n.
1. 事情;问题;事件[C]
It was a matter of life and death for them.
这事对他们来说是生死攸关。
2. 麻烦事,毛病[the S][(+with)]
There\'s something the matter with this car.
这辆汽车有点毛病。
3. 物质[U]
Matter exists in three states: solid, liquid and gas.
物质以三种形态存在,即固态、液态和气态。
4. (文章等的)素材,内容;主题[the S]
5. 事态;情势[P]
Matters are different from country to country.
情形因国家而异。
6. 重要性[U]
vi.
1. (常用于否定句和疑问句)有关系,要紧
All these things do not matter now.
所有这一切现在都无关紧要了。
2. 【医】化脓