1. a matter of : 大約；
2. as a matter of fact : 事實(shí)上；
3. no matter : 沒關(guān)系；
4. a matter of course : 理所當(dāng)然的事；
5. a matter of opinion : 看法不同的問題；
6. in the matter of : 就...而論；
1. a matter of : 大約；
2. as a matter of fact : 事實(shí)上；
3. no matter : 沒關(guān)系；
4. a matter of course : 理所當(dāng)然的事；
5. a matter of opinion : 看法不同的問題；
6. in the matter of : 就...而論；
不及物動(dòng)詞
1. All these things do not matter now.
所有這一切現(xiàn)在都無關(guān)緊要了。
2. matter在線翻譯
2. We usually see eye to eye on the things that really matter.
我們對(duì)于重要事情總是看法一致。
名詞
1. Everything we can see and touch is made up of matter.
我們能看見和摸到的每件東西都由物質(zhì)組成。
2. This is a matter of no account.
這是一件無關(guān)緊要的事。
3. The matter in your essay is excellent but the style is deplorable.
你的文章內(nèi)容不錯(cuò)，但是文體很糟。
道歉
A：Please excuse my careless words.
請(qǐng)?jiān)徫夷切o心的話
B：It doesn’t matter at all.
一點(diǎn)也沒有關(guān)系
問候
A：Good morning, Jerry. How’s everything?
早上好，杰麗。一切可好？
B：Fine, just fine. Thanks.
好，都挺好的。謝謝。
A：Doing anything for lunch?
午飯的時(shí)候你有事嗎？
B：Well, as a matter of fact, I’ve got a lunch date with Bob Thomas.
不瞞你說，我跟鮑勃?托馬斯約好了一起吃午飯。
關(guān)于婚姻
A：Would you like an American man to be your husband?
你會(huì)考慮要一個(gè)美國(guó)人做你的丈夫嗎？
B：If he loves me, why not?
如果他是愛我的，為什么不可以呢？
A：What do you think about marriage?
你怎么看待婚姻？
matter的意思
B：I didn’t think about this matter before.
我以前沒有想過這個(gè)問題。
A：Please do think about it, it’s important for me.
請(qǐng)好好想想，這對(duì)我很重要。
B：What do you mean?
你是什么意思？
A：I want you to spend the rest of the life with you.
我想與你共度余生。
B：Oh! Are you sure you like me?
噢！你確定你喜歡我嗎？
A：Yes, I have fallen in love, I can’t stop missing you. You are my first choice. The thing I can give you is the real life and emotion.
是的，我戀愛了，我無法不想你。你是我的第一選擇。我能給你真實(shí)的生活和感情。
B：Oh! I don’t know. I can’t give you the answer right now. Can you give me some time to think it over?
噢！我不知道。我無法現(xiàn)在答復(fù)你。你能給我一些時(shí)間考慮嗎？
1. 事情：我們一生之中, 要牢記和要忘記的東西(thing)一樣多; 記憶存在細(xì)胞(cell)里, 在身體里面, 與肉體永不分離(separation), 要摧毀它, 等于玉石俱焚; 然而, 有些事情(matter)必須牢記, 忘記痛苦(misery)(misery),
1. 事情;狀況;問題
A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems.
e.g. It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter...
很明顯，她想談些私事。
e.g. Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete...
除非這個(gè)問題得以解決，否則這些運(yùn)動(dòng)員沒有資格參加比賽。
2. 事態(tài);情況;局面
You use matters to refer to the situation you are talking about, especially when something is affecting the situation in some way.
e.g. If your ordinary life is out of control, then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters...
如果正常生活都一團(tuán)糟了，那么再講究小情調(diào)根本無濟(jì)于事。
e.g. If it would facilitate matters, I would be happy to come to New York...
如果對(duì)事態(tài)發(fā)展有利，我很樂意來紐約。
3. (是…的)問題;取決于…的問題;關(guān)乎…的問題
If you say that a situation is a matter of a particular thing, you mean that that is the most important thing to be done or considered when you are involved in the situation or explaining it.
e.g. History is always a matter of interpretation...
歷史總是一種闡釋角度的問題。
e.g. Observance of the law is a matter of principle for us...
守法是我們的一個(gè)原則問題。
4. (印刷或閱讀的)材料
Printed matter consists of books, newspapers, and other texts that are printed. Reading matter consists of things that are suitable for reading, such as books and newspapers.
e.g. ...the Government's plans to levy VAT on printed matter.
政府對(duì)印刷品征收增值稅的計(jì)劃
e.g. ...a rich variety of reading matter.
種類繁多的閱讀材料
5. (有形的)物質(zhì)
Matter is the physical part of the universe consisting of solids, liquids, and gases.
e.g. A proton is an elementary particle of matter.
質(zhì)子是物質(zhì)的基本粒子。
e.g. He has spent his career studying how matter behaves at the fine edge between order and disorder.
他從事研究物質(zhì)在有序與無序的細(xì)微臨界處的行為變化。
6. (某一類型的)物質(zhì)
You use matter to refer to a particular type of substance.
e.g. They feed mostly on decaying vegetable matter.
它們大多以腐爛的蔬菜為食。
e.g. ...waste matter from industries.
工業(yè)廢料
7. 麻煩事;問題
You use matter in expressions such as 'What's the matter?' or 'Is anything the matter?' when you think that someone has a problem and you want to know what it is.
matter是什么意思
e.g. Carole, what's the matter? You don't seem happy...
卡蘿爾，出什么事了？你好像不開心。
e.g. What's the matter with your office?...
你們部門出什么事了嗎？
8. (強(qiáng)調(diào)數(shù)量少、時(shí)間短)
You use matter in expressions such as 'a matter of weeks' when you are emphasizing how small an amount is or how short a period of time is.
e.g. Within a matter of days she was back at work...
僅僅幾天后，她又回去上班了。
e.g. He expected to be at East Grinstead station in a matter of hours...
他希望幾個(gè)小時(shí)內(nèi)可以到達(dá)東格林斯特德站。
9. 有關(guān)系;要緊;有影響
If you say that something does not matter, you mean that it is not important to you because it does not have an effect on you or on a particular situation.
e.g. A lot of the food goes on the floor but that doesn't matter...
許多食品掉在地板上，不過也沒什么關(guān)系。
e.g. As for Laura and me, the colour of our skin has never mattered...
至于我和勞拉，膚色根本不是問題。
10. see also: grey matter;subject matter
11. 另一碼事；另一回事;不同情形
If you say that something is another matter or a different matter, you mean that it is very different from the situation that you have just discussed.
e.g. Being responsible for one's own health is one thing, but being responsible for another person's health is quite a different matter...
對(duì)自己的健康負(fù)責(zé)是一回事，對(duì)他人的健康負(fù)責(zé)就完全是另一回事了。
e.g. You have no business going into such places all by yourselves. If your parents take you, of course, that's another matter.
你們不該自己去這些地方。不過如果是父母帶你們?nèi)サ?，那就另?dāng)別論了。
12. 出于（時(shí)間）的考慮;作為（緊急）事件（處理）
If you are going to do something as a matter of urgency or priority, you are going to do it as soon as possible, because it is important.
e.g. Your doctor and health visitor can help a great deal and you need to talk about it with them as a matter of urgency.
你的醫(yī)生和家訪護(hù)士會(huì)幫很大的忙。你應(yīng)該和他們談一談，這是當(dāng)務(wù)之急。
13. 難事;并非易事
If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.
e.g. Choosing the colour for the drawing-room walls was no easy matter.
選擇客廳墻壁的顏色絕非易事。
14. 此事已定;(事情)到此為止，到此結(jié)束
If someone says that's the end of the matter or that's an end to the matter, they mean that a decision that has been taken must not be changed or discussed any more.
e.g. 'He's moving in here,' Maria said. 'So that's the end of the matter.'
“他就要搬來住了，”瑪麗亞說，“那么就這么定了?！?/p>
15. 事實(shí)真相是;真實(shí)情況是
You use the fact of the matter is or the truth of the matter is to introduce a fact which supports what you are saying or which is not widely known, for example because it is a secret.
e.g. The fact of the matter is that most people consume far more protein than they actually need...
真實(shí)的情況是，大多數(shù)人攝入的蛋白質(zhì)比他們實(shí)際所需的多出許多。
e.g. The truth of the matter is that he was having an identity crisis when he met Carina.
實(shí)際情況是，他認(rèn)識(shí)卡麗娜時(shí)正在迷失自我。
16. 同樣;而且
You can use for that matter to emphasize that the remark you are making is true in the same way as your previous, similar remark.
e.g. The irony was that Shawn had not seen her. Nor for that matter had anyone else...
具有諷刺意味的是，肖恩并沒有見過她，別人也同樣如此。
e.g. A great deal of hard work was done and, for that matter, is continuing.
大量艱苦的工作已經(jīng)完成，同樣，大量艱苦的工作也仍在繼續(xù)。
17. 不要緊;沒關(guān)系
You say 'it doesn't matter' to tell someone who is apologizing to you that you are not angry or upset, and that they should not worry.
e.g. 'Did I wake you?' — 'Yes, but it doesn't matter.'
“我把你吵醒了？”——“是的，不過沒關(guān)系?！?/p>
18. 都行;無所謂;隨便
You say 'it doesn't matter' when someone offers you a choice between two or more things and you do not mind which is chosen.
e.g. 'Steve, what do you want?' — 'Coke, Pepsi, it doesn't matter.'
“史蒂夫，你要喝點(diǎn)什么？”——“可口可樂，百事，隨便啦?！?/p>
19. 正經(jīng)事；非同兒戲
If you say that something is no laughing matter, you mean that it is very serious and not something that you should laugh or joke about.
e.g. Their behaviour is an offence. It's no laughing matter.
他們這么做是犯罪，這可不是開玩笑的。
20. 使情況變得更糟
If you say that something makes matters worse, you mean that it makes a difficult situation even more difficult.
e.g. Don't let yourself despair; this will only make matters worse...
不要想不開，這樣只能使情況變得更糟。
e.g. To make matters worse, it started to rain again.
更糟的是，又開始下雨了。
21. 沒關(guān)系;不要緊
You say 'no matter' after you have just asked a question or mentioned an idea or doubt and you have decided that it is not really important, interesting, or worth discussing.
e.g. 'Didn't you ever read the book?' Keating shook his head. 'Well, no matter.'...
“你從沒看過這本書？”基廷搖了搖頭?！班?，沒關(guān)系?！?br /> e.g. 'Shoddy workmanship these days,' he remarked. 'No matter, it will still bear my weight.'
“現(xiàn)如今的做工實(shí)在是差勁，”他說，“無所謂了，好歹還撐得住我的體重。”
22. 不管…;無論…
You use no matter in expressions such as 'no matter how' and 'no matter what' to say that something is true or happens in all circumstances.
e.g. No matter what your age, you can lose weight by following this program...
不論年齡多大，都可以按這套方案來減肥。
e.g. No matter how often they were urged, they could not bring themselves to join in...
就算別人說破了嘴皮，他們就是不加入。
23. 不管怎樣;無論如何
If you say that you are going to do something no matter what, you are emphasizing that you are definitely going to do it, even if there are obstacles or difficulties.
e.g. He had decided to publish the manuscript no matter what...
他決定無論如何都要出版那部手稿。
e.g. I vowed then, no matter what, I would never be like those people.
于是我發(fā)誓，無論如何，我和他們那種人都不會(huì)成為一丘之貉。
24. 看法問題;看法因人而異的事情
If you say that a statement is a matter of opinion, you mean that it is not a fact, and that other people, including yourself, do not agree with it.
e.g. 'We're not that contrived. We're not that theatrical.' — 'That's a matter of opinion.'
“我們沒那么造作，也沒那么夸張?！薄耙娙室娭菄D?！?/p>
25. (只是)時(shí)間的問題（用于說明某事必定發(fā)生）
If you say that something is just a matter of time, you mean that it is certain to happen at some time in the future.
e.g. It would be only a matter of time before he went through with it.
他完成這件事只是時(shí)間問題。
26. a matter of life and death -> see death
as a matter of course -> see course
as a matter of fact -> see fact
mind over matter -> see mind