英语词汇“immature”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1 (adjective) in the sense of young

Definition

not fully grown or developed

The birds were in immature plumage.

Synonyms

young

I was still too young to understand what was going on.

adolescent

her adolescent years

undeveloped

damage to the undeveloped foetus

green

Pick and ripen any green fruits in a warm dark place.

raw

He is still raw but his potential shows.

premature

a twenty-four-year-old man suffering from premature baldness

unfinished

imperfect

We live in an imperfect world.

untimely

The president's untimely death had an enormous effect on the whole country.

unripe

unformed

unseasonable

unfledged

new-hatched, unfledged courage

2 (adjective) in the sense of childish

Definition

lacking wisdom, insight, or stability because of youth

You're just being childish and immature.

Synonyms

childish

I've never seen such selfish and childish behaviour.

juvenile

As he gets older he becomes more juvenile.

infantile

This kind of humour is infantile and boring.

puerile

puerile schoolboy humour

callow

Although he's 25, he still behaves like a callow youth in some ways.

babyish

I'm ashamed of the babyish nonsense I write.

wet behind the ears (informal)

jejune

They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations.

Opposites

developed

adult

mature

ripe

mellow

fully-fledged

单词	immature
释义	Trends of immature View usage for: immature (ɪmətjʊəʳ, US -tʊr) 1. adjective Something or someone that is immature is not yet completely grown or fully developed. The birds were in immature plumage. She is emotionally immature. Synonyms: young, adolescent, undeveloped, green More Synonyms of immature immaturity (ɪmətjʊərɪti, US -tʊr-) uncountable noun In spite of some immaturity in the figure drawing and painting, it showed real imagination. Synonyms: rawness, imperfection, greenness, unpreparedness More Synonyms of immature 2. adjective If you describe someone as immature, you are being critical of them because they do not behave in a sensible or responsible way. [disapproval] ...grossly immature drivers who flout the rules of the road. She's just being childish and immature. Synonyms: childish, juvenile, infantile, puerile More Synonyms of immature immaturity uncountable noun ...his immaturity and lack of social skills. Synonyms: childishness, puerility, callowness, juvenility More Synonyms of immature immature in British English (ˌɪməˈtjʊə, -ˈtʃʊə) adjective 1. not fully grown or developed 2. deficient in maturity; lacking wisdom, insight, emotional stability, etc 3. geography a less common term for youthful (sense 4) Derived forms immaturity (ˌimmaˈturity) or immatureness (ˌimmaˈtureness) noun immaturely (ˌimmaˈturely) adverb immature in American English (ˌɪməˈtʊr; ˌɪməˈtʃʊr; ˌɪməˈtjʊr) adjective 1. not mature or ripe; not completely grown or developed 2. not finished or perfected; incomplete 3. lacking the emotional maturity, sense of responsibility, etc. characteristic of an adult 4. Geology worn down only slightly by erosion, as a land surface having steeply entrenched stream valleys that lack well-developed flood plains Derived forms immaturely (ˌimmaˈturely) adverb immaturity (ˌimmaˈturity) noun or ˌimmaˈtureness Word origin L immaturus Examples of 'immature' in a sentence immature Some claim he is just a bit immature and is struggling to settle in a foreign land. The Sun (2011) Your girlfriend sounds too young and immature to cope with parenthood. The Sun (2006) Which strikes me as an immature way of thinking about innovation. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He is socially and emotionally immature and still perceives himself in relation to others from a very narcissistic point of view. Times, Sunday Times (2010) One good theory is that too clean an environment in early childhood may turn immature cells away from learning to fight infections. The Sun (2012) Doctors hope the immature cells will grow into new blood vessels - as the patients are too ill for other treatments. The Sun (2006) Or just immature and irresponsible? Times, Sunday Times (2016) He is an immature man. The Sun (2015) She says I am immature and just like her useless exes. The Sun (2016) I usually defend the male point of view, but this man is just immature and selfish. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It is very immature and childish to be making such a comment, to be thinking like that and putting that out there for people. The Sun (2009) They were young, immature in many ways, but full of potential. Christianity Today (2000) A shy and somewhat immature man, when he wrote to her his rather blunt letters are nonetheless charged with real feeling. Katie Hickman COURTESANS (2003) She can't see that my friend is just so immature and he's only in it for the physical side of things. The Sun (2015) That is not a childish or immature need, but understandable and universally experienced as we try to cope with life's difficulties. Knowles, Jane Know Your Own Mind (1991) I think she has stumbled on an emotionally immature man who'no one understands'. The Sun (2008) I'm not sure whether it's like an addiction for you or if you are emotionally immature. The Sun (2013) In other languages immature British English: immature /ˌɪməˈtjʊə; -ˈtʃʊə/ ADJECTIVE Something that is immature is not yet fully developed. ...babies with immature lungs. American English: immature Arabic: غَيْرُ نَاضِجٍ Brazilian Portuguese: imaturo Chinese: 不成熟 Croatian: nerazvijen Czech: nezralý Danish: umoden Dutch: onvolwassen European Spanish: inmaduro Finnish: epäkypsä French: immature German: unreif Greek: ανώριμος Italian: immaturo Japanese: 未成熟の Korean: 미숙한 Norwegian: umoden Polish: niedojrzały European Portuguese: imaturo Romanian: imatur Russian: незрелый Latin American Spanish: inmaduro Swedish: omogen Thai: ยังเยาว์วัย Turkish: gelişmemiş Ukrainian: незрілий Vietnamese: non nớt Chinese translation of 'immature' immature (ɪməˈtjuəʳ) adj [organ, organism] 发(發)育未全的 (fāyù wèi quán de) (= childish) [person, behaviour] 不成熟的 (bù chéngshú de) 1 (adjective) in the sense of young Definition not fully grown or developed The birds were in immature plumage. Synonyms young I was still too young to understand what was going on. adolescent her adolescent years undeveloped damage to the undeveloped foetus green Pick and ripen any green fruits in a warm dark place. raw He is still raw but his potential shows. premature a twenty-four-year-old man suffering from premature baldness unfinished imperfect We live in an imperfect world. untimely The president's untimely death had an enormous effect on the whole country. unripe unformed unseasonable unfledged new-hatched, unfledged courage 2 (adjective) in the sense of childish Definition lacking wisdom, insight, or stability because of youth You're just being childish and immature. Synonyms childish I've never seen such selfish and childish behaviour. juvenile As he gets older he becomes more juvenile. infantile This kind of humour is infantile and boring. puerile puerile schoolboy humour callow Although he's 25, he still behaves like a callow youth in some ways. babyish I'm ashamed of the babyish nonsense I write. wet behind the ears (informal) jejune They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations. Opposites developed , adult , mature , ripe , mellow , fully-fledged Additional synonyms in the sense of adolescent Definition of or relating to adolescence her adolescent years Synonyms young, growing, junior, teenage, juvenile, youthful, childish, immature, boyish, undeveloped, girlish, puerile, in the springtime of life in the sense of babyish I'm ashamed of the babyish nonsense I write. Synonyms childish, young, simple, soft (informal), silly, spoiled, juvenile, foolish, immature, boyish or girlish, infantile, sissy, puerile, namby-pamby, baby in the sense of callow Definition young and inexperienced Although he's 25, he still behaves like a callow youth in some ways. Synonyms inexperienced, juvenile, naïve, immature, raw, untried, green, unsophisticated, puerile, guileless, jejune (formal), unfledged Synonyms of 'immature' immature Explore 'immature' in the dictionary
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