matter的详细用法

1、matter1. 必须考虑或处理的事情，问题 ?There are more important matters we need to discuss. 我们有更重要的事情需要讨论。+ for?The legal arrangements for the sale are a matter for negotiation. 这笔买卖在法律上的安排需要经过谈判商定。2. mattersplural, 复数 正在面临或谈到的 事情，情况，事态 ?Maybe some of these suggestions will help to improve matters. 也许这其中的有些建议会让情况好

2、起来。to make matters worse (=used to say that something makes a bad situation worse) 使情况更糟的 是 ?The team has lost the last two games and, to make matters worse, two of its best players are injured. 球队输了最近的两场比赛，雪上加霜的是，两个最优秀的队员受伤了。to complicate matters further (=used to say that something makes a complic

3、ated situation more complicated) 使情况更复杂的是 ?To complicate matters further, the law on this issue has been changed. 使情况更复杂的是，关于这个问题的法规也改变了。3. 构成宇宙万物的物质 ?particles of matte r 物质的微粒a substance that consists of waste material, solid material etc 废弃物 /固体物质 /有机物质 / 植 物性物质等4. as a matter of fact 事实上，其实 matt

4、er-of-fact5. what s the matter?/somethings the matter/nothingetc s the matter怎么了？ /有点问题 / 没什么问题等?What s the matter? You look as though youve怎 b么ee了n ？cry你in看g.上 去好像哭过。? Is something the matter? Just Ia helal bdea cfhinee in mainute. 怎 么“了？ ”只“是头疼 一会儿就好了。 ”?I know something s the matter. You re frigh

5、tened of 我so知m道eth有in点g.问 题，你在害怕什么事情。?Nothing s the matter, honestly, I没事，真m 的fin，e.我 很好。?There was nothing the matter with it (= it was all right ) when I lent it to him. 我把它借给他时 还好好的。t6.the truth/fact of the matter is (that) 事实 / 事情真相是 ?The truth of the matter is that we don know exactly how the d

6、isease is spread. 实际情况是，我们不了解这种疾病究竟是怎么传播 的。7.for that matter 对 同样如此 ?Ben never touched beer, or any kind of alcohol for that matter. 本从来不碰啤酒，也不喝其他什么酒。8.be (quite) a different matter不是一回事， 完全是另一码事 ?She didn t mind seeing him in a group but an intimate dinner in a restaurant was another matter altoget

7、her. 大家在一起见见他，她并不介意，但是在饭店里亲 密进餐就另当别论了。9.take matters into your own hands因别人不能处理而把事情接过来亲自处理当地人自?Local people took matters into their own hands and hired their own security guards. 己动手来解决问题，雇用了他们自己的保安人员。10.it s only/just a matter of tim只e是时间问题用于说明某事必定会发生?It can only be amatter of time before someone i

8、s seriously injured. 有人受重伤只是时间早晚的问题。11. a matter of life and/or death 关乎生死的问题12. be a matter of opinion 是看法问题尤用于持反对意见 ?Whether or not he is any good as a manager is a matter of opinion. 他是不是好经理，这是看法问题。13. be a matter of (personal) taste/choice/preference 是个人口味 / 选择 / 喜好的问题?I can t say which w inse b

9、est it s a matter of personal taste我. 无法说哪种酒最好 这是个 人口味的问题。14. be a matter of principle 是原则问题?She couldn t take the money. It was a matter of principle她. 不能拿这笔钱，这是原则问题。15. be a matter of doing sth是做某事的问题be simply/largely/merely etc a matter of doing sth ?Reducing the number of road deaths is not simp

10、ly a matter of improving roads. 减少交通事故的死亡数字不单是改善道路状况的问题。16.a matter of seconds/weeks/hours etc 仅仅数秒 / 几周 / 几个小时等 ?The ambulance arrived in a matter of minutes. 救护车几分钟内就到了。17. as a matter of sth 出于某方面的考虑 ?He invited her as a matter of courtesy. 出于礼貌，他 邀请了她。18. as a matter of interest 出于兴趣， 只是好奇 ?Just

11、 as a matter of interest, which school did you go to? 你上的是哪所学校？我只是随便问问。19. as a matter of urgency作为紧急之事来处理 ?That procedure should be streamlined as a matter of urgency. 那个程序应当简化，这是当务之急。20.as a matter of course/routine 作为理所当然的事 / 按常规 ?We will contact your former employer as a matter of course. 我们将按常规

12、和你以前的雇主联系。21.no matter how/whether/what etc 不管怎样 / 是否 / 什么等?Feeding a baby is a messy job no matter how careful you are. 给婴儿喂食，无论你怎么仔细， 还是会弄得乱糟糟的。22.no matter what 不管(发生)什么事；无论如何?I ll call you tonight, no matter what. 我今晚无论如何都会给你打电话。23.no matter 不要紧，没关系24.it s a matter of fact (th(at) )是事实25.the lit

13、tle/small matter of sth 某事这一小事当你认为某事重要或难办时所说的反语?He seemed unworried by the small matter of the war that was in progress. 战争还在进行，可 他好像对这种小事毫不担心。26.no matter that 即便，即使 ?I would always be an outsider here no matter that I spoke fluent Spanish. 我在这里总是一个外人 即便我的西班牙语说得很流利。27.reading/printed etc matter 阅读材

14、料 / 印刷品等1. a serious/important matter 严重的 / 重要的事情an urgent matter(=something that needs to be dealt with quickly) 紧急的事情a weighty matter(=an important matter) 重大的事情a small/trivial matter(=a matter that is not important) 小事 / 微不足道的事a simple/easy matter(=something that is easy to do) 简单的 / 容易的事a person

15、al/private matter 私事a financial/legal/religious etc matter 财务 / 法律 / 宗教等事宜a practical matter 实际问题2. 动词discuss the matter 讨论事情raise the matter (with sb)(=discuss something with someone) (向某人)提出事情 consider the matter(=think about something) 考虑事情 settle/resolve the matter(=decide something) 决定事情pursue

16、the matter(=keep discussing or asking about something) 追究事情 investigate the matter(=try to find out the truth about something)调查事情let the matter rest/drop(=stop discussing or worrying about something) 不再操心某事3. PHRASES短 语a matter of importance(=something important) 重要的事a matter of concern(=something

17、that concerns people) 人们关注的事a matter for debate/negotiation/discussion(=something to be debated/negotiated etc)(需要)争论 /磋商 / 讨论的事be a matter for sb (to decide)(=be something that a particular person should decide) 是某人(来 决定)的事the matter at hand(=the thing you are dealing with now) 手头的事情be no laughing

18、matter(=be something serious and important, though it might seem funny)不是开玩笑的事the heart/crux of the matter(=the most important part of something)问题的核心 / 症结matters arising from/out of sth(=things connected with or caused by a particular event) 由某事引 起的事REGISTER语 体 Matter is used especially in formal o

19、r official contexts. In everyday English, people usually use subject , or just say it . matter 尤用于正式或官方文体中。 在日常英语中， 人们一般 说 subject ，或只说 it matter 21.I not in progressive, 不用进行式 尤指对某人自己或对发生之事重要，要紧，有关系?If I have to stay late at work tonight, it won t matter because we can go 如ou果t another night.今晚我必须工作到很晚的话，那也没关系，我们可以改天晚上再出去。?She said very little during the meal. Not that it mattered (= it was not important ) . 她吃饭时话 很少，那倒无所谓。it doesn t etc matt?eWr iifll it matter if I m a l我ittl晚e l来ate一?会 儿不要紧吧？it doesn t etc matter w/hwohy/what etc?It doesn t matter whua tw yeoar, as long as y