material
[məˈtiəriəl]
n.
材料,原料
Japan imports textile materials from Britain.
日本從英國進口紡織材料.
衣料
She never wears clothes made of coarse material.
她從來不穿粗布衣服.
素材,資料
During my three months' stay in the village,I collected enough material for two or three books.
我在村里待了三個月,搜集的材料足夠寫兩三本書.
adj.
物質的; 身體的; 肉體的
She is too poor to satisfy her family's material needs.
她太窮了,無法滿足家人的物質需要.
重要的,重大的
The prosecution's case collapsed when a material witness failed to appear in court.
一名重要的證人沒有出庭,因此訴訟辯論無法進行.