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1. 事情;状况;问题
A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems.

2. 事态;情况;局面
You use matters to refer to the situation you are talking about, especially when something is affecting the situation in some way.

3. (是…的)问题;取决于…的问题;关乎…的问题
If you say that a situation is a matter of a particular thing, you mean that that is the most important thing to be done or considered when you are involved in the situation or explaining it.

4. (印刷或阅读的)材料
Printed matter consists of books, newspapers, and other texts that are printed. Reading matter consists of things that are suitable for reading, such as books and newspapers.

5. (有形的)物质
Matter is the physical part of the universe consisting of solids, liquids, and gases.

6. (某一类型的)物质
You use matter to refer to a particular type of substance.

7. 麻烦事;问题
You use matter in expressions such as 'What's the matter?' or 'Is anything the matter?' when you think that someone has a problem and you want to know what it is.

8. (强调数量少、时间短)
You use matter in expressions such as 'a matter of weeks' when you are emphasizing how small an amount is or how short a period of time is.

9. 有关系;要紧;有影响
If you say that something does not matter, you mean that it is not important to you because it does not have an effect on you or on a particular situation.

10. see also: grey matter;subject matter

11. 另一码事；另一回事;不同情形
If you say that something is another matter or a different matter, you mean that it is very different from the situation that you have just discussed.

12. 出于（时间）的考虑;作为（紧急）事件（处理）
If you are going to do something as a matter of urgency or priority, you are going to do it as soon as possible, because it is important.

13. 难事;并非易事
If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.

14. 此事已定;(事情)到此为止，到此结束
If someone says that's the end of the matter or that's an end to the matter, they mean that a decision that has been taken must not be changed or discussed any more.

15. 事实真相是;真实情况是
You use the fact of the matter is or the truth of the matter is to introduce a fact which supports what you are saying or which is not widely known, for example because it is a secret.

16. 同样;而且
You can use for that matter to emphasize that the remark you are making is true in the same way as your previous, similar remark.

17. 不要紧;没关系
You say 'it doesn't matter' to tell someone who is apologizing to you that you are not angry or upset, and that they should not worry.

18. 都行;无所谓;随便
You say 'it doesn't matter' when someone offers you a choice between two or more things and you do not mind which is chosen.

19. 正经事；非同儿戏
If you say that something is no laughing matter, you mean that it is very serious and not something that you should laugh or joke about.

20. 使情况变得更糟
If you say that something makes matters worse, you mean that it makes a difficult situation even more difficult.

21. 没关系;不要紧
You say 'no matter' after you have just asked a question or mentioned an idea or doubt and you have decided that it is not really important, interesting, or worth discussing.

22. 不管…;无论…
You use no matter in expressions such as 'no matter how' and 'no matter what' to say that something is true or happens in all circumstances.

23. 不管怎样;无论如何
If you say that you are going to do something no matter what, you are emphasizing that you are definitely going to do it, even if there are obstacles or difficulties.

24. 看法问题;看法因人而异的事情
If you say that a statement is a matter of opinion, you mean that it is not a fact, and that other people, including yourself, do not agree with it.

25. (只是)时间的问题（用于说明某事必定发生）
If you say that something is just a matter of time, you mean that it is certain to happen at some time in the future.

26. a matter of life and death - see death
as a matter of course - see course
as a matter of fact - see fact
mind over matter - see mind

1. that which has mass and occupies space

e.g. physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it

2. (used with negation) having consequence

e.g. they were friends and it was no matter who won the games

3. a vaguely specified concern

e.g. several matters to attend to
it is none of your affair
things are going well

Synonym: affairthing

4. a problem

e.g. is anything the matter?

5. some situation or event that is thought about

e.g. he kept drifting off the topic
he had been thinking about the subject for several years
it is a matter for the police

Synonym: topicsubjectissue

6. written works (especially in books or magazines)

e.g. he always took some reading matter with him on the plane