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matter
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英 [ˈmætə]

n.事情;问题;材料;原料;物质;实体;物料;物品;(表示不确定的数量)…左右,…上下;(书面或口头材料的)内容;(用于否定句)重要性;排出物;分泌物;质料(与形式相对);广延实体(与思维实体相对);排版;原稿;争议事实;待证事实;待断定的声明(或主张);

vi.有重要性;有重大关系;要紧;化脓;流脓;

双语例句
  • This matter is their concern.

    这件事由他们负责。

    《牛津词典》
  • This is a matter of some urgency.

    这件事相当紧迫。

    《牛津词典》
  • The matter is as good as settled.

    这事实际上可以说解决了。

    《牛津词典》
  • I suggest we let the matter drop.

    我建议咱们别再提及此事。

    《牛津词典》
  • Is something the matter, princess?

    有什么事吗,大小姐?

    《牛津词典》
  • 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》
  • The matter is under investigation.

    此事正在调查中。

    《牛津词典》
  • She handled the matter sensitively.

    她谨慎细致地处理了那件事情。

    《牛津词典》
  • That's an entirely different matter.

    那完全是另一码事。

    《牛津词典》
  • It's a private matter.

    这是件私事儿。

    《牛津词典》
  • This matter is of paramount importance.

    此事至关重要。

    《牛津词典》
  • This matter has been handled very badly.

    这件事处理得很糟糕。

    《牛津词典》
  • What's the matter?

    怎么回事?

    《牛津词典》
  • This is not a matter for self-congratulation.

    此事与自我夸耀无关。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • I shall give the matter my personal attention.

    我将亲自处理此事。

    《牛津词典》
  • This matter has assumed considerable importance.

    这件事看来相当重要。

    《牛津词典》
  • The matter is outside my area of responsibility.

    此事不属于我的职责范围。

    《牛津词典》
  • We spoke as one on this matter.

    在这个问题上我们口径一致。

    《牛津词典》
  • 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》
  • Does it really matter who did it?

    是谁干的真的很重要吗?

    《牛津词典》
  • Does it matter what colour it is?

    它是什么颜色重要吗?

    《牛津词典》
  • What's the matter, darling?

    怎么啦,亲爱的?

    《牛津词典》
  • It doesn't really matter.

    没什么关系。

    《牛津词典》
  • It was a matter of simple survival.

    这完全是能不能生存的问题。

    《牛津词典》
  • Is anything the matter ?

    有什么问题吗?

    《牛津词典》
  • 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》
  • It doesn't matter to me what you do.

    你做什么我无所谓。

    《牛津词典》
  • It's a matter of personal preference.

    那是个人的爱好问题。

    《牛津词典》
  • I've given the matter careful thought.

    我对这件事认真考虑过了。

    《牛津词典》
  • He flatly refused to discuss the matter.

    他断然拒绝商讨这件事。

    《牛津词典》
短语搭配
  • no matter

    不论怎样;不要紧

  • a matter of

    大约;…的问题

  • no matter how

    不管怎样

  • no matter what

    不管什么,无论什么

  • organic matter

    有机质;有机物;有机物质

  • subject matter

    主题;主旨

近义词
同义词辨析

affair, business, matter, concern, thing

这些名词均含\事情\之意。

  • affair :含义较广,侧重指已发生或必须去做的任何事情或事务。复数形式多指重大或较复杂的事务。

  • business :通常指较重要或较难而又必须承担的事情,也可指商事。

  • matter :普通用词,着重指一件考虑中的或需要处理的事。

  • concern :往往强调与个人或团体利害有直接或重大关系的事。

  • thing :用作事情解时,词义较笼统、含糊,多用于指不很具体的事。

material, matter, substance, stuff

这些名词均含\物质,东西\之意。

  • material : 通常指组成客观存在物的部分或其原料。

  • matter : 通常指构成实物的物质,与精神相对立。在科学上,指占有空间,并能以某种方式被感官觉察的一切东西。

  • substance : 多指某一种形式的物质,既可指元素也可指化合物。

  • stuff : 多用于日常生活中,非正式用词。常指构成整体的所有部分、物体或项目。有时指劣等材料,含轻蔑意味。

problem, question, issue, matter

这些名词均含\问题\之意。

  • problem : 指客观上存在的、难以处理或难以理解的问题。

  • question : 通常指用口头或书面提出来要求回答或有待讨论解决的问题。

  • issue : 多指意见能达到一致的问题,着重争论或讨论中的问题。

  • matter : 含义不很具体,暗示人们考虑和关心的事和话题。

考纲分布

6年出现 216

重要程度
  • 48%

    v/n 要紧; 重要

  • 35%

    coll (no matter...)不管...

  • 14%

    n 麻烦; 问题

  • 1%

    n 事情

  • 1%

    n 物质

  • 1%

    coll (as a matter of fact)事实上

  • 0%

    n 大约; 左右

考纲释义
  • v/n. 要紧; 重要

    英文释义:

    be of importance; have significance

    真题例句:

    • What matters is what you do, not what you know.

      重要的是你做了什么,而不是你知道什么。

      [2019年 河南省卷 单项选择]
    • It doesn't matter.

      没关系。

      [2019年 上海市卷 单项选择]
    • Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast?

      如果你不吃早餐会有关系吗?

      [2019年 新疆卷 阅读填空]
  • coll. (no matter...)不管...

    真题例句:

    • No matter how hard things got, my mom could always joke about them.

      无论事情变得多难,我妈妈总是可以拿它们开玩笑。

      [2020年 河南省卷 阅读理解]
    • In the school, everyone involved (卷入) in a fight will be punished, no matter who started it.

      在学校里,卷入斗殴的每一个人都会受到惩罚,不管是谁挑起的。

      [2019年 重庆市A卷 阅读理解]
    • Eyes make tears no matter how people feel.

      无论人们的感受如何,眼睛都会流泪。

      [2018年 青岛市卷 阅读理解]
  • n. 麻烦; 问题

    英文释义:

    the reason for distress or a problem

    真题例句:

    • What's the matter?

      怎么了?

      [2020年 山西省卷 补全对话]
    • For Mr. Twain himself, as well as the public, he needs to clear this matter up.

      对吐温先生本人以及公众而言,他需要澄清这件事。

      [2020年 温州市卷 阅读理解]
    • What's the matter with you?

      你怎么了?

      [2019年 新疆卷 补全对话]
  • n. 事情

    英文释义:

    an affair or situation under consideration

    真题例句:

    • The Greek thinker Aristotle once said, \People regard friendship as a matter of similarity; they say that we love those who are like our-selves.\

      希腊思想家亚里士多德曾说:“人们认为友谊取决于相似点;他们说我们爱与自己相似的人。”

      [2020年 成都市B卷 补全短文]
    • Because I think promises are a matter of honesty.

      因为我认为承诺事关诚实。

      [2020年 苏州市卷 阅读理解]
    • He doesn't mind the matter of life or death.

      他不在乎生死的事。

      [2018年 武汉市卷 阅读理解]
  • n. 物质

    英文释义:

    physical substance in the universe

    真题例句:

    • If children use screens for more than one hour a day, they might have lower levels of white matter in their brains.

      如果孩子每天使用屏幕超过一小时,他们大脑中的白质水平可能会较低。

      [2020年 云南省卷 阅读理解]
    • White matter is a key to the development of language and reading skills.

      白质是语言和阅读技能发展的关键。

      [2020年 云南省卷 阅读理解]
    • Working memory influences white and grey matter in the brain.

      工作记忆会影响大脑中的白质和灰质。

      [2018年 北京市卷 阅读理解]
  • coll. (as a matter of fact)事实上

    真题例句:

    • As a matter of fact, a true friend reaches for our hands and touches our hearts.

      事实上,一个真正的朋友会握住我们的手,触动我们的心。

      [2020年 哈尔滨市卷 任务型阅读]
    • As a matter of fact, change your attitude and you will change your world.

      事实上,改变你的态度,你将改变你的世界。

      [2019年 哈尔滨市卷 阅读理解]
    • As a matter of fact, no one can win all the time.

      事实上,没有人能一直赢。

      [2018年 哈尔滨市卷 补全对话]
  • n. 大约; 左右

    真题例句:

    • Although everything happened so fast, in a matter of about 4 minutes, I remember it clearly.

      虽然一切发生得太快了,但在大约四分钟的时间里,我记得清清楚楚。

      [2018年 绵阳市卷 阅读理解]
必考短语
用法讲解
  • “What’s the matter?”是常见的口语表达,用于询问“怎么了”,其后可以跟with sb./sth.,用于洵问某人的病情以及某物出了什么状况。如:—What’s the matter with Lisa?莉萨怎么了?—She has a sore throat,她嗓子痛。

  • the matter指“麻烦事,困难”,在句中可用作表语或后置定语,不用作主语。问题是车内没有位置容纳你,所以我们无法带你一起去。误 The matter is that we won't have enough room in the car to take you with us.正 The problem is that we won't have enough room in the car to take you with us.

单词辨析
  • business指需要完成或讨论的重要事务,也指归某人管的事或某人持有某种看法的事情,也可指商事。

  • matter通常指关乎利益、命运等的紧要事务,需要考虑或处理的事。

  • thing普通用词,词义最为广泛,可指任何事实、事件、情况、行为等。

  • problem指客观上存在的、难以处理或难以理解的问题。

  • question通常指用口头或书面提出来要求回答或有待讨论解决的问题。

  • matter含义不很具体,暗示人们考虑和关心的事和话题。

考纲分布

12年出现 31

重要程度
  • 52%

    phr (no matter how/what)无论

  • 42%

    v 要紧; 有重大影响

  • 6%

    cn 事情; 问题

  • 0%

    adj (matter of fact)不动感情的; 据实的

  • 0%

    n [sing.]怎么了

考纲释义
  • phr. (no matter how/what)无论

    真题例句:

    • We should move on no matter what happens.

      不管发生什么,我们都应该继续前进。

      [2021年 天津卷 阅读理解]
    • Unlike friendships that can fade or break, I know I'll always be connected to my mother no matter what I face.

      与可能褪色或破裂的友谊不同,我知道无论我面临什么,我都将永远与母亲联系在一起。

      [2021年 全国乙卷 听力]
    • Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.

      坚持你设定的就寝时间和起床时间,不管是哪一天。

      [2017年 全国卷3 阅读理解]
  • v. 要紧; 有重大影响

    真题例句:

    • You are more likely to distinguish between what matters and what does not.

      你更有可能区分什么重要,什么不重要。

      [2021年 北京卷 阅读表达]
    • If the only reading you ever do is the novel or magazine, the speed at which you read-probably does not matter very much.

      如果你唯一的阅读量就是看小说和杂志,那么阅读速度就不那么重要了。

      [2021年 新高考II卷 任务型阅读]
    • It's our experience of the garden that matters.

      重要的是我们对花园的体验。

      [2016年 全国卷2 阅读理解]
  • cn. 事情; 问题

    真题例句:

    • It is not a problem *whether* we can win the battle; it's just a matter of time.

      我们能不能打赢这场战斗不是问题;只是时间问题。

      [2020年 江苏卷 单项选择]
    • Asking a favor of the President of the United States was no casual matter, especially for a seventeen-year-old girl.

      向美国总统请求帮助不是一件随便的事,尤其是对一个17岁的女孩来说。

      [2020年 天津卷 阅读理解]
    • If someone knocks and it's not an important matter, excuse yourself and let the person know you're busy.

      如果有人敲门,但不是什么重要的事情,你要找个借口,让那个人知道你很忙。

      [2017年 全国卷2 阅读理解]
  • adj. (matter of fact)不动感情的; 据实的

    真题例句:

    • The goal keeper walked over to me and said in a matter-of-fact way, \In your home, do you have a moon too?\

      守门员走到我面前,一本正经地说:“在你家,你也有月亮吗?”

      [2020年 江苏卷 阅读理解]
    • As a matter of fact, I'm feeling a bit cold.

      事实上,我觉得有点冷。

      [2016年 全国卷1 听力]
  • n. [sing.]怎么了

必考短语
真题例句
  • As a matter of fact, I'm feeling a bit cold.

    2016年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文
  • As a matter of fact, we can see this principle at work in people of all ages.

    2014年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文
  • But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never comfortable.

    2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
  • By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.

    2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 七选五 原文
  • Conclusion· Small talk really matters a lot to us.

    2015年高考英语安徽卷 任务型读写 原文
  • Delayed reward may be expected from news of public affairs, economic matters, social problems, science, education, and health.

    2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文
  • Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have superhuman strength may sound silly, but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in your life.

    2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
  • Each person, no matter who they are, has psychological imbalances.

    2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文
  • He assists her in cooking matters.

    2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读B 选项
  • However, if others benefit in the process, and I get some reward too, does it really matter where my motivation lies?

    2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
  • If someone knocks and it's not an important matter.

    2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文
  • It matters as much as a formal talk.

    2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 选项
  • It provides a dozen definitions of a key term for us to find the heart/core of the matter.

    2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
  • It would not matter if these misjudgments were just a matter of people's opinions.

    2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
  • It's our experience of the garden that matters.

    2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 选项
  • It's our experience of the garden that matters―how being in those gardens made us feel.

    2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文
  • We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly.

    2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
  • Next time you take a walk, no matter where it is, take in all the sights, sounds and sensations.

    2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
  • No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they're unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless.

    2015年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
  • No matter how boring it is now, education will help you be a productive member in society.

    2016年高考英语浙江卷(10月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文
  • No matter what you like to do, there is a way to get involved in various activities on earth day.

    2019年高考英语北京卷 语法填空 原文
  • No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years.

    2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文
  • One should always be full of passion in his life no matter how old he is.

    2015年高考英语天津卷 答案 选项
  • Participants indicated the degree to which the social role mattered by responding to statements such as \volunteering in hospital is an important part of who I am\.

    2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
  • So Alia took matters into her own hands.

    2017年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 完形填空 原文
  • Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.

    2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文
  • The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on mother's day.

    2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
  • There's also the matter of the fridge.

    2017年高考英语浙江卷(11月) 听力 原文
  • They discussed various matters all over the world.

    2017年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 完形填空 原文
  • To make matters worse, Moth was diagnosed with a serious disease.

    2018年高考英语江苏卷 完形填空 原文
  • Your major does not matter as much in your first of college.

    2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文
考纲分布

12年出现 111

重要程度
  • 80%

    v/n 要紧; 重要

  • 12%

    n 事情

  • 6%

    n 物质

  • 1%

    n (the ~)问题

  • 1%

    phr (no matter)不管

  • 0%

    n 少量; 大约

  • 0%

    n (~s)事态

  • 0%

    phr (as a matter of fact)事实上

考纲释义
  • v/n. 要紧; 重要

    英文释义:

    be of importance; have significance

    真题例句:

    • This should matter a great deal to parents, teachers and policymakers.

      这对家长、老师和政策制定者来说应该非常重要。

      [2021年 CET4 阅读理解B]
    • A review of 54 studies found that there is no consensus yet on what type of breakfast is healthier, and concluded that the type of breakfast doesn't matter as much as simply eating something.

      一篇对54项研究的文献综合分析发现,对于哪种类型的早餐更健康,人们还没有达成共识,并且该论文认为,早餐的类型,远不如吃早餐这件事本身来得重要。

      [2019年 CET4 阅读理解]
    • The overall number of bacteria on the surface mattered more, and this decreased over time after the initial introduction.

      表面的细菌总数更重要,而且在最初引入后,随着时间的推移,细菌数量会减少。

      [2018年 CET4 阅读理解]
  • n. 事情

    英文释义:

    an affair or situation under consideration

    真题例句:

    • That's a different matter.

      那是另外一回事。

      [2021年 CET4 阅读理解B]
    • We advise businesses on all matters, from market analysis to legal issues, anything a business like yours could need.

      我们为企业提供从市场分析到法律问题的所有建议,像您这样的企业可能需要的任何东西。

      [2020年 CET4 听力]
    • But both studies show that long life isn't just a matter of your physical health but of your mental health.

      但这两项研究都表明,长寿不仅与你的身体健康有关,还与你的心理健康有关。

      [2016年 CET4 阅读理解]
  • n. 物质

    英文释义:

    physical substance in the universe

  • n. (the ~)问题

    英文释义:

    the reason for distress or a problem

    真题例句:

    • It's usually a matter of individuality.

      通常是个性问题。

      [2021年 CET4 阅读理解B]
  • phr. (no matter)不管

    真题例句:

    • You'll find depth that you won't get from your screen no matter how many likes you get on your post.

      你会发现无论你的帖子得到多少个赞,你都无法从你的屏幕上获得深度。

      [2021年 CET4 阅读理解C]
    • According to a pediatrician, no matter what kind of play children engage in, they are learning how to create things.

      据一位儿科医生说,不管孩子玩什么游戏,他们都在学习如何创造东西。

      [2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]
    • No matter how it happened, millions of Americans are putting their health, quality of life and even length of life in danger.

      无论它是如何发生的,数以百万计的美国人正将他们的健康、生活质量甚至寿命置于危险之中。

      [2016年 CET4 听力]
  • n. 少量; 大约

    英文释义:

    used in expressions describing how small an amount or period of time is

    真题例句:

    • It's possible to drive in a matter of minutes from sleek (光亮的) office towers near the airport to a Vietnamese mall.

      在几分钟内从机场附近光亮的办公大楼到一个越南购物商场是有可能实现的。

      [2020年 CET4 阅读理解B]
  • n. (~s)事态

    英文释义:

    the present situation or state of affairs

  • phr. (as a matter of fact)事实上

    真题例句:

    • As a matter of fact, consumers expressed higher satisfaction with the one-star facilities, the lowest rated, than with the five-star ones.

      事实上,消费者对评级最低的一星级设施的满意度高于五星级设施。

      [2016年 CET4 阅读理解]
必考短语
用法讲解
  • the matter指“麻烦事,困难”,在句中可用作表语或后置定语,不用作主语。问题是车内没有位置容纳你,所以我们无法带你一起去。误 The matter is that we won't have enough room in the car to take you with us.正 The problem is that we won't have enough room in the car to take you with us.

单词辨析
  • material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。

  • matter通常指构成实物的物质,指一切有形物质的总称。在哲学上,与意识相对立。在科学上,指占有空间,并能以某种方式被感官觉察的一切东西。

  • affair含义较广,侧重指已发生或必须去做的任何事情或事务。复数形式多指重大或较复杂的事务。

  • business通常指较重要或较难而又必须承担的事情,也可指商事。

  • concern往往强调与个人或团体利害有直接或重大关系的事。

  • matter普通用词,着重指一件考虑中的或需要处理的事。

  • issue多指意见能达到一致的问题,着重争论或讨论中的问题。

  • matter含义不很具体,暗示人们考虑和关心的事和话题。

真题例句
  • You feel the same emotions – it is just as raw, just as fresh… You can't turn off that stream of memories, no matter how hard you try.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Often the best ideas for big changes come from unexpected places—it's just a matter of tuning in.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • With Facebook she could stay connected with her family no matter how far away they were.

    出自-2017年6月听力原文
  • We didn’t have much money, but it didn’t matter.

    出自-2017年6月听力原文
  • What matters, she added, is a combination of what people bring in with them, and what they find there.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • What mattered most was the residents' physical health and mental status.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • I am about to make things more complicated by suggesting that what kind of facility an older person lives in may matter less than we have assumed.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • College graduates, for example, are particularly interested in driverless cars compared with those who have less education: 59 percent of college graduates said they would like to use a driverless car compared with 38 percent of those with a high-school diploma or lessWhere a person lives matters, toIt will not necessarily reduce road accidents.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • But both studies show that long life isn't just a matter of your physical health but of your mental health.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • As a matter of fact, consumers expressed higher satisfaction with the one-star facilities, the lowest rated, than with the five-star ones.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • Was it because of the growing attraction of the Internet, video games and endless TV channels? Never disconnecting from work? No matter how it happened, millions of Americans are putting their health, quality of life and even length of life in danger.

    出自-2016年6月听力原文
  • Whether such taxes work is a matter of debate.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • No matter how the math works out, you persistently view restaurants with voluntary tipping systems as being a better value, which makes it extremely difficult for restaurants and bars to do away with the tipping system.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • It is but a matter of personal taste.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • It is a thing of no great difficulty, according to Plutarch, to raise objections against another man's speech, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Isn't it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink ( ' , 眨眼 ) of an eye? Doesn't a wallet—that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness—represent something that matters? But I'll leave the economics to the experts.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • For the consumer, it's a matter of paying now for the hardware to save later on the utilities.

    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • But it actually shouldn't matter to you nearly as much as you think.

    出自-2012年12月阅读原文
  • That's because job growth numbers don't matter to job hunters as much as job turnover (人员更替) data

    出自-2012年12月阅读原文
  • There may be some matters of life and death or highest principle, which might justify such a risk, but there aren't many things that fall in this category.

    出自-2011年12月阅读原文
  • Integrity matters in that all social activities rely on people's honesty and good faith

    出自-2011年12月阅读原文
  • The author suggests at the end of the passage that couples should discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationship.

    出自-2011年12月阅读原文
  • discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationship

    出自-2011年12月阅读原文
  • avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic

    出自-2011年12月阅读原文
  • Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.

    出自-2010年12月阅读原文
  • 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.

    出自-2010年6月阅读原文
  • It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps.

    出自-2014年6月听力原文
  • He is tied up in family matters.

    出自-2012年12月听力原文
  • Although no form of matter yet discovered moves as fast as or faster than light, scientific experiments have already confirmed that accelerated motion causes a traveler's time to be stretched.

    出自-2011年6月听力原文
  • A search is now under way to confirm the suspected existence of particles of matter that move at a speed greater than light, and therefore, might serve as our passports to the past

    出自-2011年6月听力原文
  • Wow, with the museums and restaurants in Washington, I'd be happy here no matter what the temperature.

    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • No matter what the content of the message, its real point is, I want you to know that I care about you

    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • It is a thing of no great difficulty, according to Plutarch, to raise objections against another man's speech, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.

    2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • A review of 54 studies found that there is no consensus yet on what type of breakfast is healthier, and conclude that the type of breakfast doesn't matter as much as simply eating something.

    2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • And no matter how tiny it is, it's still good news.

    2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
  • As I sat blocked and clueless for two solid days, I momentarily wondered if I couldn't just call an expert on the subject matter which I was tackling, or someone who took the class previously, to get me going.

    2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • Getting around a city is one thing — and then there's the matter of getting from one city to another.

    2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • I will give you a call that morning no matter what.

    2019年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B
  • In an effort to understand the matter further, I spoke with doctors Mark Beckhoff a researcher and former professor of animal behavior.

    2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • No matter how many different remedies I tried, I still couldn't get rid of the cough.

    2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A
  • Then, within a matter of weeks, it was completely gone!

    2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A
  • We didn't have much money, but it didn't matter.

    2017年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • We have no choice in the matter.

    2016年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • When I asked his opinion on this matter, he responded, ui like in-class exams because the time is already reserved, as opposed to using my free time at home to work on a test.

    2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in die future, 44% say it's only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men.

    2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • with Facebook she could stay connected with her family no matter how far away they were.

    2017年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
考纲分布

12年出现 54

重要程度
  • 74%

    v/n 要紧; 重要

  • 7%

    n 事情

  • 7%

    n 物质

  • 6%

    n (the ~)问题

  • 4%

    n (~s)事态

  • 2%

    n 少量; 大约

考纲释义
  • v/n. 要紧; 重要

    英文释义:

    be of importance; have significance

    真题例句:

    • I'm robbing myself of the energy to focus on the things that matter.

      我剥夺了自己关注重要事情的精力。

      [2021年 CET6 听力]
    • Medical predictability can rarely be based on DNA alone; the environment matters too.

      医学上的可预测性很少能仅仅基于DNA;环境也很重要。

      [2021年 CET6 阅读理解]
    • Extant conditions also matter in terms of when and how often we lie.

      外部条件也影响着我们何时说谎以及说谎的频率。

      [2019年 CET6 阅读理解]
    • If we're talking about the benefits to society, the only thing that matters is what the major enables students to produce for society.

      如果我们谈论的是对社会的益处,唯一重要的就是专业能让学生为社会创造什么。

      [2018年 CET6 阅读理解]
  • n. 事情

    英文释义:

    an affair or situation under consideration

    真题例句:

    • But for more important matters, I think gut instinct might be overrated.

      但对于更重要的事情,我认为直觉可能被高估了。

      [2021年 CET6 听力]
    • The optimism and positivity may motivate people to focus less on trivial and unimportant matters.

      乐观和积极可以激励人们少关注琐碎和不重要的事情。

      [2021年 CET6 听力]
    • This discrepancy between state and private education is a matter of social justice.

      公立教育和私立教育之间的这种差异事关社会公正。

      [2021年 CET6 阅读理解]
  • n. 物质

    英文释义:

    physical substance in the universe

  • n. (the ~)问题

    英文释义:

    the reason for distress or a problem

    真题例句:

    • Some species use their sense of hearing more than their eyes as a matter of adaptation to a particular lifestyle.

      一些物种更多地利用听觉而不是视觉来适应特定的生活方式。

      [2021年 CET6 听力]
  • n. (~s)事态

    英文释义:

    the present situation or state of affairs

  • n. 少量; 大约

    英文释义:

    used in expressions describing how small an amount or period of time is

必考短语
  • a matter of

    不超过;事关;关系到;取决于

用法讲解
  • the matter指“麻烦事,困难”,在句中可用作表语或后置定语,不用作主语。 问题是车内没有位置容纳你,所以我们无法带你一起去。 误 The matter is that we won't have enough room in the car to take you with us. 正 The problem is that we won't have enough room in the car to take you with us.

单词辨析
  • material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。

  • matter通常指构成实物的物质, 指一切有形物质的总称。在哲学上, 与意识相对立。在科学上, 指占有空间, 并能以某种方式被感官觉察的一切东西。

  • affair含义较广, 侧重指已发生或必须去做的任何事情或事务。复数形式多指重大或较复杂的事务。

  • business通常指较重要或较难而又必须承担的事情, 也可指商事。

  • concern往往强调与个人或团体利害有直接或重大关系的事。

  • matter普通用词, 着重指一件考虑中的或需要处理的事。

  • issue多指意见能达到一致的问题, 着重争论或讨论中的问题。

  • matter含义不很具体, 暗示人们考虑和关心的事和话题。

真题例句
  • Can you tell us how you first became interested in this subject matter?( ' , 9 ) Wh e n f a c i n g a n e w situation, some people tend to rehearse their defeat by spending too much time anticipating the worst.

    出自-2017年6月听力原文
  • Today's teenagers admire their parents and welcome parental guidance about important matters such as career choice—though certainly not Mom and Dad's advice on matters of personal taste, such as music or fashion.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • Teenagers of today often turn to their parents for advice on such important matters as career choice.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • Interviews with students find many of them are only concerned about personal matters.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • But as the working classes prospered and the servant shortage set in, housekeeping became a matter of interest to the educated classes.

    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • The ROWE participants were allowed to freely determine when, where and how they worked – the only thing that mattered was that they got the job done.

    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • One reason any campaign wants a popular celebrity spokesperson is because kids are attracted to them no matter what they are doing.

    出自-2016年12月听力原文
  • To make matters worse, these schools are ill-equipped to graduate these students— young adults who face specific challenges and obstacles.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • No matter how hard you try, you can't turn something that large on a dime ( ' , 10 美分硬币 ),or even a few thousand dimes.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think.

    出自-2015年12月听力原文
  • L) The college admission essay contains the grandest American themes―status anxiety, parental piety (孝顺), intellectual standards—and so it is only a matter of time before it becomes infected by the country's culture of excessive concern with self-esteem.

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • But, Kapur notes, none of us like to fail, no matter how often Silicon Valley entrepreneurs praise the beneficial effects of an idea that fails or a start-up company that crashes and burns

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • That should be a matter of concern in a presidential election year.

    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • None of this is a matter of asceticism(苦行主义); it is just pure selfishness.

    出自-2012年12月阅读原文
  • Graduating them is another matter.

    出自-2011年6月阅读原文
  • But schools rarely dig down to find out what really makes an applicant succeed, to create a class which also contains diversity of attitude and approach – arguably the only diversity that, in a business context, really matters.

    出自-2011年6月阅读原文
  • But it is not a simple matter of offering financial incentives or providing more child care.

    出自-2010年12月阅读原文
  • Because America's population will still be growing when that of most other developed countries is shrinking, America will be the only developed country that still matters geopolitically (地缘政治上).

    出自-2010年12月阅读原文
  • Less concern with money matters.

    出自-2014年6月听力原文
  • And although she didn't have many symptoms, she knew it was just a matter of time.

    出自-2013年12月听力原文
  • Report the matter to their boss

    出自-2013年12月听力原文
  • With no known vaccination or cure available, it seems only a matter of time until another epidemic erupts.

    出自-2013年6月听力原文
  • A finding that was a bit surprising is that to consumers, the inner parts of high-tech devices do apparently matter.

    2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • Because there was slightly more matter, the collisions quickly depleted all the anti-matter and left just enough matter to create stars, planets, and eventually us.

    2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • But a recent study seems to point to the fact that when matter and anti-matter were first created, there were slightly more particles of matter, which allowed the universe we all live in to form?

    2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • But it actually shouldn't matter to you nearly as much as you think.

    2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • But rainfall can revive them in a matter of hours.

    2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • Can you tell us how you first became interested in this subject matter?

    2017年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
  • Even the self identified auditory learners, their preference didn't seem to matter.

    2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • External conditions also matter in terms of when and how often we lie.

    2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • It is clear now that it's a matter of time before the entire European coastline disappears under water.

    2017年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
  • Matter and the now more exotic anti-matter would have had little space to avoid each other.

    2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • No matter how hard you try, you can't turn something that large on a dime, or even a few thousand dimes.

    2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • Sometimes a young child may get overexcited and be a little too rough, but it's never a serious matter.

    2018年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • Successful people tend to be successful no matter where they go to school.

    2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • That's because job growth numbers don't matter to job hunters as much as job turnover data.

    2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • That's because matter and anti- matter are basically opposites of each other.

    2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • They found that students with more potential earned more as adults, and the reverse held true as well, no matter where they went to school.

    2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • Too many people in this country, including some among our elected leadership, still do not understand how science works or why robust, long-range investments in research vitally matter.

    2016年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A
  • Whether they should bet on the traditional players who run those stores now is another matter.

    2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
考纲分布

18年出现 40

重要程度
  • 70%

    n 事情; 问题; 状况

  • 13%

    v 要紧; 重要

  • 10%

    phr (no matter)不管...

  • 5%

    n 少量; 大约

  • 3%

    n 麻烦; 问题

  • 0%

    n 物质; 材料

  • 0%

    phr (as a matter of fact)事实上

  • 0%

    n (~s)事态

  • 0%

    v/n [医学]化脓

考纲释义
  • n. 事情; 问题; 状况

    英文释义:

    an affair or situation under consideration

    真题例句:

    • Exactly when that day will be is a matter of debate.

      这一天究竟会在什么时候到来还有待商榷。

      [2016年 英语一 阅读理解A]
    • Obesity is probably less a matter of weight than body fat.

      肥胖可能不是体重的问题,而是身体脂肪的问题。

      [2014年 英语二 完型填空]
    • Illiberal Education and \The Heart of the Matter\

      非自由教育与“问题的核心”

      [2014年 英语一 阅读理解A]
  • v. 要紧; 重要

    英文释义:

    be of importance; have significance

    真题例句:

    • What matters is that they will belong to a private monopoly which developed them using public resources.

      重要的是,它们将属于一个利用公共资源开发它们的私人垄断企业。

      [2018年 英语一 阅读理解A]
    • It measures things that do not matter and misses things that do.

      它衡量的是无关紧要的事情,而忽略了重要的事情。

      [2017年 英语一 阅读理解A]
    • The words that have mattered are efficiency, flexibility, shareholder value, business-friendly, wealth generation, sales, impact and, in newspapers, circulation.

      最重要的词语是效率、灵活性、股东价值、商业友好、财富创造、销售、影响力,以及在报纸上的发行量。

      [2015年 英语一 阅读理解A]
  • phr. (no matter)不管...

    真题例句:

    • No matter how formal or informal the work environment, the way you present yourself has an impact.

      无论工作环境是正式还是非正式,你表现自己的方式都会产生影响。

      [2016年 英语一 阅读理解B]
    • No matter how isolated you might feel and how serious the situation is, you should always remember that you are not alone.

      无论你感到多么孤立无援,无论情况多么严峻,你都应该永远记住,你并不孤单。

      [2015年 英语二 阅读理解B]
    • After all, the corporations are evading promotion of women to top positions — no matter how much \soft pressure\ is put upon them.

      毕竟,无论施加多大的“软压力”,企业都在回避提拔女性担任高层职位。

      [2013年 英语二 阅读理解A]
  • n. 少量; 大约

    英文释义:

    used in expressions describing how small an amount or period of time is

  • n. 麻烦; 问题

    英文释义:

    the reason for distress or a problem

  • n. 物质; 材料

    英文释义:

    physical substance in the universe

  • phr. (as a matter of fact)事实上

  • n. (~s)事态

    英文释义:

    the present situation or state of affairs

  • v/n. [医学]化脓

    英文释义:

    (of a wound) secrete or discharge pus

必考短语
用法讲解
  • matter作动词指“某事或某人事关紧要;要紧;有重大影响”时,不用于进行时。

真题例句
  • We have no land ethic yet, but we have at least drawn nearer the point of admitting that birds should continue as a matter of intrinsic right,regardless of the presence or absence of economic advantage to us.

    出自-2010年考研翻译原文
  • There is no gap between mind and matter.

    出自-2011年考研翻译原文
  • Because most of us believe that mind is separate from matter, we think that thoughts can be hidden and made powerless; this allows us to think one way and act another.

    出自-2011年考研翻译原文
  • But on the more important matter of the Constitution,the decision was an 8-0 defeat for the federal government and the states.

    出自-2013年考研阅读原文
  • Americans, she finds, buy roughly 20 billion garments a year – about 64 items per person – and no matter how much they give away, this excess leads to waste.

    出自-2013年考研阅读原文
  • “The Heart of the Matter,” the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ( ' , AAAS), deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America.

    出自-2014年考研阅读原文
  • Unfortunately, despite years in the making, “The Heart of the Matter” never gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities.

    出自-2014年考研阅读原文
  • The words that have mattered are efficiency, flexibility, shareholder value, business–friendly, wealth generation, sales, impact and, in newspapers, circulation.

    出自-2015年考研阅读原文
  • Mental health allows us to view others with sympathy if they are having troubles ,with kindness if they are in pain,and with unconditional love no matter who they are.

    出自-2016年考研翻译原文
  • No matter how formal or informal the work environment, the way you present yourself has an impact.

    出自-2016年考研阅读原文
  • Exactly when that day will be is a matter of debate.

    出自-2016年考研阅读原文
  • It measures things that do not matter and misses things that do.

    出自-2017年考研阅读原文
  • What matters is that they will belong to a private monopoly which developed them using public resources.

    出自-2018年考研阅读原文
  • \The Heart of the Matter,\ the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America.

    2014年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • After all, four decades of evidence has now shown that corporations in Europe as well as the US are evading the meritocratic hiring and promotion of women to top position—no matter how much \soft pressure\ is put upon them.

    2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • Americans, she finds, buy roughly 20 billion garments a year-about 64 items per person一and no matter how much they give away, this excess leads to waste.

    2013年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • But on the more important matter of the Constitution,the decision was an 8-0 defeat for the Administration's effort to upset the balance of power between the federal government and the states.

    2013年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • Children were not colour-coded at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them.

    2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • It did not matter what was done in the experiment; so long as something was changed, productivity rose.

    2010年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ
  • No matter how isolated you might feel and how serious the situation is, you should always remember that you are not alone.

    2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • Obesity is probably less a matter of weight than body fat.

    2014年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ
  • The homework rules should be put on hold while the school board, which is responsible for setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conducts public hearings.

    2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • Those things might be social, sporting, creative or completely random -It doesn't matter, so long as they're enjoyable, and not likely to have negative side effects, such as drinking too much alcohol or going on a wild spending spree if you're on a tight

    2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • Unfortunately, despite 2.5 years in the making, \The Heart of the Matter\ never gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities.

    2014年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • Whether the separation distances involved would satisfy air-traffic-control regulations is another matter although a working group at the International civil Aviation Organisation has included the possibility of formation flying in a blueprint for new ope

    2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • Younger children should feel like they're choosing their home—without actually getting a choice in the matter, said Adam Bailey, a real estate attorney based in New York.

    2019年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ