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单词 mature
释义
adjective | verb
maturemature1 /məˈtʃʊr, məˈtʊr/ ●●○ AWL adjective Etymology
ETYMOLOGYmature1
Origin: 1300-1400 Latin maturus
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 Laura is very mature for her age.
 Eagles aren’t sexually mature until age five.
 The human brain is not fully mature until about age 25.
1SENSIBLE someone, especially a child or young person, who is mature behaves in a sensible and reasonable way, as you would expect an adult to behave OPP immature:  High school students are mature enough to understand this policy. Laura is very mature for her age.2FULLY GROWN science, biology fully grown and developed:  a mature apple treeemotionally/physically/sexually mature Eagles aren’t sexually mature until age five. The human brain is not fully mature until about age 25.3OLDER a polite or humorous way of describing someone who is not young anymore SYN middle-aged:  wedding dresses for the mature bride4NOVEL/PAINTING ETC. eng. lang. arts a mature piece of work by a writer or an artist is usually done when they are older and shows a high level of understanding or skill5FINANCIAL social studies, economics a mature financial arrangement, such as a bond or policy, is ready to be paid6WINE/CHEESE ETC. mature cheese, wine, etc. has a good strong taste which has developed during a long period of time7mature market/industry social studies, economics a mature industry or market is one where growth is low and there are fewer competitors than before[Origin: 1300–1400 Latin maturus]—maturely adverb
adjective | verb
maturemature2 ●○○ AWL verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
mature
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theymature
he, she, itmatures
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theymatured
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave matured
he, she, ithas matured
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad matured
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill mature
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have matured
Continuous Form
PresentIam maturing
he, she, itis maturing
you, we, theyare maturing
PastI, he, she, itwas maturing
you, we, theywere maturing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been maturing
he, she, ithas been maturing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been maturing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be maturing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been maturing
Thesaurus
THESAURUSperson/animal
to become bigger and develop over a period of time:  It’s hard to believe how much the kids have grown. Jamie’s grown three inches this year.
to gradually change from being a child to being an adult person:  Sylvie grew up in Canada, so she speaks both French and English.
to get bigger and change into a more adult form:  The baby develops very quickly during the first few months of pregnancy.
to grow and become bigger or taller. Get bigger sounds more informal than get larger:  When the dogs got bigger, we really didn’t have room for them anymore.
to grow and become taller, especially in a short period of time:  Tony got a lot taller over the summer.
formal to become fully grown or developed:  Some of the problems will go away on their own as the child matures.
1[intransitive] to become sensible and start to behave like an adult:  John’s really matured in the last two years.2[intransitive] science, biology to become fully grown or developed:  Corn needs longer to mature than soybeans.► see thesaurus at grow3[intransitive, transitive] if a cheese, wine, whiskey, etc. matures or is matured, it develops a good strong taste over a period of time4[intransitive] social studies, economics if a financial arrangement such as a bond or policy matures, it becomes ready to be paid
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