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fHl; ; itftAftW: Jane is very mature
for her
age. ftT^MAA,
£P ft o 0 a mature and sensible attitude — gij^itIttipEA EH3 immature
►
FULLY GROWN ft|& 2 (of a person, a
tree, a bird or an
animal A,
MA, fully grown and
developed
ftj&M; Aff7G^#J: sexually mature ft ft & o a mature
oak/eagle/elephant ftfk£Kj$j$/J!!/^L PI33 immature o note at OLD
►
WINE/CHEESE W 3 developed over a period of
time to produce a strong,
rich flavour A H
ft l&ttfJ; SI ftftl
►
NO LONGER YOUNG A# A & 4 used as a polite
or humorous way of saying that sb is no longer young
) ftAft, clothes for
the mature woman ftA#3A(ftIK^Oa man of mature years fAA
►
WORK OF ART 2 A# mi 5 created late in an
artist’s life and showing great understanding and skill ftl&ftfj; ft
►
INSURANCE POLICY U ft 6 (business ®f) ready to be paid MM (
► ma-ture-ly adv. fHTOl on mature
reflection/con- side'ration (formal) after thinking about
sth carefully and for a long time
m verb
►
BECOME FULLY GROWN j&Jfe 1 [V] to become fully
grown or developed ft B ; ft ft : This particular breed
of cattle matures early, qaq##JAAWft$kft0 0 Technology in this
field has matured considerably over the last decade.
►
BECOME SENSIBLE ftiAHJjf,' 2 [V] to develop
emotionally
and start to behave like
a sensible adult ( 1# || fO iA iR ) ftB; He has matured a great
deal over
the past year. itfeftHT#^
►
DEVELOP SKILL Mjftfi 3 [V] ~ (into sth) to
fully develop a particular skill or quality {£(&iEft^E)ft^; % tt Aft: She has matured into
one of the country’s finest actresses.
►
WINE/CHEESE fj^jill; PS§ 4 [V, VN] if wine,
cheese, etc. matures or is matured, it develops over a period of time to
produce a strong, rich flavour H ft; ffrjft; A
mj&m
►
INSURANCE POLICY 5 [V] (business jgj) to reach the
date when it must be paid MM ( ftitt#; )
ma,ture 'student noun (BrE) an adult student who
goes to college or university some years after leaving school ftA^£ ( )
ma-tur-ity /ma'tfuorati; -'tjua-;
NAmE -'tjur-; -'tor-/ noun [U] 1 the quality of
thinking and behaving in a sensible, adult manner ( ,g, ijg ff % ft rp ^ ) ft : He has maturity beyond his years, fife M A % ft 0 o Her poems show great
maturity. M & ##ft
& 0 — com
pare immaturity at immature 2 (of a person, an animal, or a plant A ft zft tl
$9) the state of being fully grown or developed ft&; ft A; ^s^ftjA: The forest will take
100 years to reach maturity, 100
A N-10] A ft
ft o — compare immaturity at immature 3 (business j§f) (of an insurance
policy, etc.
#) the time when money you have invested is ready to
be paid MM (
iSZ##: )
matzo /'maetsau; NAmE 'martsou/ 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 fbBffi: ( )
maud
lin /'moidlin/
adj. 1 talking in a silly, emotional way, often full of pity for
yourself, especially when
drunk (dtmMmw) mmmmw,
EYJT1 sentimental 2 (of a book,
film/movie, or song ft H, Rii/ftlft: ffi) expressing or causing exaggerated
emotions, especially in way that is not sincere #1 Em sentimental
maul /mo:l/ verb [VN] 1 (of an animal
zjfr%) to attack and injure sb by tearing their flesh ^tiir; Ei’liJI savage
2 to touch sb/sth in an unpleasant and/or violent way
ffiftfeJBPftfeS#; & Xt # 3 to criticize sth/sb severely and publicly M M iffe ftfc if ; ft M W ft EEC]
savage 4 (informal) to defeat sb easily
$£ IS A ft ET771 trash ► maul ing noun [sing.] : The play received a
mauling from the critics. & ft ft ^ M T if A A1# W ft ft 0
o They
face a mauling by last year’s winners, ffeff]
maun der /'mo:nda(r)/ verb [V] ~ (on) (about
sth) (BrE) to talk or complain
about sth in a boring and/or annoying way R&ift;
Maundy Thursday /.moindi '03:zdei; -di; NAmE '03:rz-/ noun [U, C] (in the Christian
Church) the Thursday before Easter ( 8,
mauso leum /.moisa'liiam/ noun a special building
made to hold the dead body of an important person or the dead bodies of a
family W.M:
the royal mausoleum
mauve /mauv; NAmE moov/ adj. pale purple in colour ► mauve noun [U]
maven /'meivn/ noun (NAmE) an expert on sth \
ft ft
mav-er-ick /'maevarik/ noun a person who does not
behave or think like everyone else, but who has independent, unusual opinions
ft A 1^1 M. JSL M ; ft ft A ft #; ► mav-er-ick adj. [only before noun]:
a maverick film
director
maw /mo:/ noun 1 (literary) something that seems
like a big mouth that swallows things up completely Tc ft ^ ; I? -“ftj ^ 2 (old-fashioned) an animal’s stomach or
throat ( ) M, ngui
mawkish /'moikiJV adj. (disapproving) expressing or
sharing emotion in a way that is exaggerated or embarrassing
EEC! sentimental : a mawkish poem ft ^ W;ft
► mawk-ish-ness noun [U] max /maeks/ abbr., verb
►
abbr. 1 (also max. especially in NAmE) maximum J| ft]
W; ; max temperature 18°C
Him. 18 Si ft St 2 at the most : (informal) It’ll cost $50 max. jkjfcWMgfe 50 %0 ESS min. IT7171 to the
'max to the highest level
or greatest amount possible it i^® Aiffe; Hftftilitfe: She believes in living
life to the max.
» verb ,max (sth) 'out (NAmE, informal) to reach,
or make sth reach, the
limit at which nothing more is possible The car maxed out at
150 mph.
maxi /'maeksi/ noun a long coat, dress or
skirt that reaches to the ankles ftMPWWftft
( ft*&)
max-ilia /maek'sila/ noun (pi. max-il-lae /-li/) (anatomy 0) the jaw ± ^ # ► max-il-lary /maek'silari/ adj. : a maxillary fracture
maxim /'maeksim/ noun a well-known phrase
that expresses sth that is usually true or that people think is a rule for
sensible behaviour ft gf; jjjg W; max imal /'maeksiml/ adj. [usually before noun] (technical A ) as great or as
large as possible ft A (ft; ft (ft — compare minimal
maximize (BrE also -ise) /‘maeksimaiz/ verb [VN] 1 to increase sth
as much as possible {Jf^jjpfiJftAKA: to maximize
ejficiency/fitness/projits ftAPlkitfeili^^C A / iff jg A M / is fin
fy S O (computing it) Maximize the window to
full screen, ft W P ft A it „ 2 to make the best
use of sth % At'J ; M A Rt A Afet'J ffl : to maximize
opportunities/resources / WM
minimize ► maxi-miza-tion, -isa-tion /.maeksimai'zeijn; NAmE -ma'z-/ noun [U]
max imum o-w /'maeksimom/ adj., noun madj. [only
before noun] (abbr. max) as large, fast, etc.
as is possible, or the most that is possible or allowed ft W; ft A ft PS W : the maximum speed/tem-
perature/volume ftft It jf; ft M HifL; ft A s1 *
o For
maximum effect do the exercises every day. ftAI
ft #ft A o 0 a maximum security
prison
ft ^ ft &
— compare minimum
adj.
noun [usually sing.] (pi. max-ima /'maeksima/) (abbr. max) the greatest amount,
size, speed, etc. that is possible, recorded or allowed ft A#; ftAPSIf; fti^PSA: a