material可用作可数名词，也可用作不可数名词。具体意义时是可数名词，抽象意义时充当不可数名词。material主要用作名词、形容词，作名词时意为“材料；用具；（有指明特征的）人才；（意、美）妈特力娅丽（人名）”，作形容词时意为“物质的；身体需要的；和推理内容有关的”。例如：The Romans were the first to utilize concrete as a building material.罗马人首先使用混凝土作建筑材料。

material：英[məˈtɪəriəl]；美[məˈtɪriəl]

n.布料；原料；(某一活动所需的)材料；素材；节目

adj.实际的(非精神需求的)；物质的；客观存在的；重要的；必要的

复数：materials

派生词：materially adv.

superhard material.超硬材料

Material Girl.物质女孩；拜金女孩；物质女郎；拜金女郎

insulating material.[电]绝缘材料；[材]隔热材料；绝热材料；绝缘物

obsolete material.良品已呆滞；良品已凝滞；良品已经板滞；呆滞品

Reference Material.参考资料；标准物质；参考材料；参比物质

Bottom Material.底材质；塔底料

active material.[物][化学]活性物质；[核]放射性材料；[材]活性材料;放射材料

material balance.[核][化工][冶]物料平衡；物料衡算；物质平衡法

roll material.卷料；轧辊材质

1、Using sharp scissors,make a small cut in the material.

用锋利的剪刀在这块布料上剪一个小口。

2、You need a material with plenty of stretch in it.

你需要一种弹性很大的布料。

3、She's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years.

这些年来她积累了大量教学资料。

4、All the materials used were of the highest grade.

使用的材料全是优质品。

5、The country has to import most of its raw materials.

这个国家大多数原料均依赖进口。

6、These trees provide the raw material for high-quality paper.

这些树是制造优质纸张的原料。

7、The materials used have to be able to withstand high temperatures.

所使用的材料必须能够耐高温。

8、All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately.

所有材料都已运抵工地，可以立即开工。

9、I had a feel of the material.

我摸了一下这种织物。

10、The surfaces are made from a material that doesn't mark.

这些台面是由不会留下污渍的材料做的。

11、We have had problems with the supply of raw materials to the factory.

我们在工厂的原料供应方面遇到过问题。

12、His novels are a rich source of material for the movie industry.

他的小说为电影业提供了大量素材。

13、The company produces its own training material.

公司自行编写培训教材。

14、The company has won a contract to supply books and materials to schools.

这家公司得到了一份向学校供应图书资料的合同。

15、Raw materials and labour come by ship,rail or road.

从水上、铁路和公路运来原料和工人。

16、Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials.

为补偿原料成本的增加而提高了价格。

17、As the waste materials decompose,they produce methane gas.

废物腐烂时会产生沼气。

18、The writer uses her childhood as raw material for this novel.

作者将她的童年时代作为这部小说的素材。

19、Local companies pitched in with building materials and labour.

当地的公司支援了建筑材料和劳动力。

20、The materials you need are available from any good do-it-yourself store.

所需材料可以从任何好的自己动手商店买到。