
Do you find the subject matter of the book (= the subject that the book deals with) interesting?你觉得这本书的主题内容有趣吗？

matter noun SMALL AMOUNT

C2 [ S ] used in expressions describing how small an amount or period of time is（表示数量或时间之少）大约，左右

The interview was over in a matter of minutes.采访约几分钟就结束了。
She complained he had short-changed her, but it was only a matter of a few pence.她说他少找她钱了，其实只差了几便士而已。

Idiom(s)

as a matter of course
as a matter of fact
be (only) a matter of time
be a matter of life and/or death
be a matter of opinion
be a matter of record
for that matter
the matter in hand
no matter
no matter what, when, why, etc.
take matters into your own hands
that's a matter of opinion
matterverb [ I ]uk/ˈmæt.ər/ us/ˈmæt̬.ɚ/

B2 to be important, or to affect what happens要紧，重要，有关系

We were late but it didn't seem to matter.我们迟到了，不过看来不要紧。
"What did you say?" "Oh, it doesn't matter."“你说什么？”“哦，没什么要紧的。”
[ + question word ] It doesn't matter what you wear - just as long as you come.只要你来，穿什么都没关系。
[ + that ] It didn't matter that our best player was injured after ten minutes - we still won.我们最好的球员比赛开始10分钟就受伤了——但这无碍大局，我们还是赢了。
I know Charles doesn't think this project is important, but it matters to me.我知道查尔斯并不看重这个项目，但它对我来说很重要。

More examples

Oh just put it anywhere - it doesn't matter where.

Her health is what matters - the cost of the treatment is of secondary importance.

It's the sum total of what you eat over a long period that matters and not what you consume in a day.

The only thing that matters is that the baby is healthy.

It doesn't matter if you fail, just do your best.

BNC: 370 COCA: 528
matter

noun¹

 1subject/situation that must be dealt with必須處理的問題或情況ADJECTIVE | VERB + MATTER | MATTER + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤important, pressing, serious, urgent, weighty重要的問題；緊迫的問題；重大的情況◇He left, saying he had pressing matters to attend to.他走了，說有些緊急的事情要去處理。◇The question of his innocence is a weighty matter for this court.他是否清白是本庭所要解決的關鍵問題。➤➤complex, complicated, controversial, delicate, difficult, sensitive複雜的問題；有爭議的問題；微妙的問題；難題；敏感的問題◇I wasn't sure how to approach the delicate matter of pay.我不知道該如何處理薪酬這個微妙的問題。➤simple, trifling, trivial簡單的問題；小事；瑣事◇It is then a simple matter to print off the data you have collected.然後只要把你收集的數據打印出來就行了。➤no easy, no simple絕非易事；並不簡單的問題◇It is no simple matter starting a new business.創業絕非易事。➤practical實際問題◇They've agreed in theory, but now we need to discuss practical matters.他們在理論上是同意了，但現在我們需要討論實際問題。➤family, personal, private家事；私事▸➤subject論題◇His articles deal with a wide range of subject matter.他的文章涉及的論題很廣。➤economic, environmental, financial, legal, political, procedural, religious, spiritual, technical經濟／環境／金融／法律／政治／程序性／宗教／精神層面的／技術問題➤routine例行程序◇The rest of the meeting was taken up by routine matters.會議剩下的內容就全是一些例行程序了。➤related相關問題◇They talk mostly about work and related matters.他們談的主要是工作和與之相關的問題。➤different, other另一回事◇I don't mind lizards, but snakes are a different matter.我不怕蜥蜴，但蛇就不同了。VERB + MATTER➤bring up, broach, raise提出問題◇I thought I'd better broach the matter with my boss.我想最好還是跟老闆提一下這件事。◇The matter will be raised at our next meeting.這個問題將在我們下次的會議上提出。➤address, debate, discuss, go into, take up探討問題；辯論問題；討論問題；談及問題◇I don't really want to go into this matter now.我現在真不想談這個問題。➤press, pursue, take further敦促解決問題；進一步深究問題◇After legal advice I chose to take the matter further.找律師咨詢後我決定要進一步深究這個問題。➤drop不再提起⋯◇His lawyer advised him to drop the matter.他的律師建議他別再追究這件事。➤consider, examine, investigate, look at, look into, tackle考慮問題；調查問題；研究問題；處理情況▸➤clarify, clear up, decide, resolve, settle澄清問題；決定事情；解決問題◇It's a relief to have the matter settled.這個問題得到解決，讓人舒了一口氣。➤approach, deal with, handle, treat（着手）處理問題◇Police are treating the matter as a murder investigation.警察把這件事按兇殺案進行調查。MATTER + VERB➤be related to, pertain to (formal) , relate to問題與⋯相關／屬於⋯範圍／關係到⋯◇She was a great source of knowledge on matters relating to nutrition.有關營養的問題上，從她那裏可以獲得豐富的知識。PREPOSITION➤in a/the matter在事務中◇I don't have much experience in these matters.在這些事情上我沒有什麼經驗。◇Do I have any choice in the matter?在這件事情上我有選擇嗎？➤on a/the matter關於問題◇Speak to your manager if you need help on this matter.如果你在這件事情上需要幫助，就跟你的經理談。➤matter for應由⋯負責的事務◇The incident is definitely a matter for the police.這一事件肯定應由警方來解決。➤matter of⋯的事情◇It's a matter of concern to all of us.這件事情我們大家都很關心。◇We discussed the matter of whether or not to hire a bus.我們討論了是否要租輛大巴的問題。◇Getting the effect you want is a matter of trial and error.要得到想要的效果需要反複試驗。PHRASES➤the crux of the matter, the heart of the matter (= the most important part of a subject/situation) 問題的核心▸➤let the matter drop, let the matter go, let the matter rest不再提起⋯；讓⋯告一段落◇She refused to let the matter rest.她不肯讓這件事就此了結。➤the matter in hand手頭的事情◇Let's concentrate on the matter in hand for now, and leave other issues till later.咱們先把精力放在手頭的事情上，其他問題留待以後再說吧。➤be no laughing matter不是鬧着玩兒的事◇The safety of his family was no laughing matter.他家人的安危可非同兒戲。
matter

noun²

 2matters situation you are in身處的情況VERB + MATTERS➤complicate, confuse, make worse, not help使事態複雜化；把事情搞亂；使事情變得更糟；對事態沒有幫助◇It didn't help matters that I had a terrible cold.我得了重感冒，於事無補。◇To make matters worse, my friend then lost her keys.更為糟糕的是，我的朋友又弄丟了她自己的鑰匙。➤simplify簡化事態◇Let me simplify matters by giving you my answer now.我來使事情簡單一點兒，現在就答覆你吧。➤arrange安排事情◇She always arranges matters to suit herself.她總是以自己的方便來安排事情。
matter

noun³

 3substance物質ADJECTIVE➤solid固體物質▸➤organic, vegetable有機物；植物性物質◇composed entirely of organic matter完全由有機物構成➤inanimate, inorganic無生命物質；無機物➤decaying腐爛物質➤dark (science科學) 暗物質▸➤printed, reading印刷品；讀物
matter

verb

ADVERB | VERB + MATTER | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤a great deal, a lot, greatly, really很要緊；非常重要◇These things matter a lot to young children.這些事對小孩子來說很要緊。➤hardly, little (formal) , not much, scarcely (especially BrE) 不大要緊；無關緊要；沒什麼打緊◇She could find a job. It hardly mattered what.她能夠找到工作，至於什麼工作無關緊要。➤no longer, not any more不再重要VERB + MATTER➤not seem to似乎不重要◇Somehow it didn't seem to matter much any more.不知怎的，這似乎已經不大重要了。PREPOSITION➤about⋯要緊◇It doesn't matter about the mess.亂一點兒沒關係。➤to對⋯有關係◇It didn't matter to her that he was blind.他是個盲人，但她不介意。PHRASES➤not matter a/one bit, not matter a/one jot, not matter a/one whit (especially NAmE) 一點兒都不要緊◇It doesn't matter one whit what their ethnic background is.他們的種族背景是什麼絲毫沒有關係。
BNC: 370 COCA: 528
matter noun
⇨ issue (a matter for the police) ⇨ material (organic matter) ⇨ problem (What's the matter?)
BNC: 370 COCA: 528
matter
Something that you are discussing: referent, matter, issue...
Words used to describe difficult situations: stormy, acrimonious, uneasy...
General words for situations and circumstances: situation, circumstance, conditions...
General words for materials and substances: substance, material, powder...
Infection and fighting infection: antibody, biosecurity, candida...
Moments and short periods of time: moment, second, instant...
To be important, or to give something importance: matter, figure, emphasize...

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