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成熟 -
• Our plan has matured. 我们的计划已经酝酿成熟。 - 2.
(票据等)到期
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• The experience has matured the boy. 那次经历使男孩成熟起来。
用法说明
mature, ripe
这两个词都可作“成熟”解,但含义各有不同。mature修饰人时既可指生理上的成熟,也可指思想或社会经验方面趋于成熟老练,修饰动、植物则指充分、完全地发育和长成,例如:
She's very mature for her age. 就其年龄而言,她已相当成熟了。(生理或心理上)
He was politically very mature though he was only 18. 他才18岁,但在政治上已很成熟。
The mature eagle has a wingspan of six feet.这只发育完全的鹰双翅展开时宽达6英尺。
ripe则多指水果、庄稼等熟了,可以食用或收割。
mature也可作动词,意为“使…成熟”,与ripe相应的动词为ripen。试比较:
She has matured into a shrewd businesswoman. 她已成长为一名精明的商人。
The sun ripens the corn. 阳光促使谷物成熟。