| 单词 | material |
| 释义 | nounadjective🔑 ma·ter·ialBrE /məˈtɪəriəl/ NAmE /məˈtɪriəl/ noun 🔑 [U , C ]cloth used for making clothes , curtains , etc .布料SYN fabric◆ 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。”fabriccloth ⬥ material ⬥ textileThese are all words for woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc., used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture.以上各词均指织物、布料。fabricwoven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc., used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture指织物、布料：◆cotton fabric棉织物◆furnishing fabrics室内装饰织物NOTE Fabric is often fairly strong material, and is often used when talking about covering furniture or making curtains. * fabric 常指较结实的材料，常用于指盖家具、做窗帘的织物。clothfabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc.指织物、布料：◆His bandages had been made from strips of cloth.他的绷带是用布条做的。NOTE Cloth is often fairly light material, especially in a form that has not been printed, treated, or prepared for use in any way. Cloth is frequently used in talking about buying and selling woven material. * cloth 常指较轻的材料，尤指尚未印花、处理或加工的织物。cloth 常指买卖的织物、布料。materialfabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc.指布料：◆'What material is this dress made of?' 'Cotton.'“这条裙子是用什么料子做的？” “棉布。”NOTEMaterial is a more general word than fabric or cloth as it has the related meaning of 'a substance that things can be made from'. It is not used when it might not be clear which type of material is meant. * material 较 fabric 或 cloth 含义更广，因为该词含材料、原料等相关意义。不清楚布料类型就不用该词：◆furnishing material◆the material industry◆a material manufacturertextileany type of fabric made by weaving or knitting指纺织品：◆He owns a factory producing a range of textiles.他拥有一家工厂，生产一系列纺织品。◆the textile industry纺织工业NOTETextile is used mostly when talking about the business of making woven materials. The industry of making textiles is called textiles. * textile 多用来表示织物生产活动，纺织业叫 textiles：◆He got a job in textiles.他在纺织行业找到一份工作。Patternswoven/cotton/woollen fabric/cloth/material/textilessynthetic fabric/material/textilesprinted fabric/cloth/textilesfurnishing/curtain/dress fabric/material🔑 [C , U ]a substance that things can be made from 材料；原料◆ building materials (= bricks , sand , glass , etc .)建筑材料 ➡ see also raw material🔑 [C , usually pl. , U ]things that are needed in order to do a particular activity （某一活动所需的）材料◆ teaching materials 教材◆ The company produces its own training material . 公司自行编写培训教材。◆ (figurative ) 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。equipmentmaterial ⬥ gear ⬥ kit ⬥ apparatusThese are all words for the things that you need for a particular purpose or activity.以上各词均指特定目的或活动所需的材料、设备、器材。equipmentthe things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity指特定目的或活动所需的设备、器材：◆camping equipment野营装备◆a piece of equipment一件设备materialthings that are needed for a particular activity指特定活动所需的材料：◆household cleaning materials家用清洁剂◆teaching material教学材料equipment or material?用 equipment 还是 material？Equipment is usually solid things, especially large ones. Materials may be liquids, powders or books, CDs, etc. containing information, as well as small solid items. * equipment 通常指固体材料，尤其是大型设备器材；material 除指小型固体材料外，还可指液体、粉末、书籍、信息光盘等。gearthe equipment or clothes needed for a particular activity指某种活动所需的设备、用具、衣服：◆Skiing gear can be expensive.滑雪装备有时会很昂贵。kita set of tools or equipment that you use for a particular purpose指用于特定目的的成套工具、成套设备：◆a first-aid kit一套急救用品◆a tool kit一套工具apparatusthe tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task指特定活动或任务所需的仪器、器械、装置：◆breathing apparatus for firefighters消防员用的呼吸器◆laboratory apparatus实验室仪器NOTEApparatus is used especially for scientific, medical or technical purposes. * apparatus 尤具有科学、医学或技术等方面的用途。Patternselectrical/electronic equipment/gear/apparatussports equipment/gear/kitcamping equipment/geara piece of equipment/apparatus🔑 [U ]information or ideas used in books , etc .素材；用以创作的材料（或构想）◆ She's collecting material for her latest novel . 她在为其最新的小说收集素材。[U ]items used in a performance 节目；曲目；剧目◆ 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。🔑 ma·ter·ialBrE /məˈtɪəriəl/ NAmE /məˈtɪriəl/ adjective 🔑 [only before noun ]connected with money , possessions , etc . rather than with the needs of the mind or spirit 物质的，实际的（非精神需求的）◆ material comforts 物质享受◆ changes in your material circumstances 物质环境的改变OPP spiritual🔑 [only before noun ]connected with the physical world rather than with the mind or spirit 物质的；客观存在的◆ the material world 物质世界OPP immaterial(formal or law法律) important and needing to be considered 重要的；必要的◆ material evidence 重要的证据◆ ~to sth She omitted information that was material to the case . 她遗漏了此案的重要资料。 ➡ see also immaterial▸ ma·teri·ally BrE /məˈtɪəriəli/ NAmE /məˈtɪriəli/ adverb ◆ Materially they are no better off . 他们的物质生活并没有改善。◆ Their comments have not materially affected our plans (= in a noticeable or important way ). 他们的评价并没有对我们的计划产生多么重要的影响。 |
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