| 词组 | matter |
| 释义 | noun | verb matter1 /ˈmætə $ -ər/ noun a subject or situation that you have to think about or deal withadjectivesan important/serious matter There are important matters we have to discuss.an urgent matter I need to speak to him immediately about an urgent matter.a small/trivial matter (=not important) Quitting your job over such a small matter is ridiculous.a simple/easy/straightforward matter (=easy to do) Putting the bookcases together is a fairly simple matter.a complex/complicated matter Since this is quite a complex matter, professional advice is essential.a different/separate matter The next day he came to see me again, about a separate matter.a related/unrelated matter Detectives investigating an unrelated matter found the gun.financial/business/legal/political/religious etc matters Rick wasn’t interested in financial matters. | I often asked his advice about business matters.a personal/private matter We never spoke about personal matters.a practical matter He wrote to him several times about practical matters to do with the house.a delicate/sensitive matter (=needed to be dealt with carefully to avoid upsetting or offending someone) There is something I need to speak to you about – it’s rather a delicate matter.more pressing matters (=ones that need to be dealt with sooner) They turned their attention to more pressing matters.verbsdiscuss the matter She refused to discuss the matter with her colleagues.raise/bring up the matter (=start a conversation about it) I’ll raise the matter at the next meeting.broach the matter (=start a conversation that could be difficult or embarrassing) I was afraid to broach the matter with my parents.consider the matter (=think about it) She considered the matter carefully before making a decision.look into/investigate the matter (=try to find out the truth) The police said they were investigating the matter.deal with a matter She usually deals with financial matters.settle/resolve a matter (=deal with it completely) I hope this will settle the matter.improve/help matters (=make a situation better) His aggressive attitude did not help matters.pursue the matter (=keep discussing or asking about it) If he refuses to help, I see no point in pursuing the matter.complicate matters (=make a situation more difficult) She didn’t want to complicate matters by asking about her son.prepositionson/about a matter She came to see me on a matter of some importance.a matter for sb (=someone should decide it) This is a matter for the police.matters relating to sth They do not comment on matters relating to security.matters arising from sth formal (=things that come from another thing) Are there any matters arising from the report which you wish to discuss?phrasesthe heart/crux of the matter (=the most important part of something) The crux of the matter is this: how do we prevent these floods from happening again?a matter of importance (=something important) He consulted her on all matters of importance.a matter of concern (=something that worries people) Safety standards in the industry have become a matter of concern.a matter for discussion/negotiation/speculation etc (=something that people talk about) The exact figure is a matter for negotiation between the two companies. | His future had become a matter for speculation.sth is a matter of/for debate (=people do not agree about it) The Buddha’s dates are a matter of debate.sth is no easy matter (=it is difficult) Sorting out the family finances was no easy matter.sth is no laughing matter (=it is serious and important, though it might seem funny) A doctor’s bad handwriting is no laughing matter, because it can lead to errors.the matter at/in hand (=the thing you are dealing with now) We need to focus on the matter in hand.to make matters worse I failed the test and, to make matters worse, all my friends passed.let the matter rest/drop (=stop discussing or worrying about it) I think we should let the matter rest, don’t you? | I was too curious to let the matter drop.the little/small matter of sth (=used ironically when something is actually important or difficult) We still need to discuss the little matter of finance.that is the end of the matter Mr Brown resigned and we thought that would be the end of the matter. noun | verb matter2 /ˈmætə $ -ər/ verb to be important to you, or to have an effect on what happensadverbsreally matter Your age doesn’t really matter- it’s whether you can do the job.hardly matter My left foot is slightly bigger than the right, but the difference is so small that it hardly matters.matter most What still matters most to shoppers is value for money.matter a lot The poem matters a lot to me.matter less Fame matters less and less to me as I get older.matter little Helen’s disappearance seemed to matter little to anyone but her parents.matter a great deal (=a lot) The public’s opinion about my work matters a great deal to me.not matter very much I don’t think it matters very much what you wear as long as you look clean and neat.not matter any more All he wanted was to win – nothing else mattered any more.verbscease to matter (=stop being important) The reason why they’d argued ceased to matter – he just wanted her back.seem to matter I can’t remember exactly what he said. It didn’t seem to matter very much at the time.phraseswhat matters I don’t care about the money – that’s not what matters.all that matters/the only thing that matters All that matters is that you’re safe. | Work was the only thing that really mattered to my father.nothing else matters At last she was with the man she loved and nothing else mattered.the thing that matters It’s the little things that matter most.not that it matters The landlord is going to raise the rent. Not that it matters very much because we are moving anyway. |
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