Materialism
[ mə'tɪrɪəlɪzəm ]
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n. 唯物主义;唯物论;实利主义，物质主义;[艺]写实主义;
💡 词根助记
material物质+ism主义 →唯物主义
📝 例句
He embodied the American spirit of optimistic materialism.
他体现了美国人乐观的实利主义精神。
atomic materialism
原子唯物论
the rampant materialism of modern society
现代社会中蔓延成风的物质享乐主义.
historical materialism
历史唯物主义
Crass materialism causes people to forget spiritual values.
极端唯物主义使人们忘记精神的价值。
📖 牛津释义
materialism
n[U]
1(usu derog 通常作贬义) obsession with material possessions,bodily comforts, etc while neglecting spiritual values 物质享乐主义（迷恋於占有财富、 肉体享受等, 而轻视精神价值）
the rampant materialism of modern society 现代社会中蔓延成风的物质享乐主义.
2 (philosophy 哲) theory or belief that only material things exist 唯物主义; 唯物论.
🔁 扩展释义
*[mә'tiәriәlizm]n. 唯物主义
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The killing of the bison changed the whole wildlife of the plains. With fewer bison, grass shoots were not eaten, so grass did not grow as strongly.
屠宰野牛改变了平原的全部野生生物。野牛少了，嫩草没有牛来吃了，草就长得不粗壮。
Being a good listener means much more than just listening with ears. Eyes mean that I should look at you while you are speaking as a sign of respect. In other words I should not watch TV, or look over your shoulder at other people while we are talking
作一名好的倾听者，决不只是“用耳朵听”。“目”字的意思是，你说话时我应当看着你，这是尊重对方的表现。换句话说，当我们在一起谈话时，我不应当看电视，也不应当越过你的肩膀瞅着别人。
The dancer ran in a straight line, wagging from side to side.
跳舞的蜜蜂左右摇摆地沿直线飞。