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单词 mature
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ma•ture /məˈtʊr, -ˈtyʊr, -ˈtʃʊr/USA pronunciation   adj., -tur•er, -tur•est, v., -tured, -tur•ing. 
adj. 
  1. fully developed in body or mind:mature enough to take care of herself when she came home from school.
  2. complete in development:The wine is fully mature.
  3. intended for or composed of adults:[before a noun]mature subjects; a movie for mature audiences.
  4. Businesspayable; due:a mature bond.

v. 
  1. to (cause to) become mature: [no object]The wine had matured beautifully.[+ object]Experience has matured him.
  2. to become due:[no object]The bond had matured and was worth $50.
mat•u•ra•tion /ˌmætʃəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
ma•ture•ly, adv. 
    mature is an adjective and a verb, maturity is a noun:She's very mature for her age. The plants matured and grew. Face your problems with maturity.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ma•ture  (mə tŏŏr, -tyŏŏr, -chŏŏr, -chûr),USA pronunciation adj., -tur•er, -tur•est, v., -tured, -tur•ing. 
adj. 
  1. complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:a mature rose bush.
  2. ripe, as fruit, or fully aged, as cheese or wine.
  3. fully developed in body or mind, as a person:a mature woman.
  4. pertaining to or characteristic of full development:a mature appearance; fruit with a mature softness.
  5. completed, perfected, or elaborated in full by the mind:mature plans.
  6. Business(of an industry, technology, market, etc.) no longer developing or expanding;
    having little or no potential for further growth or expansion;
    exhausted or saturated.
  7. intended for or restricted to adults, esp. by reason of explicit sexual content or the inclusion of violence or obscene language:mature movies.
  8. composed of adults, considered as being less susceptible than minors to explicit sexual content, violence, or obscene language, as of a film or stage performance:for mature audiences only.
  9. Business[Finance.]having reached the limit of its time;
    having become payable or due:a mature bond.
  10. Medicine
    • having attained definitive form or function, as by maturation of an epithelium from a basal layer.
    • having attained the end stage of a normal or abnormal biological process:a mature boil.
  11. Geology(of a landscape) exhibiting the stage of maximum topographical diversity, as in the cycle of erosion of a land surface.

v.t. 
  1. to make mature;
    ripen, as fruit or cheese.
  2. to bring to full development:His hard experiences in the city matured him.
  3. to complete or perfect.

v.i. 
  1. to become mature;
    ripen, as fruit or cheese.
  2. to come to full development:Our plans have not yet matured.
  3. [Finance.]to become due, as a note.
  • Latin mātūrus ripe, timely, early; akin to manes, matutinal
  • late Middle English 1400–50
ma•turely, adv. 
ma•turement, n. 
ma•tureness, n. 
ma•turer, n. 
    • 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged aged, grown, adult.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See ripe. 
    • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ready, prepared.
    • 12, 15.See corresponding entry in Unabridged age, develop.
    • 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged childish, raw, green, young.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mature /məˈtjʊə -ˈtʃʊə/ adj
  1. relatively advanced physically, mentally, emotionally, etc; grown-up
  2. (of plans, theories, etc) fully considered; perfected
  3. due or payable: a mature debenture
  4. fully developed or differentiated: a mature cell
  5. fully grown; adult: a mature animal
  6. (of fruit, wine, cheese, etc) ripe or fully aged
vb
  1. to make or become mature
  2. (intransitive) (of notes, bonds, etc) to become due for payment or repayment
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin mātūrus early, developed

maˈturely adv maˈtureness n
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