matters
英 ['mætəz] 美 ['mætəz]

n.

物质( matter的名词复数 )；（讨论、考虑等的）问题；重要性；事件

v.

要紧( matter的第三人称单数 )；化脓；有重大影响；有重要性

英英释义

matter[ 'mætəz ]

• n.
  • that which has mass and occupies space

    "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"

    同义词：substance

  • a vaguely specified concern

    "several matters to attend to"

    同义词：affairthing

  • some situation or event that is thought about

    "it is a matter for the police"

    同义词：topicsubjectissue

  • a problem

    "is anything the matter?"

  • (used with negation) having consequence

    "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"

  • written works (especially in books or magazines)

    "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"

• v.have weight; have import, carry weight

  "It does not matter much"

  同义词：countweigh

词组短语

make matters worse使事情更糟；使情况更困难或更危险

matters need attention注意事项

technical matters技术问题

trivial matters 无关重要的事情（trivial matter的复数形式）

money matters货币贸易；钱财问题

family matters家庭对抗，家庭事项

environmental matters环境；环境问题

更多收起词组短语

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Let us turn to less weighty matters.
   让我们换个话题谈谈不那么严重的事情吧。
2. Don't waste time on these lesser matters.
   别把时间浪费在那些无关紧要的事情上。

权威例句

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