material
单词辨析：
尤指木材、石头、金属、塑料等用于制作某物的原材料；也可指文学创作的素材。
As a building material, wood is not sturdy enough.
作为一种建筑材料，木材不够结实。
Production has come to a halt owing to the lack of raw materials.
由于缺少原料，生产已陷入停顿。
He is now collecting material for a biography.
他正在为写一部传记收集素材。
一切有形物质的总称，既指构成宇宙万物的物质，也指哲学上与意识相对的物质。
The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.
整个宇宙是由各种物质构成的。
The lake is rich in organic matter.
该湖中有丰富的有机物质。
Matter is primary and mind is secondary.
物质是第一性的，精神是第二性的。
多用于日常口语，可指各种叫不出名称的物质、材料、物体等；有时指无关紧要的东西，含轻视意味。
There is some sticky stuff on my trousers.
我裤子上粘了些黏糊糊的东西。
Put all the stuff into the box and seal it tightly with sticky tape.
把所有的东西都放进盒子里，再用胶带封好。
Could you move all the stuff off the desk?
请你把桌子上的那些玩意儿全部清走行不行？
通常指有某种特性的固体、液体或气体物质。
Soil consists of various chemical substances.
土壤由各种化学物质组成。
Water, ice and steam are the same substance in different forms.
水、冰和蒸汽是形态不同的同一物质。
Police found an illegal substance in his briefcase.
警察在他的公文包里发现了违禁品。
指工业化大批生产的织物，尤用于制作服装。
a textile mill
纺织厂
cotton/woolen textile
棉/毛织品
Our designers have created a new textile.
我们的设计人员创造出了一种新织物。
Gytha studies at the textile institute.
吉莎在纺织学院学习。
He has been in the textile business for many years.
他做纺织品生意很多年了。
普通用词，指用于制作服装的料子。
Cloth is usually sold by the yard.
布通常是按码卖的。
Cotton cloth is made in a cotton mill.
棉布是由棉纺厂生产的。
This cloth has a pattern of red and blue squares.
这种布有红蓝格子的图案。
尤指用于制作服装、窗帘、家具覆盖物等的织物。
I don't like the pattern on the fabric.
我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。
This fabric is colour fast and wrinkle resistant.
这种纺织面料不掉色，不起皱。
I'd like to make a suit out of this woolen fabric.
我想用这种毛料做套衣服。
与 fabric 同义，可换用，常称为料子。
For tracksuits you need stretchy material/fabric.
做田径服需要用有弹性的料子。
Is the material/fabric single width or double width?
这料子是单幅的还是双幅的？
She covered the cushion with new material/fabric.
她给靠垫蒙上了新的料子。
相关例句：
This suit is made of very good material.
这套衣服的质料很好。
She was not university material
她不是上大学的料。
They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.
他们坚持认为该公司并未透露实质性的信息。
Bark may be used as raw material for paper-making.
树皮可以做造纸的原料。
I'm sending you the book along with the material concerned.
书和有关资料一并寄上。
This is good material for a play.
这是写剧本的好题材。