单词 | materialize |
释义 | materializeWord family (noun) material materialism materialist materials materialization (adjective) material immaterial materialistic materialist (verb) materialize (adverb) materialistically materially From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmaterializema‧te‧ri‧al‧ize (also materialise British English) /məˈtɪəriəlaɪz $ -ˈtɪr-/ verb [intransitive]1 HAPPENto happen or appear in the way that you expected Problems were expected, but they never materialized.failed to materialize. The money we had been promised 2 APPEARto appear in an unexpected and strange way The figure of a man suddenly materialized in the shadows. —materialization /məˌtɪəriəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmaterialize• It was rumoured that Apple would be sold to Sun Microsystems, but that deal never materialized.• At some point a man in a neat suit materialized.• Literature and autobiography are liberally sprinkled with accounts of the indignation and outrage felt when such a promise fails to materialize.• There was too little room and only the performances were materializing.• The promised recovery failed to materialize and unemployment kept on rising.• Whether or not a fourth Odyssey will materialize depends on factors beyond my control.• Gilbert reappeared, sans Bob, but accompanied by Kevin who had materialized out of nowhere.• A row of huts materialized out of the fog as we approached.• While the threat of wholesale destruction failed to materialize, the cathedrals were turned over to a variety of secular uses.failed to materialize• But the predicted crowds of shoppers for the 186,000-square-foot complex have failed to materialize.• However, an anticipated schism in party ranks failed to materialize.• These qualities largely failed to materialize.• The position she had been promised failed to materialize at the last moment.• This rapid increase failed to materialize, however.• While the threat of wholesale destruction failed to materialize, the cathedrals were turned over to a variety of secular uses.• If that return failed to materialize, they would have to dip into their own budgets to repay the loan. |
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