具体意义时是可数名词，抽象意义时充当不可数名词。material的基本意思是“材料、原料”，尤指“布料”，可用作可数名词，也可用作不可数名词。泛指“建筑材料、化肥原料、战略物资、原材料”时，用复数形式。

material英语例句

1.The material consisted only of already published, unclassified information.

这份材料里只有一些已公开的、非保密性质的信息。

2.This will give your promotional material individuality and style.

这会让你的促销品显得个性十足、格调高雅。

3.In its untreated state the carbon fibre material is rather like cloth.

原始的碳纤维材料很像布料。

4.His last book,"Needful Things", was a retread of tired material.

他的上一本书《必需品》尽在重复些老掉牙的内容。

5.She enjoys the material comforts married life has brought her.

她喜欢婚姻生活带给她的物质享受。