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 )通常用于否定句 to take place or start to exist as expected or planned 实现;发生;成为现实 Extra ExamplesThe hoped-for boom never materialized. 人们期待的繁荣始终没有实现。 We learned we must take threats seriously before they fully materialize. 我们认识到我们必须认真对待这些威胁以免其全部成为现实。 Fortunately his fears never materialized. 幸运的是,他的恐惧从未实现。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- never
- suddenly
- fully
- …
- fail to
- [intransitive]
to appear suddenly and/or in a way that cannot be explained 突然显现;奇怪地出现 A tall figure suddenly materialized at her side. 一个高高的身影突然出现在她的身边。 - (informal)
The train failed to materialize (= it did not come). 列车始终没有来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- never
- suddenly
- fully
- …
- fail to