3. matter: v. to be important (often in negatives) 重要,要紧 It doesn’t matter to me if I miss my train, because there’s another one later. 他来不来有关系吗? Does it matter whether he will come or not ? What matters is not how smart but how determined you are. matter n. (1) a subject to which one gives attention; situation or affair事情,问题 有几个重要的问题我们必须讨论. There are several important matters we must discuss. (2) a trouble or cause of pain, illness, etc.(麻烦事) What’s the matter?