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material

/məˈtirijəl/

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noun

plural -als

a substance from which something is made or can be made [count]

building materials

paper, plastic, or other materials [noncount]

small pieces of material

hard material like stone - see also raw material

a substance that has a particular quality [count]

a sticky material

explosive materials [noncount]

genetic material

something used in doing a particular activity [count]

usually plural

writing/reference materials [noncount]

She was never without reading material.

[noncount] :cloth or fabric

The curtains required yards of expensive material.

[noncount] :information or ideas

He has been gathering material for a new biography.

The revised edition includes a large amount of new material.

The comedian gets his material from things that have happened to him.

[noncount] :a person who is suited to a particular position or job

Her boss regards her as executive material. [=as someone who would make a good executive]

My parents never felt that I was college material. [=that I was someone who should go to college]

adjective

always used before a noun

relating to or made of matter :physical

the material world

material objects

physical rather than spiritual or intellectual

He is concerned only with his own material comforts/needs.

material goods/possessions/rewards/wealth

formal :having real importance

The researchers included all data that was material.

material facts - often + to

The evidence is not material [=relevant] to the case. - opposite immaterial

* Các từ tương tự:
materialism, materialize