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VERB
長大(成人);發(fā)育成熟
When a child or young animal matures, it becomes an adult.
例句
You will learn what to expect as your child matures physically...
在孩子身體發(fā)育成熟時，你就知道會發(fā)生什么事了。
The eggs hatched and the chicks matured.
小雞破殼而出。
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VERB
成熟；完善
When something matures, it reaches a state of complete development.
例句
When the trees matured they were cut in certain areas...
在有些地方，樹木長成后就會被砍掉。
Their songwriting has matured.
他們的歌曲創(chuàng)作水平已經(jīng)成熟。
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VERB
(在性格、感情等方面)趨于成熟
If someone matures, they become more fully developed in their personality and emotional behaviour.
例句
Hopefully after three years at university I will have matured...
希望3年大學(xué)生活之后我能變成熟。
I thought you had matured enough not to be giggly and silly about serious art.
我覺得你已經(jīng)長大成人，不應(yīng)該再沖著嚴(yán)肅的藝術(shù)作品傻笑。
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ADJ-GRADED
(性格、感情等方面)成熟的;明白事理的
If you describe someone as mature, you think that they are fully developed and balanced in their personality and emotional behaviour.
例句
They are emotionally mature and should behave responsibly...
他們在情感上已經(jīng)成熟，應(yīng)該負(fù)責(zé)任地行事。
You and I are mature, freethinking adults.
你我都是明白事理、思想自由的成年人。
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ADJ-GRADED
(畫家、作家、音樂家等的技藝、能力等)成熟的，爐火純青的
If you describe the work of an artist, writer, or musician as mature, you mean that it is thoughtful and skilful and shows that their abilities have fully developed.
例句
It is his most mature comedy yet.
這是他迄今最成熟的喜劇作品。
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V-ERG
(使)(葡萄酒、干酪等)發(fā)酵成熟;釀成
If something such as wine or cheese matures or is matured, it is left for a time to allow its full flavour or strength to develop.
例句
Unlike wine, brandy matures only in wood, not glass.
和葡萄酒不同的是，白蘭地只能在木制容器而非玻璃容器里釀制。
...the cellars where the cheeses are matured.
釀制奶酪的地窖
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ADJ-GRADED
(干酪、葡萄酒等)發(fā)酵成熟的，釀熟的
Mature cheese or wine has been left for a time to allow its full flavour or strength to develop.
例句
Grate some mature cheddar cheese.
將一些已經(jīng)釀熟的切達(dá)干酪磨碎。
...the best place to enjoy fine, mature wines.
品嘗葡萄佳釀的最佳之處
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VERB
(存單、養(yǎng)老金計(jì)劃等)到期
When an investment such as a savings policy or pension plan matures, it reaches the stage when you stop paying money and the company pays you back the money you have saved, and the interest your money has earned.
例句
These bonuses will be paid when your savings plan matures in ten years' time.
這些紅利會在10年后存款到期時支付。
...an endowment policy that matured on September 1.
9月1日到期的人壽定期保險單
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ADJ
成熟的;不再年輕的;老成的(婉詞)
If you say that someone is mature or of mature years, you are saying politely that they are middle-aged or old.
例句
...a man of mature years who had been in the job for longer than most of the members could remember.
一個已過中年的男子，大多數(shù)成員都不記得他干這行有多久了