mature
英 [məˈtʃʊə(r)] 美 [məˈtʃʊr]

adj.

（人、树木、鸟或动物）成熟的；仔细考虑过的；到期（应该支付）的；成年人的

vi.

成熟，长成；（票据等）到期；

vt.

使…成熟；使…长成；慎重拟定（计划等）；

变形

过去式：matured过去分词：matured现在分词：maturing第三人称单数：matures

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 成熟的,成年人的 fully grown and developed
2. 深思的; 慎重的 having or typical of a fully developed mind; sensible

v.(动词)

1. vi. & vt. (使)成熟 bring to full development or to a state ready for use

英英释义

mature[ mə'tjuə ]

• v.
  • develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

    "He matured fast"

    同义词：maturategrow

  • develop and work out fully in one's mind

    "I need to mature my thoughts"

  • become due for repayment

    "These bonds mature in 2005"

  • cause to ripen or develop fully

    "Age matures a good wine"

    同义词：ripen

  • grow old or older

    同义词：senesceageget onmaturate

  • cause to ripen and discharge pus

    同义词：suppurate

• adj.
  • characteristic of maturity

    "mature for her age"

  • fully considered and perfected

    "mature plans"

    同义词：matured

  • having reached full natural growth or development

    "a mature cell"

  • fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

    "full-bodied mature wines"

    同义词：ripe

  • (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

    同义词：fledged

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• mature age成熟年龄,富有知识和经验的年龄

～+介词

• mature for marriage已到结婚年龄

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

• mature early成熟得早
• mature fast成熟得快
• mature well妥善地制订出
• mature admirably成长得很好
• mature appallingly令人吃惊地成长
• mature completely彻底地成熟
• mature curiously不寻常地成熟
• mature fairly相当地成熟
• mature fully完全地成熟
• mature greatly大大地成熟
• mature indescribably难以形容地成熟
• mature precociously早熟
• mature scarcely不够成熟
• mature slowly大器晚成
• mature strikingly显著地成长
• mature sturdily强健地成长
• mature suddenly突然成熟
• mature sufficiently充分地成熟
• mature surprisingly意外地成熟
• mature terribly非常地成熟
• mature thoroughly彻底地成熟

～+介词

• mature by因…而成熟
• mature into发展成
• mature with随着…而成熟

词组短语

mature market成熟的市场

mature stage成熟期；产品生命成熟期

mature market economy成熟的市场经济

mature embryo成熟胚

mature adult成熟的成年人

同近义词辨析

mature, ripe

这组词都有“成熟的”的意思，其区别是：

mature指生物完成了长生、发育的全过程或周期，表明已经成熟；也可指经周期、慎重考虑而制定的计划或作出的决定。

ripe主要指水果、谷物和蔬菜等的成熟，也可引申作“时机成熟”解。

mature, age, develop, ripen

这组词都有“成熟、长成”的意思，其区别是：

mature指生物自然发育成熟或丰满或使其能起正常作用，还可指人获得智慧、经验或变得世故。

age一般指使人过早成熟，强调已走向衰老。

develop侧重使某一种类或个体潜在本能进化完全，词义比mature广泛。

ripen侧重已到长生成熟的顶点。

mature, adult, grown-up

这组词都有“成年的，成熟的”的意思，其区别是：

mature用于生物时，指完全长好了。用于人时，指达到了生命的黄金时期，但所暗示的青少年和成年之间的界限不明显。

adult一般指生理上的童年期已结束，达到法定年龄。

grown-up多用于口语，含义与adult基本相同，但更侧重脱离儿童阶段，已成大人，与childish意思相反。

mature, ripe, adult, grown-up

mature泛指动植物的成熟

ripe主要用于果实成熟；

adult强调法律规定的成年人；

grown-up身体发育成熟；

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. This is the most mature of his plays.
   这是他最成熟的一部剧作。
2. She swept her hair back, so she looks more mature than before.
   她把头发往后梳，所以显得比以前成熟。
3. Your fixed account is mature and can be withdrawn any time.
   您的定期存款已经到期了，随时可以提取。
4. Young as she is, she cares for others and has a mature mind.
   她虽然年轻,但却很为他人着想,考虑周到。
5. I will let you have an answer after mature consideration.
   我考虑成熟后，再给你回答。

用作动词(v.)

1. Girls mature earlier than boys.
   女孩比男孩成熟得早些。
2. He was not able to mature his plans.
   他未能将他的计划酝酿成熟。
3. The wine is left to mature in oak barrels.
   葡萄酒在橡木桶中陈酿。

权威例句

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RAG-2-deficient mice lack mature lymphocytes owing to inability to initiate V(D)J rearrangement.
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