[m?ti?ri?l]
n.
材料, 原料
Japan imports textile materials from Britain.
日本從英國進口紡織材料。
衣料
She never wears clothes made of coarse material.
她從來不穿粗布衣服。
素材, 資料
During my three months' stay in the village, I collected enough material for two or three books.
我在村裏待了三個月, 搜集的材料足夠寫兩三本書。
adj.
物質的; 身體的; 肉體的
She is too poor to satisfy her family's material needs.
她太窮了, 無法滿足家人的物質需要。
重要的, 重大的
The prosecution's case collapsed when a material witness failed to appear in court.
壹名重要的證人沒有出庭, 因此訴訟辯論無法進行。