matter是可数名词吗

可数名词，意为\"事情；问题；情况\"。作不可数名词，意为\"物质；材料；东西\"。

例句We have more important matters to think about.我们还有更重要的事情需要考虑呢。

由matter构成的常用短语

1. no matter

①不要紧；无关紧要。此短语可单独用，也可接that, whether引导的从句。例如

-I can\'t repair the mobile phone.

我不会修手机。

-No matter. I\'ll do it myself.

没关系。我自己来。

There is no matter whether he has worked abroad.

他有没有在国外工作过都没关系。

②no matter+特殊疑问词；意为\"无论......\"，用来引导状语从句。例如

No matter where you go, please let me know. 无论你去哪里，请告诉我一声。

2. the matter意为\"有问题；出毛病；麻烦事\"，常常同不定代词anything, something, nothing等连用，意为\"有点儿什么问题\"或\"没有什么问题\"等。例如

-Is there anything the matter?

有什么问题吗？

-Of course, there\'s something the matter.

当然，有问题。

-I heard he fell off the truck. Anything the matter with him at present?

我听说他从卡车上摔下来了。他现在怎么样了？

-Nothing the matter. Thank you.

没事了。谢谢你。

3. as a matter of fact

事实上(用来加强语气)。例如

As a matter of fact, I know nothing about the matter.

事实上，我对此事一无所知。

4. for that matter

都一样（用于指出所说的\'两件事物中，后说的与先说的性质一样）。例如

Don\'t talk like that to the elder, or to anyone else for that matter.

不要跟长辈那样说话，其实跟谁也不要那样。

5. (be) a matter of (doing) sth.

取决于某事。例如

Success in business is simply a matter of knowing when to take a chance.

商业上的成功就在于懂得对时机的把握