matter
['mætə]
n.事情, 事态, 问题, 关于...的事情, 物质, 重要性
v.有关系, 要紧
例句与用法：
It may be a matter of months before it's ready.
要准备好可能得数月时间。
I want to speak to her in the matter of my salary.
我想跟她谈谈我的薪水问题。
Is anything the matter?
有什么问题吗？
She reluctantly agreed to let the matter drop.
她勉强同意这事到此为止。
It doesn't matter to me what you do.
你做什么都跟我毫无关系。
What's the matter? Why are you crying?
怎么回事？你为什么哭？
It doesn't matter about the price.
价格没关系。
I don't talk with my boss about my private matters.
我不和我的老板谈私事。
词形变化：
动词过去式: mattered | 动词过去分词: mattered | 动词现在分词: mattering | 动词第三人称单数: matters |
详细释义：
n.
1. 事情; 问题; 事件[C]
It was a matter of life and death for them.
这事对他们来说是生死攸关。
2. 麻烦事, 毛病[the S][(+with)]
There's something the matter with this car.
这辆汽车有点毛病。
3. 物质[U]
Matter exists in three states: solid, liquid and gas.
物质以三种形态存在, 即固态、液态和气态。
4. (文章等的)素材, 内容; 主题[the S]
5. 事态; 情势[P]
Matters are different from country to country.
情形因国家而异。
6. 重要性[U]
vi.
1. (常用于否定句和疑问句)有关系, 要紧
All these things do not matter now.
所有这一切现在都无关紧要了。
2. 【医】化脓
短语词组：
matter of course
1. 理所当然的事, 照例
Bank officers ask questions as a matter of course when someone wants to borrow money.
有人要贷款时, 银行职员照例会问些问题。
matter of life and death
1. 生死攸关的事情
Get the doctor to come quickly and tell him it's a matter of life and death.
要医生赶快来, 告诉他这是生死攸关的事情。
matter of opinion
1. 见仁见智的问题
I suppose it's a matter of opinion whether it is art or pornography.
这究竟是艺术还是色情, 我想是见仁见智的问题。
as a matter of fact
1. 事实上
As a matter of fact, I've never been there before.
事实上我从未到过那儿。
for that matter
1. 就此而言
For that matter, you are no better qualified than Mary.
就此而言, 你并不比玛丽更够条件。
in the matter of
1. 就……而论
She is strict in the matter of discipline.
她对纪律的要求是严格的。
no matter how
1. 不管怎样
No matter how they slander us, we will never give in.
不管他们怎样诽谤我们, 我们决不让步。
no matter what
1. 不管什么
Don't trust her, no matter what she says.
不论她说什么, 都别相信。
no matter when
1. 不管何时
No matter when the invaders come, they will be wiped out clean.
不管侵略者什么时候来, 都必被消灭。
no matter where
1. 不管哪里
No matter where you go, I'll go with you.
无论你到哪里, 我都与你同行。
no matter who
1. 不管谁
Don't open the door, no matter who calls!
无论谁来, 都不要开门!