materialize
materialise, v [I]
1 become a reality; happen 成為現實; 實現; 發生
Our plans did not materialize. 我們的計畫未能實現.
The threatened strike never materialized. 揚言要舉行罷工, 卻從未付諸行動.
2 take bodily form; become visible; appear 具體化; 實體化; 呈現; 出現
He claimed that he could make ghosts materialize. 他聲稱他可以使鬼魂現身.
(infml 口) He failed to materialize, ie did not come. 他并沒有來.