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nounverb It's a private matter. 这是件私事儿。 They had important matters to discuss. 他们有些重要的问题要讨论。 She may need your help with some business matters. 她也许需要你帮助处理一些生意方面的事情。 I always consulted him on matters of policy. 我总是向他咨询一些政策问题。 It's a matter for the police (= for them to deal with). 这事须由警方处理。 That's a matter for you to take up with your boss. 这个问题你得去和你的老板进行交涉。 Let's get on with the matter in hand (= what we need to deal with now). 我们继续解决手头的问题吧。 I wasn't prepared to let the matter drop (= stop discussing it). 我没打算把这件事搁下不提。 It was no easy matter getting him to change his mind. 让他改变主意可不是件容易的事儿。 It should have been a simple matter to check. 检查核对本来应该是件简单的事情。 (ironic) And then there's the little matter of the fifty pounds you owe me. 还有件小事儿，你欠我五十英镑呢。 (formal) It was a matter of some concern to most of those present (= something they were worried about). 这是当时在场的多数人关心的问题。 I did not feel that we had got to the heart of the matter (= the most important part). 我认为我们还没有触及问题的关键。 And that is the crux of the matter (= the most important thing about the situation). 这就是问题的症结所在。 Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to improve matters. 很遗憾，我们无力改善目前的状况。 I'd forgotten the keys, which didn't help matters. 我忘记带钥匙了，这让我情况更糟。 Matters were made worse by a fire in the warehouse. 仓库失火使得事态更为严重。 And then, to make matters worse, his parents turned up. 接着，更糟糕的是，他的父母亲来了。 I decided to take matters into my own hands (= deal with the situation myself). 我决定亲自处理问题。 Matters came to a head (= the situation became very difficult) with his resignation. 随着他的辞职，局面恶化得难以收拾。 What's the matter? Is there something wrong? 怎么了？出了什么事儿吗？ Is anything the matter? 有什么问题吗？ matter with somebody/something Is something the matter with Bob? He seems very down. 鲍勃有什么事儿吧？他好像情绪很低落。 There's something the matter with my eyes. 我的眼睛出了点毛病。 ‘We've bought a new TV.’ ‘What was the matter with the old one?’ “我们买了台新电视。” “那台旧的怎么了？” What's the matter with you today (= why are you behaving like this)? 你今天是怎么了？ What on earth was the matter with her, she wondered. She’d come here to enjoy herself and here she was, stuck on her own in the hotel. Learning to drive is all a matter of coordination. 学开车主要是靠协调。 Planning a project is just a matter of working out the right order to do things in. 规划一个项目就是要设计出正确的工作顺序。 That's not a problem. It's simply a matter of letting people know in time. 这没问题，不就是及时通知大家吗。 Some people prefer the older version to the new one. It's a matter of taste. 有些人喜欢老版本而不喜欢新版本。这只是个趣味问题。 She resigned over a matter of principle. 她因为原则问题而辞职。 The government must deal with this as a matter of urgency. 政府必须将此事当作紧急的事情来处理。 Just as a matter of interest (= because it is interesting, not because it is important), how much did you pay for it? 我只是感兴趣，你这是花多少钱买的？ ‘I think this is the best so far.’ ‘Well, that's a matter of opinion (= other people may think differently). “我认为这是迄今为止最好的。” “唔，仁者见仁，智者见智嘛。” to study the properties of matter研究物质的属性 Add plenty of organic matter to improve the soil. 施用大量的有机肥料以改良土壤。 elimination of waste matter from the body体内废物的排除 She didn't approve of their choice of reading matter. 她不赞同他们选用的阅读材料。 It's a nice place. We've stayed there ourselves, as a matter of fact. 那个地方不错。事实上，我们在那儿待过。 ‘I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?’ ‘No, as a matter of fact I'll be staying for another two years.’ “我想你快要离开了吧？” “不。事实上，我还要再待两年呢。” I know which area they live in, but whether I can find their house is a different matter. 我知道他们住在哪一地区，但能不能找到他们的房子则是另外一回事了。 A new car would be wonderful but the fact of the matter is that we can't afford one. 有新车好是好，不过实际情况是我们买不起。 I didn't like it much. Nor did the kids, for that matter. 我不怎么喜欢它。孩子们也同样不喜欢。 It's only a matter of time before they bring out their own version of the software. 他们推出自己的软件只是个时间问题。 We always check people's addresses as a matter of course. 我们总是照例检查一下人们的地址。 It was all over in a matter of minutes. 几分钟就全部结束了。 The bullet missed her by a matter of inches. 子弹几乎擦着她的身体飞过。 They don't last long no matter how careful you are. 不管你如何小心，这些东西都维持不了很久。 Call me when you get there, no matter what the time is. 无论什么时间，你到了那儿就给我打电话。 Do I have any choice in the matter? Getting the effect you want is a matter of trial and error. He left, saying he had pressing matters to attend to. His articles deal with a wide range of subject matter. His lawyer advised him to drop the matter. I don’t have much experience in these matters. I don’t mind lizards, but snakes are a different matter. I don’t really want to go into this matter now. I thought I’d better broach the matter with my boss. I wasn’t sure how to approach the delicate matter of pay. It didn’t help matters that I had a terrible cold. It is no simple matter starting a new business. It is then a simple matter to print off the data you have collected. It’s a matter of concern to all of us. It’s a relief to have the matter settled. Let me simplify matters by giving you my answer now. Let’s concentrate on the matter in hand for now, and leave other issues till later. Police are treating the matter as a murder enquiry. She always arranges matters to suit herself. She refused to let the matter rest. She was a great source of knowledge on matters relating to nutrition. Speak to your manager if you need help on this matter. The incident is definitely a matter for the police. The matter will be raised at our next meeting. The question of his innocence is a weighty matter for this court. The rest of the meeting was taken up by routine matters. The safety of his family was no laughing matter. They talk mostly about work and related matters. They’ve agreed in theory, but now we need to discuss practical matters. To make matters worse, my friend then lost her keys. We discussed the matter of whether or not to hire a bus. composed entirely of organic matter ‘I think this is the best so far.’ ‘Well, that’s a matter of opinion. “我认为这是迄今为止最好的。” “唔，仁者见仁，智者见智嘛。” And that is the crux of the matter. 这就是问题的症结所在。 And then there’s the little matter of the fifty pounds you owe me. 还有件小事儿，你欠我五十英镑呢。 I did not feel that we had got to the heart of the matter. 我认为我们还没有触及问题的关键。 I wasn’t prepared to let the matter drop. 我没打算把这件事搁下不提。 It’s a private matter. 这是件私事儿。 Just as a matter of interest , how much did you pay for it? 我只是感兴趣，你这是花多少钱买的？ Let’s get on with the matter in hand. 我们继续解决手头的问题吧。 She didn’t approve of their choice of reading matter. 她不赞同他们选用的阅读材料。 She resigned over a matter of principle. 她因为原则问题而辞职。 Some people prefer the older version to the newer one. It’s a matter of taste. That’s a matter for you to take up with your boss. 这个问题你得去和你的老板进行交涉。 That’s not a problem. It’s simply a matter of letting people know in time. 这没问题，不就是及时通知大家吗。 The behaviour of matter can be quantified by measures such as weight. The government must deal with this as a matter of urgency. 政府必须将此事当作紧急的事情来处理。 The researchers found evidence of dark matter extending beyond the visible galaxies. The soil is rich in organic matter. There were small lumps of matter floating on the surface. the elimination of waste matter from the body matter (to somebody) The children matter more to her than anything else in the world. 对于她来说，在这个世界上没有比孩子更重要的了。 ‘What did you say?’ ‘Oh, it doesn't matter’ (= it is not important enough to repeat). “你说什么？” “噢，没什么。” ‘I'm afraid I forgot that book again.’ ‘It doesn't matter (= it is not important enough to worry about).’ “很抱歉，我又忘了把那本书带来了。” “没事儿。” What does it matter if I spent $100 on it—it's my money! 我花 100 美元买这东西有什么问题，那是我的钱！ As long as you're happy, that's all that matters. 你幸福就行了，这才是最重要的。 After his death, nothing seemed to matter any more. 他死了以后，好像一切都无所谓了。 He's been in prison, you know—not that it matters (= that information does not affect my opinion of him). 你知道，他坐过牢，可那倒无关紧要。 matter (to somebody) who, what, etc… Does it really matter who did it? 是谁干的真的很重要吗？ It doesn't matter to me what you do. 你做什么我无所谓。 matter (to somebody) that… It didn't matter that the weather was bad. 天气不好并没什么影响。 It didn’t matter to her that he was blind. It doesn’t matter about the mess. It doesn’t matter one whit what their ethnic background is. She could find a job. It hardly mattered what. Somehow it didn’t seem to matter much any more. These things matter a lot to young children. |