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BNC: 370 COCA: 528
matter
noun /ˈmætə(r)/
singularmatter
pluralmatters
  1. 1
    [C] something that you are discussing, considering, or dealing with 事;事情
    a matter for something :

    Teachers feel this is a matter for discussion with parents. 教师们觉得这是一件要和父母讨论的事情。

    an extremely important matter 极为重要的事情

     Synonyms and related words
    Something that you are discussing: referent, matter, issue...
  2. 2

    the matter

    used for talking about problems or bad situations 问题;麻烦;困境
    what's the matter :

    You look sad. What's the matter? 你看起来很伤心。怎么啦?

    What's the matter with the car? 车怎么了?

    I think there's something the matter with the printer. 我想这台打印机出毛病了。

    there's nothing the matter (=there is no problem) 没有问题 :

    There's nothing the matter with you – you're just tired. 你没有问题,你只是累了。

     Synonyms and related words
    Words used to describe difficult situations: stormy, acrimonious, uneasy...
  3. 3

    matters

    [plural] a situation that someone is involved in 事态;情况

    Her angry attitude didn't improve matters. 她生气的态度无助于事态的好转。

    to make matters worse :

    The parcel arrived late and, to make matters worse, it wasn't what we had ordered. 包裹来晚了,更糟糕的是,它不是我们订购的东西。

     Synonyms and related words
  4. 4
    [U] a particular type of substance 物质;材料;东西

    You can improve the soil by adding composted organic matter. 你可以通过添加有机堆肥改良土壤。

     Synonyms and related words
    General words for materials and substances: substance, material, powder...
    1. a.
      science the physical substance that everything in the world is made of (构成世界万物的)物质
       Synonyms and related words
      General words for materials and substances: substance, material, powder...
    2. b.
      medical the yellow substance that a part of your body produces when it is infected (身体感染部位排出的)脓,黄水
       Synonyms and related words
      Infection and fighting infection: antibody, biosecurity, candida...
  5. 5
    [singular] used for emphasizing how short a period of time is (是)…的事(用于强调时间很短)
    matter of :

    The school could close in a matter of a few weeks. 学校关闭可能是几个星期的事。

     Synonyms and related words
    Moments and short periods of time: moment, second, instant...
matter
verb [I] /ˈmætə(r)/
present tense
I/you/we/theymatter
he/she/itmatters
present participlemattering
past tensemattered
past participlemattered
  1. to be important 重要;要紧

    People need to realize that education matters. 人们需要认识到教育的重要性。

    something matters to someone :

    Winning this award matters a lot to me. 赢得这个奖对我很重要。

     Synonyms and related words

phrases

BNC: 370 COCA: 528
matter

noun¹

1subject/situation that must be dealt with必須處理的問題或情況ADJECTIVE | VERB + MATTER | MATTER + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEimportant, pressing, serious, urgent, weighty重要的問題;緊迫的問題;重大的情況He left, saying he had pressing matters to attend to.他走了,說有些緊急的事情要去處理。The question of his innocence is a weighty matter for this court.他是否清白是本庭所要解決的關鍵問題。complex, complicated, controversial, delicate, difficult, sensitive複雜的問題;有爭議的問題;微妙的問題;難題;敏感的問題I wasn't sure how to approach the delicate matter of pay.我不知道該如何處理薪酬這個微妙的問題。simple, trifling, trivial簡單的問題;小事;瑣事It is then a simple matter to print off the data you have collected.然後只要把你收集的數據打印出來就行了。no easy, no simple絕非易事;並不簡單的問題It is no simple matter starting a new business.創業絕非易事。practical實際問題They've agreed in theory, but now we need to discuss practical matters.他們在理論上是同意了,但現在我們需要討論實際問題。family, personal, private家事;私事subject論題His articles deal with a wide range of subject matter.他的文章涉及的論題很廣。economic, environmental, financial, legal, political, procedural, religious, spiritual, technical經濟/環境/金融/法律/政治/程序性/宗教/精神層面的/技術問題routine例行程序The rest of the meeting was taken up by routine matters.會議剩下的內容就全是一些例行程序了。related相關問題They talk mostly about work and related matters.他們談的主要是工作和與之相關的問題。different, other另一回事I don't mind lizards, but snakes are a different matter.我不怕蜥蜴,但蛇就不同了。VERB + MATTERbring up, broach, raise提出問題I thought I'd better broach the matter with my boss.我想最好還是跟老闆提一下這件事。The matter will be raised at our next meeting.這個問題將在我們下次的會議上提出。address, debate, discuss, go into, take up探討問題;辯論問題;討論問題;談及問題I don't really want to go into this matter now.我現在真不想談這個問題。press, pursue, take further敦促解決問題;進一步深究問題After legal advice I chose to take the matter further.找律師咨詢後我決定要進一步深究這個問題。drop不再提起⋯His lawyer advised him to drop the matter.他的律師建議他別再追究這件事。consider, examine, investigate, look at, look into, tackle考慮問題;調查問題;研究問題;處理情況clarify, clear up, decide, resolve, settle澄清問題;決定事情;解決問題It's a relief to have the matter settled.這個問題得到解決,讓人舒了一口氣。approach, deal with, handle, treat(着手)處理問題Police are treating the matter as a murder investigation.警察把這件事按兇殺案進行調查。MATTER + VERBbe related to, pertain to (formal) , relate to問題與⋯相關/屬於⋯範圍/關係到⋯
She was a great source of knowledge on matters relating to nutrition.有關營養的問題上,從她那裏可以獲得豐富的知識。PREPOSITIONin a/the matter在事務中I don't have much experience in these matters.在這些事情上我沒有什麼經驗。Do I have any choice in the matter?在這件事情上我有選擇嗎?on a/the matter關於問題Speak to your manager if you need help on this matter.如果你在這件事情上需要幫助,就跟你的經理談。matter for應由⋯負責的事務The incident is definitely a matter for the police.這一事件肯定應由警方來解決。matter of⋯的事情It's a matter of concern to all of us.這件事情我們大家都很關心。We discussed the matter of whether or not to hire a bus.我們討論了是否要租輛大巴的問題。Getting the effect you want is a matter of trial and error.要得到想要的效果需要反複試驗。PHRASESthe crux of the matter, the heart of the matter (= the most important part of a subject/situation) 問題的核心let the matter drop, let the matter go, let the matter rest不再提起⋯;讓⋯告一段落She refused to let the matter rest.她不肯讓這件事就此了結。the matter in hand手頭的事情Let's concentrate on the matter in hand for now, and leave other issues till later.咱們先把精力放在手頭的事情上,其他問題留待以後再說吧。be no laughing matter不是鬧着玩兒的事The safety of his family was no laughing matter.他家人的安危可非同兒戲。
matter

noun²

2matters situation you are in身處的情況VERB + MATTERScomplicate, confuse, make worse, not help使事態複雜化;把事情搞亂;使事情變得更糟;對事態沒有幫助It didn't help matters that I had a terrible cold.我得了重感冒,於事無補。To make matters worse, my friend then lost her keys.更為糟糕的是,我的朋友又弄丟了她自己的鑰匙。simplify簡化事態Let me simplify matters by giving you my answer now.我來使事情簡單一點兒,現在就答覆你吧。arrange安排事情She always arranges matters to suit herself.她總是以自己的方便來安排事情。
matter

noun³

3substance物質ADJECTIVEsolid固體物質organic, vegetable有機物;植物性物質composed entirely of organic matter完全由有機物構成inanimate, inorganic無生命物質;無機物decaying腐爛物質dark (science科學) 暗物質printed, reading印刷品;讀物
matter

verb

ADVERB | VERB + MATTER | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBa great deal, a lot, greatly, really很要緊;非常重要These things matter a lot to young children.這些事對小孩子來說很要緊。hardly, little (formal) , not much, scarcely (especially BrE) 不大要緊;無關緊要;沒什麼打緊
She could find a job. It hardly mattered what.她能夠找到工作,至於什麼工作無關緊要。no longer, not any more不再重要VERB + MATTERnot seem to似乎不重要Somehow it didn't seem to matter much any more.不知怎的,這似乎已經不大重要了。PREPOSITIONabout⋯要緊It doesn't matter about the mess.亂一點兒沒關係。to對⋯有關係It didn't matter to her that he was blind.他是個盲人,但她不介意。PHRASESnot matter a/one bit, not matter a/one jot, not matter a/one whit (especially NAmE) 一點兒都不要緊It doesn't matter one whit what their ethnic background is.他們的種族背景是什麼絲毫沒有關係。
BNC: 370 COCA: 528
matter noun
issue (a matter for the police) material (organic matter) problem (What's the matter?)

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