material/matter/stuff/substance.导航词义：物质

1. material:n. 材料，原料；素材.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。

2. matter:n. 物质.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。

3. stuff:n. 东西，物品.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？

4. substance:n. 物质.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。

全部

1·This matter is their concern.

这件事由他们负责。《牛津词典》

2·This is a matter of some urgency.

这件事相当紧迫。《牛津词典》

3·The matter is as good as settled.

这事实际上可以说解决了。《牛津词典》

4·I suggest we let the matter drop.

我建议咱们别再提及此事。《牛津词典》

5·Is something the matter, princess?

有什么事吗，大小姐？《牛津词典》

6·I regard this as a serious matter.

我认为这是一件重要的事情。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

7·The matter is under investigation.

此事正在调查中。《牛津词典》

8·She handled the matter sensitively.

她谨慎细致地处理了那件事情。《牛津词典》

9·That's an entirely different matter.

那完全是另一码事。《牛津词典》

10·It's a private matter.

这是件私事儿。《牛津词典》

问题

1·It's not just a matter of principle.

这不仅仅是个原则问题。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·I gave the matter a lot of thought.

我反复思考过这个问题。《牛津词典》

3·We spoke as one on this matter.

在这个问题上我们口径一致。《牛津词典》

4·It was a matter of simple survival.

这完全是能不能生存的问题。《牛津词典》

5·It's not just a financial matter.

这不只是个财务问题。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

事

1·The matter is as good as settled.

这事实际上可以说解决了。《牛津词典》

2·This is a matter of some urgency.

这件事相当紧迫。《牛津词典》

3·Is something the matter, princess?

有什么事吗，大小姐？《牛津词典》

4·This matter has been handled very badly.

这件事处理得很糟糕。《牛津词典》

5·I promised not to refer to the matter again.

我答应过再不提这事了。《牛津词典》

物质

1·A proton is an elementary particle of matter that possesses a positive charge.

质子是带正电荷的物质的基本粒子。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·Most matter has three states.

绝大多数物质有三态。《新英汉大辞典》

3·Cells are the most basic units of living matter.

细胞是生命物质最基本的单位。

4·Water controls the volume of plant matter produced.

水控制着植物物质产量。

5·Through the 1970s, a number of measures sought to improve matter.

在20世纪70年代，有一些试图改善物质的措施。

事情

1·I regard this as a serious matter.

我认为这是一件重要的事情。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·That was by no means the end of the matter.

事情决不可能到此为止。《牛津词典》

3·The matter cannot rest there—I intend to sue.

事情不能就此了结—我想上告。《牛津词典》

4·It should have been a simple matter to check.

检查核对本来应该是件简单的事情。《牛津词典》

5·It's a matter of the greatest importance to me.

这对我来说是最重要的事情。《牛津词典》

事件

1·The U.S. military expects the matter to be resolved peacefully.

美国军方期望这一事件能和平解决。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·The matter, which was a weighty one, was like to go against the English monarch by default.

这一重大事件，在一般情况下，似乎是对英国君主不利的。

3·We applaud our members for the solidarity shown in this matter, which is in support of the strike of the Writers Guild of America.

我们赞扬我们的成员在这个事件上表现出的团结，这是对美国作家协会罢工的支持。

4·Baroness Royall, the leader of the Lords, said she would look into the matter and she expected the cross-party Committee on Lords' Interests to conduct an investigation.

白若纳斯。若伊尔，上议院议长。她说，将会关注事件的进展并且期望代表议会利益的跨党派委员会实施一个调查。

5·In my work with mock juries, we found that attorneys, or for that matter witnesses, that hide their hands are perceived as less open and less honest by the jurors.

在和模拟陪审团一起工作时发现，如果律师或事件的目击者把手藏起来，陪审员就会觉得他们不坦率，不真诚。

事项

1·Bishop describes the problem as simply a matter of priorities, which can be solved by encouraging people to prioritize other life goals and plans in place of time spent online.

毕晓普将这个问题简单地描述为一个优先事项的问题，可以通过鼓励人们优先考虑其他生活目标和计划，而非在网上花费时间来解决问题。

2·How you decide to fix one of these errors is another matter.

您决定如何修复其中一个错误，这是另一个事项。

3·On all of these matter related to the disclosure of sensitive information, I wish I could say that there is a simple formula.

对于同公开机密情报相关的一切上述事项，我希望我能够告诉你们：有一个简单的方法。

4·I read as many books on the subject as I could; I studied the matter online, and even sent E-mail messages to former colleagues and friends I had worked with in the past.

我尽可能地阅读了很多关于此主题的书籍；我在网上对此进行研究，甚至向以前的同事和朋友发送电子邮件询问相关事项。

5·The issue of land ownership among poor fishing communities is another matter which needs attention.

贫困渔村的土地所有权问题是另外一个应予以关注的事项。

内容

1·The style in this book is more attractive than the matter.

此书的文体胜过其内容。《新英汉大辞典》

2·If the public option is in there, as a matter of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote because I believe the debt can break America, he said.

“如果法案中包含有公共选择的内容，我的良心让我将不会允许这个法案进入最后的投票过程，因为我相信它产生的债务将使美国破产。”他说。

3·If you have special requirements not covered by the standard, it is a simple matter to take what you need from the standard and extend it by creating a personal namespace for the additional material.

如果您有该标准没有涵盖的特殊需求，可以轻松地从该标准获取需要的内容并通过为额外内容创建一个个人名称空间来扩展它。

4·One of the advantages of composite applications is that they can be easily modified to suit specific business needs or customized by subject matter experts to fit into their work process.

复合应用程序的优势之一就是能够进行轻松修改以满足特定业务需求，或由主题内容专家进行定制以适合其工作流程。

5·A element is usually required as front matter for components and sections.

元素通常需要作为组成部分和节的前部内容。

要紧

1·After a time you get to realize that these things don't matter.

过段时间你会明白这些事情并不要紧。《牛津词典》

2·But it is the Banks that matter most; and, in banking, it is remarkable how little has changed.

但是，银行是最要紧的；而值得注意的是，银行业发生的变化何其之少！

3·It doesn't always matter which edge, more that you're at (or beyond) the edge.

到底是哪一种边缘并不要紧，重要你处于(或超出)边缘便可。

4·We ask ourselves, and urge you to ask yourself one simple question: Does debt matter?

我们问自己，劝你问自己一个简单的问题，债务要紧吗？

5·So the question has always been: did that matter? Well, more and more, it seems like it matters.

是的，这个问题确实很要紧，而且我们已经越来越深刻地认识到，这个问题很要紧。

有关系

1·So the question is does this matter?

所以问题与这个有关系吗？

2·America's productivity growth has slowed. Does that matter?

美国生产率增长速度减慢。这有关系吗？

3·Does this extraordinary accumulation of wealth in a single man's hands matter?

如此惊人的财富积聚在一个人手中，这有关系吗？

4·If, however, the program is picking the cell for a tile with neighbors a and Q then the cell affinity for a and Q will matter.

不过，如果程序正在为一个与“A”和“Q”相邻的块来选择细胞，那么“A”和“Q”的细胞关联性就有关系了。

5·But for the writer who sits in his cube all day and rarely sees the sun, let alone another person, does it really matter what he's wearing?

但对于整天都坐在办公隔间连阳光都很少见更别说人的一位作家来说，穿什么难道真有关系吗？

(1)no matter不论怎样；不要紧

(1)a matter of大约；…的问题

(1)no matter how不管怎样

(1)no matter what不管什么，无论什么

(1)organic matter有机质；有机物；有机物质

(1)subject matter主题；主旨