mat*ter["mÏtE] Ⅰ n 物质；[C]某种物质：acolouring ~ 着色剂；色料.solid(liquid,gaseous) ~ 固（液，气）体.M~ occupies space. 物质占据空间.M~ is primaryand mind is secondary. 物质第一性，精神第二性.[[反]spirit等]（书籍、演说等）实质；内容：Perfection of form cannot excuse poverty of ~.不能用形式的完整来辩解内容的贫乏.The ~ in your essay is goodbut the style is deplorable. 你文章的内容很好，但是体裁太糟糕了.[[反]manner,style 等]文件 （＝things printed or written）:printed ~ 印刷品.postal ~ 邮件.reading~ 读物.事情；问题；讨论题；[复]情况，事态：a money ~ (＝ a ~ of money) 金钱问题.a ~ in dispute(questions)争执中的问题. It's (a) ~ forcongratulation (regret.) 这是件可喜（遗憾）的事.It's no laughing ~. 这可不是开玩笑的事.There are several ~s to deal withat the committee meeting.有几件事要在委员会上讨论.make~s worse 使情况恶化.M~s aredifferent.情形有所不同.How have ~sstood?情况怎样? 大事；要事：What ~? 什么要事? no ~ 无关紧要：No~ !不碍事!It is (makes) no ~whether you get there early or late.无论你早到迟到，都不要紧.[the ~]麻烦（事）；毛病（＝trouble）:What's the ~?（出了）什么事?怎么了?What's the ~ with you? 你怎么了?Nothing is the ~ with me (＝Thereis nothing the ~ with me). （我）没什么.理由，根据：no ~ for wonder 没有惊奇的理由.【医】脓；【印】原稿；排版.||a hanging ~可处绞刑的罪.a ~ in hand当前（眼前）的问题.~ of1）...的问题：a ~ of life and death 生死攸关的问题.2）...左右；...上下：a ~ often miles (years) 十英里（年）左右.a ~ of course 理所当然的事情.a ~ of fact1）事实，事实问题：It is a ~ of fact,not a ~ of opinion.这是事实问题，不是看法（理论）问题.2）【法】按证据来判定可靠与否的陈述.a ~ ofrecord有案可查的事.as a ~ of fact 事实上，其实：As a ~ of fact,I know nothing about the ~. [见 ~?of?fact]as ~s stand (＝ as the ~ stands1) 照目前情况.for that ~ (＝ for the ~ of that) 讲到那件事；关于那一点.in the ~ of关于...；就...而论：He isstrict in the ~ of discipline. 在纪律方面他是严格的.no ~ how (what,when, which,who,where ...)不管怎样（什么，什么时候，哪一个，谁，什么地方）：Don't trust him,no ~ what (＝whatever)he says or does.不管他说什么或做什么，都不要信任他.It is not true,no ~ who (= whoever) may say so. 不管谁那样讲，都不是真的.Ⅱvi [通常只用于否定、疑问或条件句中]要紧：It doesn't ~.这不碍事.Itdoes not ~ (if...).（即使...也）不要紧.What does it ~? （这）有什么关系呢?It ~s little tome. 这对我无所谓.化脓：The cut got dirty and aftera few days began to ~. 伤口弄脏了，几天后开始化脓.
matter 在TOEFL曾经作为词汇题考过。考的是其动词意思——重要（it does not matter)
对应的词汇好象是count（做动词时有1, count up; 2, include(count sb. among); 3,be allowed/valid(sth do not count), 4, count oneself lucky; 5, important(count for much);6, be able to count sb on one hand; 7, don't count your chickens(before they're hatched); 8, count the cost; 9, who is counting?/who cares?
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