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1. [U]物质,物体 the material which makes up the world and everything in space which can be seen or touched
2. [U]题材,内容 a subject itself as opposed to the form in which it is spoken or written about
3. [C]事情,问题 affair; subject to which one gives attention
4. [S]困难,毛病,麻烦 a trouble or cause of pain, illness, etc.
5. [U]重要性 (of) importance

1. vi. 要紧,有关系 be of importance

• arrange matter安排事情
• bring the matter引起某人注意这事件
• clear up matters澄清事情
• consider a matter考虑问题
• contain much useless matter包含许多无用的物质
• create matter创造物质,生成物质
• discuss a matter讨论问题
• explain a matter解释问题
• give the matter careful thought慎重考虑这件事
• handle a matter处理问题
• ignore the matter调查这件事
• let the matter go让这件事过去
• make the matters worse把事情搞得更糟
• put off the matter推迟处理某事
• put the matter right拨乱反正
• set matters right把事情纠正过来
• sum up the matter总结某事
• take matter easy泰然处之
• take a matter up着手调查某事
• think a matter over思考某事
• treat a matter对待问题
• turn the matter over in one's mind反复考虑某事

• another matter另一件事
• colouring matter色素
• difficult matter难事
• educational matters教育问题
• fundamental matter根本问题
• great matter大事
• house-hold matters家庭事项
• long-range matters长远的问题
• mailed matter邮件
• minor matter小事
• personal matters个人问题
• printed matter印刷品
• private matter私事
• public matter公事
• serious matter严肃的事情
• settled matter已决定的事项
• small matter小事
• subject matter主题
• vital matter重大的事情
• waste matter废物
• worldly matters俗事

• family matters家庭事项
• love matters风流韵事
• money matters金钱问题

• as a matter of fact事实上
• as a matter of record根据资料,作为资料
• for that matter就这件事来说
• in the matter of至于
• on all matters对于一切事情

• matter for congratulation值得祝贺之事
• matter of common knowledge常识的问题
• matter of first importance头等重要的问题
• matter of great delicacy需要谨慎处理的问题
• matter of great significance具有重大意义的事情
• matter of public knowledge众所周知的事

• matter little无关紧要
• matter much事关重大
• matter nothing毫无关系

no matter不论怎样；不要紧

a matter of大约；…的问题

no matter how不管怎样

no matter what不管什么，无论什么

organic matter有机质；有机物；有机物质

subject matter主题；主旨

doesn't matter无所谓；无关紧要

matter of fact n. 事实

no matter where无论哪里

for that matter就此而言；至于那个；说到那一点

dry matter干物质，固形物

no matter what happens无论发生什么事；无论出现什么情况

no matter who conj. 不管是谁

on the matter在这件事情上；对这个问题

no matter whether conj. 无论（不管是）

a matter of time只是时间问题；某事肯定发生只是时间问题而已

in the matter of就…而论，在…方面

in a matter of左右；大约只不过在…之内

no matter which无论哪一个

dark matter暗物质

1. I don't talk with my boss about my private matters.
   我不和我的老板谈私事。
2. She reluctantly agreed to let the matter drop.
   她勉强同意这事到此为止。
3. He reconsidered his decision for the new development of the matter.
   他根据事态的发展重新考虑自已的决定.
4. Is anything the matter?
   有什么问题吗？
5. I want to speak to her in the matter of my salary.
   我想跟她谈谈我的薪水问题。
6. This discussion is on a matter of considerable interest to me.
   这次讨论的是对我很有关系的事。
7. Matter can change from one state to another.
   物质能从一种状态变成另一种状态。
8. It is no matter whether he comes or not.
   他来不来都无关紧要。

1. Does it matter what you do next ?
   你下一步所做的事关系重大吗?
2. What matter if they meet with some difficulties?
   即使他们遇到一些困难，那又有什么关系呢?
3. As long as you are happy, it doesn't matter what you will do.
   只要你高兴,你干什么都不要紧。