materialize
verb /məˈtɪəriəlaɪz/
/məˈtɪriəlaɪz/
(British English also materialise)
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they materialize | /məˈtɪəriəlaɪz/ /məˈtɪriəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it materializes | /məˈtɪəriəlaɪzɪz/ /məˈtɪriəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple materialized | /məˈtɪəriəlaɪzd/ /məˈtɪriəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle materialized | /məˈtɪəriəlaɪzd/ /məˈtɪriəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form materializing | /məˈtɪəriəlaɪzɪŋ/ /məˈtɪriəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (usually used in negative sentences
通常用于否定句 实现；发生；成为现实 - The promotion he had been promised failed to materialize.
答应给他晋升的许诺未能实现。
- The hoped-for boom never materialized.
人们期待的繁荣始终没有实现。 - We learned we must take threats seriously before they fully materialize.
我们认识到我们必须认真对待这些威胁以免其全部成为现实。 - Fortunately his fears never materialized.
幸运的是，他的恐惧从未实现。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- never
- suddenly
- fully
- …
- fail to
- The promotion he had been promised failed to materialize.
- [intransitive] to appear suddenly and/or in a way that cannot be explained
突然显现；奇怪地出现 - A tall figure suddenly materialized at her side.
一个高高的身影突然出现在她的身边。 - (informal) The train failed to materialize (= it did not come).
列车始终没有来。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- never
- suddenly
- fully
- …
- fail to
- A tall figure suddenly materialized at her side.