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mature
- IPA[məˈCHər]
美式
- fully developed physically; full-grown;having reached an advanced stage of mental or emotional development characteristic of an adult
- (of an organism) become physically mature;(of a person) reach an advanced stage of mental or emotional development
verb: mature, 3rd person present: matures, gerund or present participle: maturing, past tense: matured, past participle: matured
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. fully developed physically; full-grown she was now a mature woman owls are sexually mature at one year 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ having reached an advanced stage of mental or emotional development characteristic of an adult a young man mature beyond his years 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of thought or planning) careful and thorough on mature reflection he decided they should not go 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ used euphemistically to describe someone as being middle-aged or old Miss Walker was a mature lady when she married
- 2. having reached the most advanced stage in a process Van Gogh's mature work
- ▪ (of certain foodstuffs or drinks) ready for consumption a rather nice mature Camembert 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ denoting an economy, industry, or market that has developed to a point where substantial expansion and investment no longer takes place a mature, sophisticated economy
- 3. (of a bill) due for payment.
動詞
- 1. (of an organism) become physically mature children mature at different ages the trees take at least thirty years to mature 同義詞
- ▪ (of a person) reach an advanced stage of mental or emotional development men mature as they grow older 同義詞
- ▪ (with reference to certain foodstuffs or drinks) become or cause to become ready for consumption leave the cheese to mature the Scotch is matured for a minimum of three years 同義詞
- 2. (of an insurance policy, security, etc.) reach the end of its term and hence become payable when the policy matures it pays off the loan