matter n. 1.物质 (opp. spirit, mind);物体。 2.【逻辑学】命题的本质;【哲学】内容 (opp. form);(书籍、演说等的)内容、主旨(opp. manner, style)。 3.材料,要素,成分。 4.原因,根据,理由。 5.物品,物件;邮件。 6.事,事情,事件;〔pl.〕〔代名词性质的用法〕事态,情形,情况。 7.重大事件,重要事故;麻烦,毛病。 8.(议论、讨论等的)问题。 9.【医学】脓;【印刷】原稿;排版。 animal [vegetable, mineral] matter 动物[植物、矿物]质。 solid [liquid, gaseous] matter 固[液、气]体。 coloring matter 色素。 printed matter 印刷品。 postal matter 邮件。 M-s are different. 情形有所不同。 How have matters stood 一向情况怎样? What's the matter with you 你怎么啦? 出了甚么事? 〔对不平、不幸等说〕。 Nothing is the matter (with me). (我)没甚么。 It won't matter. 那也不要紧。 It is no laughing matter. 这可不是开玩笑的事。 a matter of political power 政权问题。 a matter for [of] complaint 令人抱怨的事。 a matter in dispute [question] 争执中的问题。 a matter in hand 当前的问题,眼前的问题。 a matter of 1. …的问题 (a matter of life and death 生死攸关的问题。a matter of habit 习惯问题)。 2. 大约;…左右(for a matter of 30 years 约三十年)。 a matter of course 理所当然的(事情)〔cf. matter-of-course〕。 a matter of fact 1. 事实,事实问题〔cf. matter-of-fact〕。 2. 【法律】按证据来判定可靠与否的陈述。 a matter of opinion 有争论余地的问题。 a matter of record 法院有案可查的案件。 as a matter of fact 事实上,其实。 as matters stand = as the matter stands 照目前状况。 carry matters with a high hand 处事专横。 for that matter = for the matter of that 讲到那件事;关于那一点。 in the matter of 关于…;就…而论。 no matter 没事儿,不要紧(It is no matter. = It makes no matter. 那不算一回事;那不要紧)。 no matter how [what, when, which, who, where...] 不管怎样[什么,什么时候,哪一个,谁,什么地方](No matter what he says, don't go. 不管他怎么讲都不要去。It is not true, no matter who may say so. 不管谁那样讲都不是真的)。 on certain specialized matters 就某些专业方面。 take matters easy [seriously] 轻视[重视]问题。 take up a matter with 和…交涉。 to make matters worse 尤其糟糕的是。 What is the matter with...? 怎么啦? 出了什么事? 出了什么毛病? 〔戏谑语〕…有什么不好? What's the matter ?怎么一回事? 出了什么事? What matter? = No matter. 那有什么要紧? 不要紧。 vi. 1.要紧,重要,有重大关系。 ★主要用于否定句、疑问句。 2.化脓,出脓。 It does not matter (if...). (即使…也)不要紧。 What does it matter 那有什么要紧?
course n. 1.进程,经过,过程,趋势;经过期间。 2.进路;水路;路程;路线;航线;【火箭】导引。 3.行进方向;航向;走向,(矿)脉;(行动的)方针,方法;程序;举动;行动;〔pl.〕〔古语〕品行,行为。 4.行列,层次。 5.学科,课程,教程;【医学】疗程。 6.经历,生涯。 7.赛跑场;跑道;跑马场。 8.(用狗)追猎。 9.(比赛的)一场,一回合;一道菜;【建筑】一层(砖等),一排;【造船】下桁大横帆。 10.〔pl.〕 月经。 11.〔又写作 'course〕〔俚,美〕= of course. a dog course=a pursuit course 【航空】追踪飞行。 a pre-computed course 【火箭】程序控制导引;自动导航。 a collision course【航空】迎面航向;拦截方向。 What course do you advise 你说怎么办好呢? the science [literature] course(大学的)理[文]科。 the preparatory course预科。 a dinner of five courses 五道菜的一餐饭。 a course of lectures 连续讲演,讲座。 a degree in course 〔美国〕(经过)正式(课程而获得的)学位。 (as) a matter of course (作为)当然的事情。 adopt a middle course 采取稳健办法。 be on her [its] course (船)航向不变。 by course of 照…的常例。 course bond =course of headers 【建筑】丁砖层。 course crabbing 〔美俚〕讨好老师,取得老师的欢心。 course of events 事件的经过。 course of exchange (外汇)兑换率[行情表]。 course of things 事态,趋势。 course of treatments 【医学】疗程。 follow a middle course 采取稳健办法。 follow [persue] her course 照一定航线航行。 hold [keep on] one's course 不变方向;抱定宗旨。 in course 1. 〔美国〕按正规课程(得到的)。 2. 〔俚语〕= of course. 3. 〔古语〕=in due course. in course of 在…中(The house is in course of construction. 房子正在建造中)。 in due course 及时;顺次,依次序。 in full course 〔口语〕快;用全速。 in mid course 在半路,中途。 in short course 〔口语〕立即,马上。 in the course of 在…之中 (in the course of today 在今天以内。 in the course of things 在事情顺利发展中,在正常情况下)。 in the ordinary course of events 按正常趋势。 lay the course 砌砖。 of course当然。 run its [their] course (疾病、岁月等自然而然地)经过,进展。 shape one's course 决定路线;制定方针。 stay the course 坚持到底,始终不渝。 take a course 【航海】采一定航路。 take one's own course 按自己办法,走自己的道路。 take to evil courses 开始放荡。 walk over the course 【赛马】(因无劲敌)从容得胜。 vt. 追,赶,猎,跑马,越过,跑过,横断(原野)。 vi. (用猎狗)追猎;(马、孩子等的)快跑;(血液)循环;(眼泪)不住地淌;(云等)乱飞;决定航线[方针]。
As a matter of course , the department has reviewed relevant operations in the light of these cases with a view to introducing improvements 截至1999年3月31日止,本局网页的资料约有1 , 900张a4大小的页数。
That s why we now test all our inventions - including new methods and materials - for their environmental compatibility , as a matter of course 有见及此,我们各项崭新发明,程序及物料都必经严谨测试,是否符合环保要求。
My boss pays his inspects to every company as a matter of course , informing the employees of business affairs and listening to the staff ' s needs 我老板每年都到每个公司进行常规视察,向员工通报业务情况,听员工们所关心的事情。
We are not looking to sell players but if we receive an official offer then we will review the situation , that ' s what we do as a matter of course 我们并不想卖掉某个球员,但当我们接受到了正式报价后,就要认真地考虑一下,那是我们的工作。
To which it must be added that every new comer from france reported himself and his tidings at tellson s , almost as a matter of course . for such variety of reasons , 还必须加上一条,每一个从法国来的人都几乎理所当然地要到台尔森报到,同时报告自己的行踪。
In the american west and southwest , spanish is the unofficial second language and signs and government documents provide infor - mation in spanish as a matter of course 在美国西部和西南部,西班牙语是非官方的第二语言和标志。政府文件当然是用西班牙文来写。
Individuals regularly went nine steps on the path with a 110 - byte dna ; it seems that a longer dna allowed them to go further on the path as a matter of course 个体有规律地以110字节dna在路径上走9步;作为必然的结果,更长的dna意味着允许个体在路径上走得更远。
Why should not the reflection be true to the original as a matter of course , automatically ? need the person have any designs of its own 何不让那个反映当然自动地写实(像影印机或自动摄录机般) ?个人可要有它独特的设计么? (像每个细胞基因可需要任何改良? )
Personally , i don ' t think there ' s much hope that beijing will become a truly pleasant city until people learn to keep their homes and immediate environs clean as a matter of course 就我个人而言,我觉得只有在人们学会了视保持房子与周围的清洁为理所当然之事时,北京成为真正怡人的城市才大有希望。
He thought quickly . it would never do for her to come out and see him talking there with them . quite naturally , as a matter of course , he swung in along - side the dark - eyed one and walked with her 他急忙考虑了一下:绝对不能让她出来时看见他跟她们谈话,于是仿佛理所当然地转过身来走在那黑眼睛姑娘的身边。