Word · Frequency #370
mattering
要紧；重要
mattering is the present participle of matter.
To be important.
- 1.
To be important.
重要
重要；有关系
In use
It doesn't matter if we arrive a little late.
Does it really matter who gets the credit?
Her opinion mattered a lot to the team.
Verb forms
base matter · third person matters · -ing mattering · past mattered · past participle mattered
Connections
Collocations
- it doesn't matter
- 没关系；不要紧
- It doesn't matter if we are a little late.我们稍微晚一点也没关系。
- what matters most
- 最重要的是
- What matters most is your health.最重要的是你的健康。
- matter to someone
- 对某人重要
- Your opinion really matters to me.你的看法对我真的很重要。
- the only thing that matters
- 唯一重要的事
- The only thing that matters now is getting everyone home safely.现在唯一重要的事就是让所有人都安全回家。
- matter a lot
- 很重要；关系重大
- This decision matters a lot to our future.这个决定对我们的未来关系重大。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把matter记成“妈特”：妈妈特别在意的事，就是“要紧、重要”的事。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、书面说明 该动词义项表示“要紧、重要”，通常属于中性表达，口语和书面语都可用；多用于否定句和疑问句中，如 It doesn't matter. 在更正式的场合，也可以考虑用 be important 等表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with matter /ˈmætə/ in British-style pronunciation, sharing the stressed vowel /æ/ and the ending /tə/: latter, batter, chatter, flatter, shatter, scatter. Be careful with lookalikes such as mutter /ˈmʌtə/ and meter /ˈmiːtə/ — the spelling is similar, but the vowel sound is different, so they do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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