名 thing，matter，other people，the outside or material world versus oneself，content ；

[例句] 脱咖啡因的咖啡仍含一些刺激物和其他可能致癌的有害物质。 Decaffeinated coffee still contains some stimulants and other nasties linked with cancer.

[例句] T恤衫现在几乎成了伦敦西区时尚人士的必备之物。 T-shirts now seem almost de rigueur in the West End.

goods，cargo，commodity，merchandise，bale；

[例句] 在报关单上，寄货人将货物列为农用机械。 On the customs declaration, the sender labeled the freight as agricultural machinery.

[例句] 货物运输采用普通货车或厢式货车。 Deliveries are made by common carrier or van line.

matter，substance，material ；

[例句] 物质和意识形态上的障碍在东欧已不复存在。 Physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.

[例句] 脱咖啡因的咖啡仍含一些刺激物和其他可能致癌的有害物质。 Decaffeinated coffee still contains some stimulants and other nasties linked with cancer.

(commodity) prices，price ；

[例句] “圣诞节以来物价降了4成，”他悲叹道。 "Prices are down 40 per cent since Christmas," he lamented.

[例句] 年初以来，物价已经上涨了21%。 Prices have climbed by 21% since the beginning of the year.

microbe，germ，microform，microorganism，animalcule ；

[例句] 海洋微生物腐烂后沉积形成磷酸盐。 The phosphate was deposited by the decay of marine microorganisms.

[例句] 原油受到了自然产生的分解油类物质的微生物的侵蚀。 The oil is attacked by naturally occurring microbes which break it down.

animal，zoon (pl. zoa)，beast，beastie，creature ；

[例句] 在意大利，每年大量捕杀野生动物的现象令人震惊。 The annual slaughter of wildlife in Italy is horrific.

[例句] 语言是将人类与动物区分开来的基本特征。 Language is something which fundamentally distinguishes humans from animals.

textile，fabric，texture，etoffe，drapery ；

[例句] 她用薄薄的黑色织物裹住了自己硕大的身躯。 She swathed her enormous body in thin black fabrics.

[例句] 这种织物非常结实，能经受粗加工。 The fabric is strong enough to withstand harsh processing.

living things，living beings，organisms，biology；

[例句] 冷水中生物的基础代谢速度要低很多。 Basal metabolism is much lower for creatures in cold water.

[例句] 蓝鲸是地球上体型最大的生物。 The blue whale is the largest living thing on the planet.

mineral ；

[例句] 这种矿物带有轻微的磁性。 The mineral is weakly magnetic.

[例句] 主体材料是矿物增强热塑性塑料。 The body is made of mineral-reinforced thermo-plastic.

food，eatables，edibles，aliment，bread ；

[例句] 浅海床提供了丰富的食物。 The shallow sea bed yields up an abundance of food.

[例句] 接触食物前尤其对洗手不能有半点马虎。 Be particularly fastidious about washing your hands before touching food.

plant，flora，botany，stray，foliage ；

[例句] 他们验明6种植物有可能提炼出药物麻醉剂。 They identified six plants as having potential for development into pharmaceutical drugs.

[例句] 把没种庄稼和植物的土地都深翻一遍。 Dig over any ground that is clear of crops and plants.

grain，cereal，sito-(sitosterol 谷甾醇)，corn，grist ；

[例句] 将粮食和谷物储存在阴凉干燥的地方。 Store grains and cereals in a cool, dry place.

[例句] 糙米和其他谷物属非精制的碳水化合物。 Unrefined carbohydrates include brown rice and other grains.

goods and materials，material ；

[例句] 内战阻碍着救援机构对饥荒赈济物资的配给。 The civil war is obstructing distribution of famine relief by aid agencies.

[例句] 情况越来越糟糕，贮备物资也快用完了。 Conditions are getting worse and supplies are running out.

medicinal，medicine，medicant，medication，druggery ；

[例句] 他们验明6种植物有可能提炼出药物麻醉剂。 They identified six plants as having potential for development into pharmaceutical drugs.

[例句] 他们已在临床试验中接受过这种药物的治疗。 They have been treated with this drug in clinical trials.

crop ；

[例句] 将已收获过的黄瓜、西红柿和其他作物的秧蔓割下，制成堆肥。 Cut down and compost spent cucumbers, tomatoes and other crops.

[例句] 去年棉花作物所遭遇的是彻头彻尾的灾难。 Last year's cotton crop was an unmitigated disaster.

physics，physical；

[例句] 总而言之，这是一本通俗而务实的物理入门书。 On balance, the book is a friendly, down-to-earth introduction to physics.

[例句] 他是物理尖子. He was the top student in physics.

[生] species，speci- ；

[例句] 将这两个物种杂交后颜色会由红色淡化成橙色。 Hybridising the two species will reduce the red to orange.

[例句] 这种疾病能够在不同的哺乳类物种之间传播。 The disease can spread from one mammalian species to another.

oxide，oxyde，oxidizing material，oxidate，oxid ；

[例句] 该反应产生了几种氧化物和其他伴生物. The reaction produced some oxides and other by - products.

[例句] 在我们的日常生活中氧化物很常见. Oxide is usually seen in our daily life.

[物] body，substance，object ；

[例句] 他认为婴儿几乎就是毫无生命的物体。 He thought of the baby almost as an inanimate object.

[例句] 标准尺寸的三脚架可能会不便于使用，用于拍摄低角度的物体时尤其如此。 Full-size tripods can be awkward, especially if you'reshooting a low-level subject.

[医] foreign matter，foreign body，rarity，[书]a dead person，eyewinker ；

[例句] 他眼睛里有异物. He has some foreign matter in his eye.

[例句] 她手指肿大是内有异物所致. The swelling on her finger was caused by a foreign body in it.