的；成熟的；像成人似的：Jane is very mature
/or her 呢己.简年龄不大，却很成熟。◊ a mature and semiWe attitude—副深谙世事的态度CLH immature
►
FULLY GROWN 咸熟 2 (of a person, a tree, a bird or an animal 人、树木、.鸟或动物）fully grown and developed 成熟的；发育完全私：sexudiy mature性成熟命◊ a mature
oa/s/eag^/dephant 成氣的橡树/鹰/ 象 G£Q IMMATURE 0 note at OLD
►
WINE/CHEESE 葡萄酒；f 酪 3 developed over a period of time to produce a strong,
rich flavour 发酵成熟的；酿
成的
►
NO LONGER YOUNG 不再年轻 4 used
as a polite or humorous way of saying that sb is no longer young
(礼貌或幽默的说法）成年的，不再年轻的：dothes/or the mature woman 成年妇女的服装◊£! man 0/mature years中年人
►'WORK. OF ART 艺术作:品 5 created late in an
artist’s life and showing great understanding and skill 成熟的；技
艺精湛的；创作于晚年的
►
INSURANCE POLICY 保险单 6 (如加况商）ready to be paid到期（应该支付）的
► ma ture*ly adv. on mature
re'flectian/con-
side'ration {formal) after thinking about
sth carefully and for a long time经过深思熟虑;经过审慎考虑
•
verb
►
BECOME FULLY GROWN 成熟 1 [V] to become fully grown
or developed 成熟；长.成：77iis parricutor breed 〇/ catt/e matures
ear/y.这一品种的牛发育成熟快。◊ Tech- nology in this field
has matured considerably over the Z〇5tdecade.这一领域的技术经过过去十年的发展已经相当
完善。
►
BEfolviE SENS丨BLE 变得明智 2 [V] to develop emotionally
and start to behave like a sensible adult (情感和.i又 识）成熟；有判断力:：He has matured a great
dea〖 over the pastyear•经过过去这一年，他成熟了许多。
►
DEVELOP SKILL 提高技能 3 [V] ~ (into
sth) to
fully develop a particular skill or quality 使（技能或素质 > 成熟；无 分发展：She has matured, into
one of the country^ finest actresses.她已经成长为这个国家一位最优秀的演员。
_WINE/CHEESE 葡萄酒；干酪 4 [V，VN] if wine, cheese, etc. matures or is matured，it develops, over a
period of time to produce a strong, rich flavour 酿成；制成；发
酵成熟
►
INSURANCE POLICY 保险单 5 [V] (fcws/ness 商）to reach the date when
it must be paid 到_ (应付款）
ma,ture 'student noun (firf) an adult
student who goes to college or university some years after leaving school p年学生（中学毕业几年后再读大学的学生） ma-tur-ity /me'tXuarati; -'tjua-;
NAmE -'tjur-; -'tur-/ noun [U] 1 the quality of
thinking and behaving in a sensible, adult manner (思想行为、作品等）成熟：He has maturity beyond
his years.他;il 于.老成 〇 o Her poems show great maturity•她的诗歌显得非舍成熟。一compare immaturity
at immature 2 (of a
person, an animal, or a plant 人或动植物）the 'state of being
fully grown or developed 成熟；成牵；完全长成：The forest wfW take 200 years to
reach maturity.这片森林要拓 100 年时间才能成材。一compare immaturity
at imma- ture 3 (fcus/ness
商）（of an insurance policy, etc.保险单 等）the time when money
you have invested is ready to be paid到期（应付款）
matzo /'maetsau; NAmE 'maitsou/ noun [u, C] (pi. -os) a type of bread in the
form of a large flat biscuit, traditionally eaten by Jews during Passover; one
of these biscuits无酵饼（犹太人在逾越节时吃）
maud-Hn
/'moidlm/
adj. 1 talking in a silly,
emotional way, often full of pity for yourself, especially when drunk (尤指醉酒时）言语伤感的，感情脆弱的，自怜的 CnTl sentimental 2 (of a book, film/movie, or song 书籍、电影或歌曲）expressing or causing
exaggerated emotions, especially in way that is not sincere 這染感If 的 H771 SENTIMENTAL
maul /mo:l/ verb [VN] *1
(of an animal 动物）to attack and injure
sb by tearing their flesh 袭击；.撕咬 BQBsavage 2 to touch sb/sth in
an unpleasant and/or violent way 粗手粗脚地摆弄；粗暴地对待3 t〇 criticize sth/sb severely and publicly狠狠地批评；猛烈抨击BEC1
'savage 4 (/n/omw?/) to defeat sb
easily 轻易击畋 Pfin trash ► maul-ing noun [sing.] ： The play received a mauiing介om the critics.焱出焱受到了 i♦人无情的抨
0 They face a mauling by
last yea^s winners. 面临去年的优胜强手的严重威胁。
maun-der /'mo:nda(r)/ verb [V] ~ (on) (about sth) (6r£) to talk or
complain about sth in a boring and/or annoying way唠叨；咕哝；抱怨
Maundy Thurs-day/,mo:ndi '03：zdei; -di; NAmE'Q3：rz-/ noun [U, C] (in the
Christian Church) the Thursday before Easter (基督教）圣星期四，濯足节
mau-so-leum
/.moisa'liram/
noun a special building
made to hold the dead body of an important person or the d.ead bodies of a
family 陵墓：the royaZ mausoteum '至i陵墓
mauve Jmauv; NAmE mouv/ adj. pale purple in colour 淡紫色的► mauve notvn [|J]
maven /.meivn/ an expert on sth 专家；
内行
mav-erick /'maevarik/ noun a person who does not
behave or think like everyone else, but who has independent， unusual opinions 持不同意见者； 独行其是 者;_ 言行与众不同者► mav-erick [only before nOun]: a
mavericfc用m director独行其是的‘影导演 maw /mo:/ noun 1 (literary) something that seems
like a big mouth that swallows things up completely 无底 洞；吞曬一i 切的.深渊 2 an
animal’s
stomach or throat (动物的）胃，咽喉 mawk-ish /'moikiX/ adj. {disapproving) expressing or sharing
emotion in a way that is exaggerated or embarrassing无病呻吟的；自作多情的；多愁善感的
H771 sentimental ： a mawfcish poem 无病呻吟的.诗歌
► mawk ish-ness noun [U] max /maeks/ abbr., verb
►
*1 (also max. especially in maximum 最高
的；最多的；最大极限的：max temperature JS°C i高 气温 18 摄氏度 2 at the most 至多：[informal) ItU cost $5〇 max 邊未’两至多花 5〇.元。EE3 min. to the 'max to the highest level
or greatest amount possible 最高程度地；最大数量地：She beh'eves hVing h/e
to the max.她认为人应当尽量活得充实。
• verb ljiil;4yi ,max (sth) 'out {NAmE, informal) to reach, or make sth
reach, the limit at which nothing more is possible 达到最高运限：The car maxed out at 150
mph. 汽车到了每小时150英里的最快速度。
maxi /'niaeksi/ noun a long coat, dress or
skirt that reaches to the ankles长至脚踝沾关衣（或连衣裙、
长裙）
max.illa/maek’sila/ "own max.il.lae.‘/-li/) (anatomy 解） the jaw 上颌骨► max.il.Ia»;y
/maek'sibri/
: a maxiHary介acture上颁骨骨裂. maxim /’maBksim/ nou/i a well-known phrase that
expresses sth that is usually true or that people think is a rule for sensible
behaviour 格言；箴言；座右铭
max-imal
/'maeksiml/
adj. [usually before noun] (technical .术语）as great or as large
as possible 最大的；最高的 —compare minimal
maxi^nriize (BrE also -ise) /'maeksimaiz/ verb [VN] 1 to increase sth as
much as possible 使增加細最大限to marimize
ejgRcfenQ/^mess/prct/its i夫—k 高效 率 / 增强体 M / 增加糾润◊
(co/T?pwf/>?g 计）Maximize the window to
screen. #窗口最大化。2 to make the best use
of sth充分利用；最夫限度血利用：to majrf- mize
opportunfties/resources 充分利用机会 / 资源 EH3 minimize ► maxi-miza-tion,
-isa-tion /.maBksimai'zeiJn; NAmE -ma'z-/ noun [U]
max-ilTIUITI /'maeksimam/ adj., noun
madj. [only
before noun] {abbr. max) as large, fast, etc. as is possible, or
the most that is possible or allowed 最高 的；最妻的；最大极限的：the maximum spee4/tem-
perature/vohmie最快速度；最高气温；最大音量ofor madmum ejgfect cio the exercises every day.每天锻炼以 取得最佳效巢。a madmum security
prison最嵩▲备 等级酌监狱 一 compare minimum adj.
noun [usually sing.] [pi. max-ima* /'masksima/) (abbr. max) the greatest amount,
size, speed, etc. that is possible, recorded or allowed最大量；最夫限度；最高限度：a