materialize
gb/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/ us/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/
B2
英语
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动词
B2
event
1
happen or become real
To happen in real life (especially after you expected it).
用法模式：
[plan/idea/opportunity/benefit] materializes
常见错误：
Don’t confuse materialize with realize (= understand) or with make (a plan) happen; materialize is usually intransitive (the plan materializes).
近义词
happen (More general and less formal.)
|
come about (Often used for events developing over time.)
反义词
fizzle out (Stops developing and never happens.)
搭配
plans materialize
|hopes materialize
|fears materialize
|the deal materialized
|the opportunity materialized
|benefits materialize
|results materialize
|nothing materialized
|never materialized
|failed to materialize
主题
daily_life
|business
例句
- After months of переговорs, the deal finally materialized.
- We were promised a promotion, but it never materialized.
- If the funding materializes, the project can start this summer.
学习者例句
- The job offer didn’t materialize.
- Our plans materialized in the end.
动词
B2
event
2
appear suddenly and unexpectedly
To appear suddenly, as if from nowhere.
用法模式：
[someone/something] materializes (in/at [place])
常见错误：
Materialize is stronger than appear; it often suggests surprise or no clear explanation for the arrival.
近义词
appear (Neutral; less dramatic.)
|
turn up (More informal; emphasizes arriving.)
反义词
disappear (Goes out of sight or stops being present.)
搭配
materialize out of nowhere
|materialize at the door
|materialize in the room
|materialize beside me
|materialize in front of us
|materialize on the platform
|materialize behind someone
|suddenly materialized
主题
daily_life
例句
- A waiter materialized the moment we looked up from the menu.
- She materialized at my desk just as I was about to leave.
- New problems kept materializing every week.
学习者例句
- He materialized at the door.
- My keys materialized in my bag.
动词
literary
C1
process
3
take visible or physical form
To become a real, visible thing (often in stories).
用法模式：
[spirit/object] materializes (into/as [form])
常见错误：
In this sense, materialize often implies something unreal or invisible becoming physical; it’s not the usual meaning for everyday plans.
近义词
manifest (Often suggests a hidden thing becoming apparent or visible.)
|
take shape (Emphasizes forming gradually.)
反义词
dematerialize (Stops being physical or visible.)
搭配
materialize into a figure
|materialize as a person
|materialize in a flash
|materialize from mist
|begin to materialize
|fully materialize
主题
arts
|fiction
例句
- A ghostly face materialized in the mirror.
- The spaceship materialized above the city in a burst of light.
- The fog began to materialize into a human shape.
学习者例句
- A figure materialized in the dark.
- The ghost materialized suddenly.
动词
technical
C1
process
4
compute and store a query result
In databases, to save the results of a query so they can be used faster later.
用法模式：
materialize [data/result/view]
常见错误：
This technical sense is different from the everyday sense “happen/appear.”
近义词
persist (Emphasizes saving data to storage.)
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cache (Emphasizes storing for faster access, often temporarily.)
反义词
virtualize (Keeps something as a logical/virtual representation rather than a stored copy.)
搭配
materialize a view
|materialize the results
|materialize a query
|materialize intermediate results
|materialize a dataset
|materialize a table
|materialize output
主题
computing
|data
例句
- The optimizer chose to materialize the subquery to speed up the join.
- We materialize daily aggregates into a separate table.
- In this system, views are computed on the fly unless you materialize them.
语法
词典原形
materialize
IPA
GB/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/
US/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/
音节与重音
ma - ter - i - al - ize （5 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: materialize
- 3rd Person Singular: materializes
- Present Participle: materializing
- Past: materialized
词族
Forms
materializes
verb
materializing
verb
materialized
verb
Core family
materialization
noun C1
material
noun A2
Related words
materially
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
immaterial
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
相关表达
fail to materialize
1/fˈeɪl tə mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz/
fixed phrase
not happen as expected
To not happen, even though people expected it.
例句
- The expected savings failed to materialize.
- Their meeting was postponed when enough support failed to materialize.
- Despite the hype, the new jobs failed to materialize.
materialize before your eyes
1/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz bɪfˈɔɹ jˈʊɹ ˈaɪz/
fixed phrase
appear suddenly in front of you
To appear suddenly right in front of you.
例句
- A huge rainbow seemed to materialize before our eyes.
- The outline of the island materialized before our eyes as the fog lifted.
- With one click, the map materialized before our eyes on the screen.
materialize out of thin air
1/mətˈɪɹiəlˌaɪz ˈaʊt əv θˈɪn ˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
informal
appear as if by magic
To appear suddenly from nowhere.
例句
- Extra chairs don’t just materialize out of thin air.
- He materialized out of thin air right when we started talking about him.
- A solution won’t materialize out of thin air—you have to work for it.