【matter音标】 英[ˈmætə(r)] 美[ˈmætər]
【单词释义】 matter是什么意思：
n.事件；（讨论、考虑等的）问题；事态；重要性；物质
vi.要紧，重要；事关紧要；化脓；有重大影响；有重要性
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] matters [第三人称单数] matters
[单词现在分词] mattering
[单词过去式] mattered
[单词过去分词] mattered
【matter形近词/近似词】
tatter v. 扯碎，撕碎，使破烂 n. 碎布；碎纸
batter v.接连猛打；殴打；磨损 n.击球员，击球手；面糊（煎料），面团
chatter v.唠叨，喋喋不休；（鸟等）鸣，啁啾 n.闲聊；吱吱声，唧唧声
flatter v.奉承，讨好；自命不凡
latter adj.后者的 n.后者
shatter n.碎片，碎块；落花（叶等） v.粉碎；使破碎，使碎裂；砸碎；给予极大打击
clatter v.发出咔哒声；喧闹的谈笑 n.哗啦声；嘈杂的谈笑声
scatter vt.撒，播撒；撒开；分散 n.撒布，散播
patter n. 嗒嗒声；快板，顺口溜；急速的轻拍声 v. 发出轻快的拍打声；小步快跑；唠唠叨叨地说
【近义词解析】
◇ 事情
affair (n. 事件，事情)：指令人印象深刻的重大事件或具有某种特点的不寻常之事。
business (n. 事情，事务)：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。
concern (n. 事情，关注的事)：指关系到某人切身利益、引起其关注或担忧的重要事情。
matter (n. 事情，事务)：通常指关乎利益、命运等的紧要事务，必须予以考虑或解决。
thing (n. 事情)：普通用词，词义最为广泛，可指任何事实、事件、情况、行为等。
【单词例句】
◇ “I will fly to them, the royal birds, and they will hack me to pieces because I who am so ugly venture to approach them. But it won’t matter. Better to be killed by them than be snacked up by the ducks, pecked by the hens, or spurned by the hen wife, or suffer so much misery in the winter.”
“我要飞向他们，飞向这些高贵的鸟儿！可是他们会把我劈碎的，因为我是这样丑，居然敢接近他们。不过这没有什么关系！被他们杀死，要比被鸭子咬、被鸡群啄，被看管养鸡场的那个女佣人踢和在冬天受苦好得多！”
---- The Ugly Duckling
◇ Nothing could surprise Alice now.'Well,I'll eat it,'she said.'If I get taller,I can take the key off the table.And if I get smaller,I can get under the door.One way or another,I'll get into the garden.So it doesn't matter what happens!'
现在没什么能让爱丽丝奇怪的了。“好，吃就吃，”她说。“如果我长高了，就能从桌子上拿钥匙了。如果我变小点就能穿过门了。不管怎样，我得去花园里。发生什么都不要紧！”
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ Not fearing of the prison guards’ cruelty, he kept active and begged no mercy from them. As a matter of fact, he was always hopeful and never lost heart during the stage even though he was in trouble.
在狱中，他毫不畏惧狱警的残酷，始终保持积极的态度，不向他们乞求怜悯。实际上，他在任何一个困境时期都充满着希望，从未灰心。
---- The Great President
◇ To complicate matters further, an institution that fits the criteria of a university might choose to call itself a college.
更复杂的是，一些符合university标准的高校也许会选择自称为college。
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?
◇ Cancer:
Safety, security, and your home and family are what matter most to you, Cancer, and there's nothing you love more than spending an evening at your place, surrounded by loved ones, snuggled up under a quilt.
巨蟹座：所有与家庭及家人有关的事情都会让你牵挂。还有什么比依偎在爱人的身旁、静静地享受一个浪漫的夜晚更美好的事呢？
---- The most unbearable thing for the twelve zodiac signs
◇ No matter your age, don't overdo it if you're new to treadmill use. Your body will need time to acclimate to this new form of exercise. While similar to walking or running outside, doing the same on a treadmill is not identical, due to the moving belt.
无论你年龄多大，只要你是跑步机新手，就必须量力而行。你的身体需要时间来适应这种新的健身方式。尽管在跑步机上运动与在外走路或跑步相似，但是由于跑带是移动的，这两者就不可能完全一样。
---- How to use treadmills safely
◇ "It doesn't matter if you go for a brisk walk, a cycle with a friend, or even get the housework done, these could all count as ways to be active.”
“无论是快步走，还是和朋友一起骑车，甚至是做家务，这些都是锻炼。”
---- Fitness earlier in life reduces cancer risk when older
◇ "This seemed like a huge waste. Straws are made of oil, a precious and finite resource. Is making single-use plastic straws, which will be used for a matter of minutes before being tossed away, really what we want to do with this resource?"
“这看起来是一个巨大的浪费。塑料吸管是用石油制成的，而石油是一种宝贵的有限资源。用石油生产才用几分钟就丢掉的一次性吸管，我们真的想这么利用资源吗？”
---- Is time up for this plastic relic
◇ No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy. You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents.
尽管如此，父母却总是有求必应，为了我们的幸福，无私地奉献自己的一切。你也许觉得那个男孩很残忍，但我们何尝不是这样呢？
---- A Boy and His Tree