- [countable, uncountable]
a substance that things can be made from 材料；原料 building materials (= bricks, sand, glass, etc.) 建筑材料 Every item we sell is made out of recycled material. 我们出售的每一件物品都是由回收材料制成的。 All the furniture is crafted from natural materials. 所有的家具均采用天然材料精心制作而成。 synthetic/man-made materials 合成/人造材料 Bacteria help break down dead plant material such as fallen leaves. 细菌有助于分解死去的植物材料，如落叶。 We have 98% of the same genetic material as chimpanzees. 我们有 98% 的基因材料与黑猩猩相同。
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistrya2Higher raw material costs have pushed up the price of many manufactured goods. 原材料成本的提高推高了很多制成品的价格。 Kaolin, the source material for porcelain, was discovered near the town. 高岭土是瓷器的原料，是在城镇附近发现的。 Many of the original materials were reused in the restoration of the building. 有很多原先的材料重新用在了该建筑物的修复之中。 The artificial turf is laid onto a rubber composite material. 人造草皮覆盖在橡胶复合材料上。 A ban on risk materials from the human food chain provides protection to public health. 对来自人类食物链的危险物质的禁令为公众健康提供了保护。 The corn contains genetically modified material. 这种玉米含有转基因物质。 Toxic chemicals and other materials have been found. 已查出有毒化学品和其他原料。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- combustible
- flammable
- hazardous
- …
- contain
- incorporate
- use
- …
- [countable, usually plural, uncountable]
things that are needed in order to do a particular activity （某一活动所需的）材料 teaching materials 教材 They publish a range of educational materials. 他们出版一系列教育材料。 Advertising and promotional materials target the male market. 广告和促销材料以男性市场为目标。 The company produces its own training material. 公司自行编写培训教材。
Synonyms equipmentequipment- material
- gear
- kit
- apparatus
- equipment the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity:
camping equipment 野营装备 a piece of equipment 一件设备
- material things that are needed for a particular activity:
household cleaning materials 家用清洁剂 teaching material 教学材料
equipment or material? 用 equipment 还是 material？ - gear the equipment or clothes needed for a particular activity:
Skiing gear can be expensive. 滑雪装备有时会很昂贵。
- kit a set of tools or equipment that you use for a particular purpose:
a first-aid kit 一套急救用品 a tool kit 一套工具
- apparatus the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task:
breathing apparatus for firefighters 消防员用的呼吸器 laboratory apparatus 实验室仪器
- electrical/electronic equipment/gear/apparatus
- sports equipment/gear/kit
- camping equipment/gear
- a piece of equipment/apparatus
Extra ExamplesPrisoners were not allowed writing materials. 囚犯不容许使用纸笔。 You have to buy your own art materials. 你得自己买美工材料。 Many household cleaning materials are highly toxic. 许多家用清洁用品都有剧毒。
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information or ideas used in books, etc. 素材；用以创作的材料（或构想） She's collecting material for her latest novel. 她在为其最新的小说收集素材。 This is not suitable reading material for a child. 这不是适合孩子的读物。 The letters were used as source material in this new biography. 这本新传记把这些信件用作原始资料。 Such conflicts provide good material for film plots. 这样的冲突为电影情节提供了很好的素材。
Extra ExamplesHe's collecting material for a new book on space travel. 他正在为一本关于太空旅行的新书收集素材。 This is not really suitable reading material for a young child. 这份阅读材料的确不适合年幼的孩子。 I can't find any relevant material on him in the library. 我在图书馆找不到他的任何相关资料。 The DVD includes some great supplementary material. 这张数字光碟包含一些宝贵的补充资料。 The library has a wealth of old photographs and other archival material. 图书馆里有丰富的老照片及其他档案资料。 The magazine contains not one bit of original material. 这本杂志中无任何原创素材。 This new biography contains a wealth of previously unpublished material. 这部新传记包含大量以前未公开的材料。 original material on the First World War 一战的原始资料 He was convicted of importing indecent material. 他因进口淫秽书刊被判罪。 The collection includes objects and printed material. 这批收藏品包括实物和印刷资料。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fascinating
- good
- relevant
- …
- collect
- find
- gather
- …
- material for
- material on
- [uncountable, countable]
cloth used for making clothes, curtains, etc. 布料 You'll need a piece of material about 20 cm square. 你将需要一块20厘米见方的布料。 ‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’ “这件连衣裙是用什么料子做的？” “棉布。”
Synonyms fabricfabric- cloth
- material
- textile
- fabric woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture:
cotton fabric 棉织物 furnishing fabrics 室内装饰织物
- cloth fabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc:
His bandages had been made from strips of cloth. 他的绷带是用布条做的。
- material fabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc:
‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’ “这件裙子是用什么料子做的？”“棉布。”
- textile any type of fabric made by weaving or knitting:
He owns a factory producing a range of textiles. 他拥有一家工厂，生产一系列纺织品。 the textile industry 纺织工业
- woven/cotton/woollen fabric/cloth/material/textiles
- synthetic fabric/material/textiles
- printed fabric/cloth/textiles
- curtain/dress fabric/material
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionb1satin, velvet, silk and other dress material 缎子、天鹅绒、丝绸和其他衣料 A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material. 做百衲被是利用零碎布料的好办法。 The military uses synthetic materials for clothing because they're more durable than cotton. 军方使用合成材料制作服装，因为它们比棉花更耐用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- coarse
- rough
- thick
- …
- piece
- scrap
- strip
- …
- [uncountable]
items used in a performance 节目；曲目；剧目 a person with particular qualities or suitable for a particular opportunity （某一活动所需的）材料 The teacher saw her as good university material (= good enough to go to university). 老师认为她是块上大学的料。 He's not really Olympic material. 他并不是参加奥运会的料。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to matter’): from late Latin materialis, adjective from Latin materia ‘matter’.