1. | [c] 课题；事情；问题a subject or situation that you must consider or deal with |
It's a private matter. 这是件私事儿。 | |
They had important matters to discuss. 他们有些重要的问题要讨论。 | |
She may need your help with some business matters. 她也许需要你帮助处理一些生意方面的事情。 | |
I always consulted him on matters of policy. 我总是向他咨询一些政策问题。 | |
It's a matter for the police(= for them to deal with) . 这事须由警方处理。 | |
That's a matter for you to take up with your boss. 这个问题你得去和你的老板进行交涉。 | |
Let's get on with the matter in hand(= what we need to deal with now) . 我们继续解决手头的问题吧。 | |
I wasn't prepared to let the matter drop(= stop discussing it) . 我没打算把这件事搁下不提。 | |
It was no easy matter getting him to change his mind. 让他改变主意可不是件容易的事儿。 | |
It should have been a simple matter to check. 检查核对本来应该是件简单的事情。 | |
And then there's the little matter of the fifty pounds you owe me. 还有件小事儿，你欠我五十英镑呢。 | |
It was a matter of some concern to most of those present(= something they were worried about) . 这是当时在场的多数人关心的问题。 | |
I did not feel that we had got to the heart of the matter(= the most important part) . 我认为我们还没有触及问题的关键。 | |
And that is the crux of the matter(= the most important thing about the situation) . 这就是问题的症结所在。 |
2. | [pl] 事态；当前的状况the present situation, or the situation that you are talking about |
Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to improve matters. 很遗憾，我们无力改善目前的状况。 | |
I'd forgotten the keys, which didn't help matters . 我忘记带钥匙了，这让我情况更糟。 | |
Matters were made worse by a fire in the warehouse. 仓库失火使得事态更为严重。 | |
And then, to make matters worse , his parents turned up. 接着，更糟糕的是，他的父母亲来了。 | |
I decided to take matters into my own hands(= deal with the situation myself) . 我决定亲自处理问题。 | |
Matters came to a head(= the situation became very difficult) with his resignation. 随着他的辞职，局面恶化得难以收拾。 |
3. | [sing] （用于询问某人的情况）used (to ask) if sb is upset, unhappy, etc. or if there is a problem |
What's the matter? Is there something wrong? 怎么了？出了什么事儿吗？ | |
Is anything the matter ? 有什么问题吗？ | |
Is something the matter with Bob? He seems very down. 鲍勃有什么事儿吧？他好像情绪很低落。 | |
There's something the matter with my eyes. 我的眼睛出了点毛病。 | |
‘We've bought a new TV.’ ‘What was the matter with the old one?’ “我们买了台新电视。”“那台旧的怎么了？” | |
What's the matter with you today(= why are you behaving like this) ? 你今天是怎么了？ |
4. | [sing] 关乎…的事情a situation that involves sth or depends on sth |
Learning to drive is all a matter of coordination. 学开车主要是靠协调。 | |
Planning a project is just a matter of working out the right order to do things in. 规划一个项目就是要设计出正确的工作顺序。 | |
That's not a problem. It's simply a matter of letting people know in time. 这没问题，不就是及时通知大家吗。 | |
Some people prefer the older version to the new one. It's a matter of taste . 有些人喜欢老版本而不喜欢新版本。这只是个趣味问题。 | |
She resigned over a matter of principle . 她因为原则问题而辞职。 | |
The government must deal with this as a matter of urgency . 政府必须将此事当作紧急的事情来处理。 | |
Just as a matter of interest(= because it is interesting, not because it is important) , how much did you pay for it? 我只是感兴趣，你这是花多少钱买的？ | |
‘I think this is the best so far.’ ‘Well, that's a matter of opinion(= other people may think differently) . “我认为这是迄今为止最好的。”“唔，仁者见仁，智者见智嘛。” |
5. | [u] （统称）物质physical substance in general that everything in the world consists of; not mind or spirit |
to study the properties of matter 研究物质的属性 |
6. | [u] （某种）东西，物品，材料a substance or things of a particular sort |
Add plenty of organic matter to improve the soil. 施用大量的有机肥料以改良土壤。 | |
elimination of waste matter from the body 体内废物的排除 | |
She didn't approve of their choice of reading matter . 她不赞同他们选用的阅读材料。 |
It's a nice place. We've stayed there ourselves, as a matter of fact. 那个地方不错。事实上，我们在那儿待过。 |
‘I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?’ ‘No, as a matter of fact I'll be staying for another two years.’ “我想你快要离开了吧？”“不。事实上，我还要再待两年呢。” |
It's a nice place. We've stayed there ourselves, as a matter of fact. 那个地方不错。事实上，我们在那儿待过。 |
‘I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?’ ‘No, as a matter of fact I'll be staying for another two years.’ “我想你快要离开了吧？”“不。事实上，我还要再待两年呢。” |
I know which area they live in, but whether I can find their house is a different matter. 我知道他们住在哪一地区，但能不能找到他们的房子则是另外一回事了。 |
I know which area they live in, but whether I can find their house is a different matter. 我知道他们住在哪一地区，但能不能找到他们的房子则是另外一回事了。 |
I didn't like it much. Nor did the kids, for that matter. 我不怎么喜欢它。孩子们也同样不喜欢。 |
I didn't like it much. Nor did the kids, for that matter. 我不怎么喜欢它。孩子们也同样不喜欢。 |
It's only a matter of time before they bring out their own version of the software. 他们推出自己的软件只是个时间问题。 |
It's only a matter of time before they bring out their own version of the software. 他们推出自己的软件只是个时间问题。 |
We always check people's addresses as a matter of course. 我们总是照例检查一下人们的地址。 |
We always check people's addresses as a matter of course. 我们总是照例检查一下人们的地址。 |
It was all over in a matter of minutes. 几分钟就全部结束了。 | |
The bullet missed her by a matter of inches. 子弹几乎擦着她的身体飞过。 |
It was all over in a matter of minutes. 几分钟就全部结束了。 | |
The bullet missed her by a matter of inches. 子弹几乎擦着她的身体飞过。 |
They don't last long no matter how careful you are. 不管你如何小心，这些东西都维持不了很久。 | |
Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is. 无论什么时间，你到了那儿就给我打电话。 |
They don't last long no matter how careful you are. 不管你如何小心，这些东西都维持不了很久。 | |
Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is. 无论什么时间，你到了那儿就给我打电话。 |
1. | [i][t] 事关紧要；要紧；有重大影响to be important or have an important effect on sb/sth |
The children matter more to her than anything else in the world. 对于她来说，在这个世界上没有比孩子更重要的了。 | |
‘What did you say?’ ‘Oh, it doesn't matter(= it is not important enough to repeat) .’ “你说什么？”“噢，没什么。” | |
‘I'm afraid I forgot that book again.’ ‘It doesn't matter(= it is not important enough to worry about) .’ “很抱歉，我又忘了把那本书带来了。”“没事儿。” | |
What does it matter if I spent $100 on it─it's my money! 我花 100 元钱买这东西有什么关系，那是我的钱！ | |
As long as you're happy, that's all that matters . 你幸福就行了，这才是最重要的。 | |
After his death, nothing seemed to matter any more. 他死了以后，好像一切都无所谓了。 | |
He's been in prison, you know─ not that it matters(= that information does not affect my opinion of him) . 你知道，他坐过牢，可那倒无关紧要。 | |
Does it really matter who did it? 是谁干的真的很重要吗？ | |
It doesn't matter to me what you do. 你做什么我无所谓。 | |
It didn't matter that the weather was bad. 天气不好并没什么影响。 |
