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material(s) for (doing) sth
We need some materials for building the house.
我们需要一些建造房屋的材料。
材料；原料；物质
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材料；原料；物质
the substance or matter from which something is made
We need some materials for building the house.
我们需要一些建造房屋的材料。
制造物品的基本材料,如金属、木料、塑料、纤维等。
A basic matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber, etc.) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine, tool, building, fabric, etc.) is made.
构成物理物体的有形物质
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
适合某职位或活动的人或人群。
A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity.
可加工成成品的资料或信息
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
The builder ordered more material to complete the house.
建筑商订购了更多材料来完成房子。
AI contextual example
She printed out the study materials for the exam.
她打印了考试用的学习资料。
AI contextual example
Cotton is a natural material used to make clothes.
棉花是一种用于制作衣服的天然材料。
AI contextual example
coal is a hard black material
煤是一种坚硬的黑色材料。
WordNet
We need some materials for building the house.
我们需要一些建造房屋的材料。
Wood is a common raw material for furniture.
木材是家具的常见原材料。
The teacher prepared reading materials for the class.
老师为班级准备了阅读材料。
Not this
Water is a liquid material.
Use this
Water is a liquid substance.
material 通常指用于制造的固体材料，水是液体物质，应该用 substance。
Not this
I bought a material from the store.
Use this
I bought some material from the store.
当 material 泛指材料（如布料）时是不可数名词，不能用冠词 a，要用 some 表示一些。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
原材料
The factory imports raw materials from abroad.
这家工厂从国外进口原材料。
建筑材料
Wood and steel are common building materials.
木材和钢材是常见的建筑材料。
教材
The teacher prepared some new teaching materials for the class.
老师为班级准备了一些新教材。
阅读材料
Please bring your own reading material to the library.
请自带阅读材料到图书馆。
遗传物质
DNA is the genetic material of most living organisms.
DNA是大多数生物的遗传物质。
衣料
She bought some beautiful dress material for a new gown.
她买了一些漂亮的衣料来做新礼服。
原材料
The country exports raw materials like oil and minerals.
该国出口石油和矿物等原材料。
原始资料
The novelist used historical documents as source material for her book.
这位小说家使用历史文件作为她这本书的原始资料。
阅读材料
I need to bring some reading material for the flight.
我需要带些阅读材料去飞机上看。
生活在物质世界里，我是一个物质女孩。
This material is very soft and comfortable.
这种材料非常柔软舒适。
Use material naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把“material”拆成“mate（伙伴）+rial”，想象伙伴一起准备材料。
中性场合，多用于建筑、制造、手工艺等语境，指组成物体的物质或原料。
Of these, 'bacterial', 'arterial', 'venereal', and 'imperial' rhyme with 'material' (same stressed vowel and ending /ɪriəl/). 'Cereal' and 'serial' have the same ending sounds but different stress patterns (stress on first syllable), so they are not perfect rhymes. Common lookalike: 'industrial' (/ɪnˈdʌstriəl/) does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.