| 单词 | material |
| 释义 | material (mətɪəriəl ) Word forms: materials 1. variable noun B2 A material is a solid substance. ...electrons in a conducting material such as a metal. ...the design of new absorbent materials. ...recycling of all materials. 2. variable noun B1 Material is cloth. ...the thick material of her skirt. [+ of] The materials are soft and comfortable to wear. Synonyms: cloth, stuff, fabric, textile 3. plural noun B2 Materials are the things that you need for a particular activity. The builders ran out of materials. ...sewing materials. 4. uncountable noun Ideas or information that are used as a basis for a book, play, or film can be referred to as material. In my version of the story, I added some new material. ...the film producer's debt to the author of original screen material. Synonyms: information, work, details, facts 5. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Material things are related to possessions or money, rather than to more abstract things such as ideas or values. Every room must have been stuffed with material things. ...the material world. ...his descriptions of their poor material conditions. Synonyms: physical, worldly, solid, substantial [formal] materially adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective/-ed] He has tried to help this child materially and spiritually. They believe that a tough, materially poor childhood is character-building. The object has no real value, materially or emotionally. Synonyms: significantly, much, greatly, considerably 6. uncountable noun If you say that someone is a particular kind of material, you mean that they have the qualities or abilities to do a particular job or task. She was not university material. His message has changed little since he became presidential material. 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Material evidence or information is directly relevant and important in a legal or academic argument. [formal] The nature and availability of material evidence was not to be discussed. They contend that the company failed to disclose material information. Synonyms: relevant, important, significant, essential Collocations: material conditions Successive governments from across the political spectrum have concentrated on improving material conditions and ignored questions of character, culture and morality. Times, Sunday Times The main objective of this group was to change the material conditions of those less fortunate. ST Not because of better material conditions, although she might answer it that way. Outlook India Editors of early modern drama traditionally believed that their job was to pay attention only to the aesthetic context of their play, ignoring the material conditions of its publication. The Times Literary Supplement He stressed the importance of conscience, human praxis and its possibilities for influencing the course of history and thereby material conditions themselves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They deal with the material evidence of the world and the cultures in which we live. Times, Sunday Times Until it concludes, and in the absence of any material evidence, some lawyers are sceptical of the chances of success. Times, Sunday Times No material evidence has been offered to support the charges. Times, Sunday Times Members of the public who were complainants or prosecution witnesses in a criminal investigation and who were required to give material evidence at trial were in a special situation. Times, Sunday Times I not only have witnesses and material evidence but also tested the theory myself. Outlook India Some contributors use material form as a defining factor. The Times Literary Supplement The listed building will remain, and there are now schemes afoot to make sure that the village keeps its famous alehouse in its material form. Times, Sunday Times But his attractively written, often witty book, informed by a wide range of scholarship, elegantly demonstrates one way of using material form in the service of critical analysis. The Times Literary Supplement Since at least the nineteenth century, the great prize has been to find a link between biology - the material form of the human body - and social behaviour. The Times Literary Supplement He exists only in the characters' heads, not in material form. The Times Literary Supplement No mention of large lunches, but it was careful to declare that 'during the visit, no new material information will be disclosed'. Times, Sunday Times Was it material information (meaning information likely to affect the share price)? Globe and Mail The rule mandates that all publicly traded companies must disclose material information to all investors at the same time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The same can be said for an omission of material information. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Framework that elicits from organizations material information about their strategy, governance, performance and prospects in a clear, concise and comparable format. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It states that no material object can move faster than that speed and that the speed doesn’t change depending on your frame of reference. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From then on, the young artist determined to make each material object he tackled look as tangible and specific as possible. Times, Sunday Times The study of the book as material object has transformed academic study in recent years. The Times Literary Supplement The owner of the material object can then dispose of it as he sees fit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That thing can be a tangible, material object, or it can be a concept (such as the concept of the fight for peace). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A nonuniform material quality will generate a nonuniform movement of the surface of the test object. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The only difference being material quality and price. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, material quality and power consumption issues prevented commercialization of the technology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This drop may be in the range from 10% up to 30% depending on the material quality and device design. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ride quality, handling, and interior material quality are also improved. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fellow travellers became effective foot soldiers when they learned how to run blockades, muster financial and material resources, then 'get out of the way'. The Times Literary Supplement Those with material resources were glad to give to those in need. Christianity Today While they can more efficiently distribute material resources, not all technology was born of necessity. Christianity Today But the other four were related to money or material resources. Christianity Today The second was the capture of extra territory, or other material resources. Times, Sunday Times Devices like the multi-anvil apparatus allow us to observe the effect of high pressure on material structure and properties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The material structure also results in low shrinkage during cooling, and resistance to plastic deformation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The book makes comparatively concrete suggestions about the possible material structure of memes, and provides two empirically rich case studies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the manufacturing process, resin-impregnated filaments are wound around a mandrel to create a composite material structure or part. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its political orientation in a sense mirrors its material structure, for neither sits on a stable axis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Steps were taken to provide financial and material support to highly skilled individual practitioners. Times, Sunday Times He soon had neighboring townspeople organized, had the wounded moved into homes, chapels, and even a castle, and begged material support from local nobles. Christianity Today The other detainees were suspected of offering 'logistic and material support' to the mission. Times, Sunday Times Though not yet proven, it certainly looks that he has, at the very least, provided material support to utterly criminal behaviour. The Sun There was already financial and other material support for the proposed party. The Star (South Africa) This means that every material thing that they bring to the marriage belongs to their new spouse just as much as it belongs to them. Times, Sunday Times The defendant took their lives and every material thing as well. Chicago Sun-Times Such a position faces the problem that the mind has certain properties that no other material thing seems to possess. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The captain of each watch shall make report in writing of every material thing passing under the observation of his patrols. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She wanted some material thing to keep in closer contact with her friends. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He feels that focusing on material well-being betrays spiritual shallowness. Christianity Today Such a system, especially when linking market economies, has produced unparalleled material well-being. Times, Sunday Times It ignores the tangible transformations in life opportunities and health and material well-being that has been evident in parts of the developing world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For these people the most important factor was material well-being; they cared little about the homeland from which they had fled. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Modernisation and the increase in material well-being had also lessened the perceived need for paternalism and moral reform. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead, she was made an assisted or material witness in the case. Times, Sunday Times Power to summon material witness, or examine person present. Outlook India This included the use of the material witness statute to detain suspects, as opposed to witnesses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Secondarily, legal critics took issue with the application of the material witness statute to grand jury proceedings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The members of an inquiry tribunal should not communicate independently or privately to any material witness unless they are disclosed straightaway to the parties concerned. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This has been combined with cutting back on excess packaging material. Times, Sunday Times It wasn’t until they decided the next year to use it as packaging material that they found success. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company has devised a system that grinds up food and packaging material into a mixture that can be burnt in a converted biomass boiler to generate electricity. Times, Sunday Times None of these packaging material or diapers carry any disposal instructions from the big business houses that make money by selling these products. Outlook India It struck me that packaging material during my childhood days was either reusable, like the proverbial vanaspati tin or the biscuit packet made of bio-degradable paper. Outlook India This means that they would not have to produce material to the standard required for it to be used as evidence. Times, Sunday Times This gives it powers to, 'interview people, require them to produce material, or search premises'. Times, Sunday Times The shustrs also serve to produce material goods necessary to maintain a high standard of living. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The collapse of the anime market pushed the project back, as the company was unable to find proper funding to produce material until 2013. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He would often record or produce material initially intended for the musical projects of other artists, but end up with tracks he really liked. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Holograms were also difficult to commercialize until the 1970s, when less expensive production materials allowed them to be embossed onto stickers, magazines, book jackets and a glittering array of tchotchkes. The Times Literary Supplement It also sells intermediate cement production materials, such as clinker. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even before a product reaches store shelves, the raw materials and other stages of production materials that go into manufacturing any given product are moved by trucks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other factors in the widespread damage to the reefs included mining to provide material for the construction industry. Times, Sunday Times The contradictions of this prime minister's personality provide material for a fascinating study. Times, Sunday Times That would provide material for 1,001 nights of tweets. Times, Sunday Times The president had visions of the year closing with no accomplishments to provide material for his tweets. Times, Sunday Times Actors will film numerous scenes to provide material for different outcomes, which will then be determined by the consensus of members. Times, Sunday Times Soaring landfill taxes have now made stronger the economic case of recycling material from street waste. Times, Sunday Times In some strains of contemporary poetry such as 'flarf', the will to impersonality involves recycling material from found sources and the detritus of popular culture and internet spam. The Times Literary Supplement New evidence emerged last week of recycling material being sent to landfill. Times, Sunday Times Recycling material can include glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Critics noted his propensity for recycling material, including incorporating elements of his journalism into later novels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He regularly uses photos of his fellow band members for reference material. Times, Sunday Times Chaos reigns, with reference material covering every surface, and that includes the floor. The Sun It uses a lot of out-of-date reference material and makes fairly bold assumptions about human norovirus based on lab results with mouse norovirus. Times, Sunday Times Prior to the internet, books and magazines were the primary sources of reference material. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This body of reference material was built over 50 years, encompassing nearly 40 gunfights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Search results for a particular type of restaurant in a particular town, for example, will bring together 30 or 40 links to related material on one page. Times, Sunday Times In the 1990s, additional related material was compiled into two more volumes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Billman has been collecting dance related material for over thirty years through donations and his own purchases. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The lead singer provides a phrase or motive for the choral sections, or they may present new but related material. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The documentation consists of the memorandum and a small quantity of related material. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He replied that he would sue them for illegally destroying valuable research material. Times, Sunday Times Like it or loathe it, here's must-listen research material for your next literary dinner party. Times, Sunday Times In half the battles, teams had no warning about the subject and had an hour to prepare in a locked room with no internet or other research material. Times, Sunday Times They are potentially critical sources of research material for journalists and others aiming to unearth injustices such as wrongful convictions, or to cast light on prosecutorial misconduct. Globe and Mail He kept a diary during the whole time, which has proven to be valuable as research material. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 材料, 材料 Japanese: 材料, 生地 |
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