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mater

/mey-ter/US // ˈmeɪ tər //UK // (ˈmeɪtə) //

戏剧,戏剧性,戏剧界,戏剧性的

Related Words

dingy杂乱无章,嘈杂,杂乱无章的,嘈杂的lackluster乏善可陈,乏味,乏味的,不怎么样murky阴暗,阴暗的,昏暗的,阴沉shadowy有阴影的,有阴暗面的,有阴暗面,有阴影faint微弱的,淡淡的,晕眩的,晕倒的cloudy阴天,多云,阴,多云天气dark黑,黑黑的,暗色,暗gloomy阴郁的,阴郁,阴沉,阴沉的fuzzy模糊的,模糊不清的,毛茸茸的,模糊不清dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清blurred模糊的,模糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊了gray灰色,灰色的,灰,灰白dusk傍晚时分,黄昏时分,黄昏,傍晚时份overcast阴天,阴霾,阴雨天,阴雨faded褪色,淡淡的,淡化,淡出obscured掩盖了,遮蔽,隐蔽的,遮蔽的pale苍白,苍白的,浅色,淡淡的mat垫子,锍,垫层,垫底muted缄默的,沉默的,缄默不语,缄默

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ma·ters, ma·tres [mey-treez]. /ˈmeɪ triz/.

    • : British Informal. mother.
    • : the backing holding the movable parts of an astrolabe.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
blurred模糊的,模糊不清的,模糊不清,模糊了cloudy阴天,多云,阴,多云天气dark黑,黑黑的,暗色,暗dingy杂乱无章,嘈杂,杂乱无章的,嘈杂的dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的faint微弱的,淡淡的,晕眩的,晕倒的fuzzy模糊的,模糊不清的,毛茸茸的,模糊不清gloomy阴郁的,阴郁,阴沉,阴沉的lackluster乏善可陈,乏味,乏味的,不怎么样murky阴暗,阴暗的,昏暗的,阴沉shadowy有阴影的,有阴暗面的,有阴暗面,有阴影vague模糊的,模糊,含糊不清,模糊不清dusk傍晚时分,黄昏时分,黄昏,傍晚时份faded褪色,淡淡的,淡化,淡出gray灰色,灰色的,灰,灰白mat垫子,锍,垫层,垫底muted缄默的,沉默的,缄默不语,缄默obscured掩盖了,遮蔽,隐蔽的,遮蔽的overcast阴天,阴霾,阴雨天,阴雨pale苍白,苍白的,浅色,淡淡的sullied污秽的,污秽不堪的,污浊的,污秽不堪tarnished被玷污的,污损的,被玷污,被玷污了的blah扯淡,扯蛋,扯淡的人,扯淡的bleary苍白的,漂白的,黯淡无光,惨白caliginous钙化的,钙质的,钙质,斑斓的dreary枯燥乏味,枯燥乏味的,枯燥无味的,枯燥无味dusky昏暗,昏暗的,灰暗的,昏昏沉沉flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的ill-defined定义不明确,界定不清的,界定不清,定义不清indistinct隐隐约约,隐约可见,模糊不清的,隐约可见的lightless无光,无光的,无灯,无光线monotone单调,单声道,单调的,单音monotonous单调乏味,单调的,单调,亘古不变opaque不透明的,不透明,不透光,不透光的poorly lit照明不足,光线不足,光线不好的地方,光线不好tenebrous坚韧的,韧带,韧皮,坚韧不拔unclear不清楚,不明确,不清楚的,不明unilluminated不发光的,不发光,无照明,未被照亮的weak软弱,弱,软弱无力,薄弱

Examples

  • In 2009, James Stormer, who headed the department’s air-quality division, tapped connections at his alma mater, the University of Florida, to push the research forward by looking more closely at the emissions from cane burning.

  • Doherty was out after the following season — replaced by Williams, who finally couldn’t turn down his alma mater.

  • It was another homecoming of sorts, just down the road from his alma mater.

  • It’s possible Scott also gave to Princeton—the Bezoses gave their alma mater $15 million in 2011—but a spokesperson for the university declined to comment on whether Scott had donated any other funds.

  • The actress behind Clair Huxtable is returning to her alma mater, as a dean.

  • For the first time since I put my acceptance letter in the mail, I woke up this morning ashamed of my alma mater.

  • He was disappointed to find out that his alma mater was not represented.

  • And then there's Laurie (Amy Brenneman), the Garveys' mater familias.

  • One suspects that the young men will not be hurtling back to their alma “step-mater” any time soon.

  • Do you know Richard Bargis, assistant professor of philosophy at your alma mater?

  • The Vulgate translates: “Et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata, et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum.”

  • Among these are "Medusa," a bronze bust; and a "Mater Dolorosa," in terra-cotta.

  • In the group of coins here illustrated it will be noticed that the Mater Deorum is conventionally throned upon a rock.

  • The mater has a herd of them—jolly little beasts, but a bit wicked, some of them.

  • The dura mater should be carefully protected from injury as well as the pin.

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