in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 materialise
- VERB 变为现实;实现;发生;出现
If a possible or expected event does not materialize, it does not happen.
- A rebellion by radicals failed to materialize...
激进分子的叛乱没有得逞。 - None of the anticipated difficulties materialized.
预想中的困难全都没有出现。
- VERB 突然出现;显形;现身
If a person or thing materializes, they suddenly appear, after they have been invisible or in another place.
- Tamsin materialized at her side, notebook at the ready...
塔姆辛从她身旁冒了出来,且备好了笔记本。 - A moment or two later champagne in an ice-bucket materialized beside them.
片刻之后,他们身边出现了一只装着香槟的冰桶。