materialize
verb(British English also materialise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they materialize | |
he / she / it materializes | |
past simple materialized | |
past participle materialized | |
-ing form materializing |
- [intransitive]
(usually used in negative sentences )通常用於否定句 to take place or start to exist as expected or planned 實現;發生;成爲現實 Extra ExamplesThe hoped-for boom never materialized. 人們期待的繁榮始終沒有實現。 We learned we must take threats seriously before they fully materialize. 我們認識到我們必須認真對待這些威脅以免其全部成爲現實。 Fortunately his fears never materialized. 幸運的是,他的恐懼從未實現。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- never
- suddenly
- fully
- …
- fail to
- [intransitive]
to appear suddenly and/or in a way that cannot be explained 突然顯現;奇怪地出現 A tall figure suddenly materialized at her side. 一個高高的身影突然出現在她的身邊。 - (informal)
The train failed to materialize (= it did not come). 列車始終沒有來。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- never
- suddenly
- fully
- …
- fail to