| 单词 | mature |
| 释义 | mature (once / 254 pages) 1adjv 2v 3v Someone who is mature acts grown up, like an adult. However, when one sister says to another, "That's so mature," she's usually using the word sarcastically, because her sister has done something very immature, like sticking out her tongue. The adjective mature doesn't only describe advancing age, although the residents of a senior citizens' home could definitely be considered mature. Anything that is fully developed, like an aged cheese or bottle of wine, can also be called mature. The word can also refer to something that is only appropriate for people who are considered legal adults, like the movie that is for "mature audiences only." WORD FAMILYmature: immature, maturate, matured, maturely, maturement, matureness, maturer, matures, maturest, maturing, maturity+/immature: immaturely, immatureness, immaturity/immaturity: immaturities/maturate: maturates, maturating, maturation/maturation: maturational/maturity: maturities, post-maturity USAGE EXAMPLES“David is maturing. He picks his spots a little better.” Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) “In any other mature democracy, this would be nothing,” Mr. Fahmi said. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) Tu’ikolovatu was one reason a young defensive line matured into a strength. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1adj having reached full natural growth or development a mature cell Syn|Ant adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup (of animals) fully developed abloom, efflorescentbursting into flower fruitingcapable of bearing fruit full-blown, maturedfully ripe; at the height of bloom headedof leafy vegetables; having formed into a head marriageable, nubileof girls or women who are eligible to marry overblownpast the stage of full bloom meridian, primebeing at the best stage of development old(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age immature not yet mature adolescentin the state of development between puberty and maturity embryologic, embryonal, embryonicof an organism prior to birth or hatching inchoativebeginning to develop larvalimmature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage prepubertal, prepubescent(especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth prepupalof an inactive stage in the development of some insects, between the larval and the pupal stages pubescent(of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature pupalof the insects in the chrysalis (cocoon) or post larval stage underdevelopednot yet fully developed prematureborn after a gestation period of less than the normal time immature, young(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth 2adj fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used full-bodied mature wines Syn|Ant ripe aged, ripened of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable) mellow, mellowedhaving a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging overripetoo ripe and beginning to turn soft green, immature, unripe, unripened not fully developed or mature; not ripe unagednot subjected to an aging process 3adj (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination Syn|Ant fledged fledgeling, fledgling (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers full-fledged, fully fledged(of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly immature, unfledged (of birds) not yet having developed feathers unfeatherednot having feathers 4adj fully considered and perfected mature plans Syn matured developed being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful 5adj characteristic of maturity mature for her age Syn|Ant autumnal characteristic of late maturity verging on decline mellow, mellowedhaving attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience ripeat the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge immature characteristic of a lack of maturity adolescent, jejune, juvenile, pueriledisplaying or suggesting a lack of maturity babyishcharacteristic of a baby childish, infantileindicating a lack of maturity 6v develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation He matured fast Syn|Hypo|Hyper grow, maturate ripen grow ripe find, find oneselfaccept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation grow upbecome an adult come of agereach a certain age that marks a transition to maturity develop grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment 7v grow old or older Syn|Hypo|Hyper age, get on, maturate, senesce turn become officially one year older fossilise, fossilizebecome mentally inflexible dotebe foolish or senile due to old age develop grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment 8v cause to ripen or develop fully Age matures a good wine Syn|Hyper ripen alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 9v develop and work out fully in one's mind 2I need to mature my thoughts Hyper develop, explicate, formulate elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses v become due for repayment 3These bonds mature in 2005 Hyper change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature v cause to ripen and discharge pus Syn|Hyper suppurate fester, maturate, suppurate ripen and generate pus draw cause to localize at one point |
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