| 单词 | material |
| 释义 | material material /; AmE / noun, adjective
■ noun [C,U]
BILL OF MATERIALS, COLLATERAL MATERIAL, DIRECT MATERIAL, RAW MATERIAL
1 a substance that things can be made from : building materials (= bricks, sand, glass, etc.) ◆ recycled materials They produce insulating materials for the electrical industry.
2 things that are needed in order to do a particular activity: cleaning/packaging materials
3 written information, ideas, etc. used for a particular purpose: The company produces its own training material. marketing/promotional materials
■ adjective
1 connected with physical objects, money, etc: He must adapt to changes in his material circumstances. OPP NON-MATERIAL
2 important: The deal will have a material impact on our results. There are unlikely to be any material changes in our strategy.
materially // adverb: Their comments have not materially affected our plans. The court ruled that the firm had issued materially false statements. |
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