| 单词 | mature |
| 释义 | mature —maturely, adv. —maturement, n. —matureness, n. —maturer, n. /meuh toor", -tyoor", -choor", -cherr"/, adj., maturer, maturest, v. , matured, maturing. 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. (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. Finance. having reached the limit of its time; having become payable or due: a mature bond. 10. Med. a. having attained definitive form or function, as by maturation of an epithelium from a basal layer. b. having attained the end stage of a normal or abnormal biological process: a mature boil. 11. Geol. (of a landscape) exhibiting the stage of maximum topographical diversity, as in the cycle of erosion of a land surface. v.t. 12. to make mature; ripen, as fruit or cheese. 13. to bring to full development: His hard experiences in the city matured him. 14. to complete or perfect. v.i. 15. to become mature; ripen, as fruit or cheese. 16. to come to full development: Our plans have not yet matured. 17. Finance. to become due, as a note. [1400-50; late ME < L maturus ripe, timely, early; akin to MANES, MATUTINAL] Syn. 1, 3. aged, grown, adult. 2. See ripe. 5. ready, prepared. 12, 15. age, develop. Ant. 1, 3. childish, raw, green, young. |
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