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Maturematurity
adjectivereifmaturomaduromaduro
maturerisoccasionallyusedinsteadofmoremature
sensible
1(ofachildoryoungperson)behavinginasensibleway,likeanadult
Janeisverymatureforherage.
amatureandsensibleattitude一副深谙世事的态度
Opposite
immature
fullygrown
2(ofaperson,atree,abirdorananimal)fullygrownanddeveloped
sexuallymature
amatureoak(橡树)/eagle/elephant
Opposite
immature
wine/cheese
3developedoveraperiodoftimetoproduceastrong,richflavour发酵成熟的,酿成的
nolongeryoung
4usedasapoliteorhumorouswayofsayingthatsomebodyisnolongeryoung
clothesforthematurewoman
amanofmatureyears中年人
Idioms
onmaturereflection/consideration
(formal)afterthinkingaboutsomethingcarefullyandforalongtime
elderlyagedlong-livedmature
Thesewordsalldescribesomebody/somethingthathaslivedforalongtimeorthatusuallylivesforalongtime.
oldhavinglivedforalongtime;nolongeryoung:
She'sgettingold—she's75nextyear.
elderly(ratherformal)usedasapolitewordfor‘old’:
Sheisverybusycaringfortwoelderlyrelatives.
aged(formal)veryold:
Havingagedrelativestostayinyourhousecanbequitestressful.
long-livedhavingalonglife;lastingforalongtime:
Everyoneinmyfamilyisexceptionallylong-lived.
matureusedasapoliteorhumorouswayofsayingthatsomebodyisnolongeryoung:
clothesforthematurewoman
a(n)old/elderly/aged/long-lived/matureman/woman
a(n)old/elderly/aged/maturegentleman/lady/couple
maturestudent
noun(BritishEnglish)
anadultstudentwhogoestocollegeoruniversitysomeyearsafterleavingschool(成年学生)
maturation
noun[uncountable](formal)
1theprocessofbecomingorbeingmademature(=readytoeatordrinkafterbeingleftforaperiodoftime)
2theprocessofbecomingadult
maturational
ripeoverripetooripeoverripefruitripen
1(offruitorcrops)fullygrownandreadytobeeatenPickthetomatoesbeforetheygettooripe.
Oppositeunripe
2(ofcheeseorwine)havingaflavourthathasfullydeveloped
Synonymmature
3(ofasmell)strongandunpleasant
4ripe(forsomething)readyorsuitableforsomethingtohappen
Thislandisripefordevelopment.
Theconditionswereripeforsocialchange.
Reformswerepromisedwhenthetimewasripe.
ripeness
Idioms
a/theripeoldage(of…)
anagethatisconsideredtobeveryold
Helivedtotheripeoldageof91.
Soonripe,soonrotten.[谚]早熟早烂,[喻]早慧早衰
mellow
1(ofcolourorsound)soft,richandpleasant柔和丰富的mellowautumncolours宜人的秋色
Mellowmusicandlightinghelpedtocreatetherightatmosphere.(柔和的音乐)
2(ofatasteorflavour)smoothandpleasant醇香的甘美的
amellow,fruitywine
纯正浓香的葡萄酒
coffeewithafullmellowflavour
3(ofpeople)calm,gentleandreasonablebecauseofageorexperience老练的,成熟的Dad'scertainlygrownmellowerwithage.
4(informal)(ofpeople)relaxed,calmandhappy,especiallyafterdrinkingalcohol欢快的,安详轻松的(尤指酒后)Aftertwoglassesofwine,Iwasfeelingmellow.(飘飘然了)
Phrasalverbs
mellowout
(informal,especiallyNorthAmericanEnglish)toenjoyyourselfbyrelaxingandnotdoingmuch
Wejustlistenedtomusicandmellowedoutallafternoon.悠然自得,怡然自得
distinct
1easilyorclearlyheard,seen,felt,etc
Therewasadistinctsmellofgas.
Hisvoicewasquietbuteverywordwasdistinct.
2clearlydifferentorofadifferentkind
Theresultsofthesurveyfellintotwodistinctgroups.
distinctfromsomething
JamaicanreggaemusicisquitedistinctfromNorthAmericanjazzorblues.
ruralareas,asdistinctfrommajorcities
3[onlybeforenoun]usedtoemphasizethatyouthinkanideaorsituationdefinitelyexistsandisimportant确定无疑的,确定的
Synonymdefinite
BeingtallgaveTonyadistinctadvantage.明显的
IhadthedistinctimpressionIwasbeingwatched.
我确实感觉到……
Astrikeisnowadistinctpossibility.确有可能
adverbIdistinctlyheardsomeonecallingme.
adistinctlyAustralianaccent
Hecouldremembereverythingverydistinctly.
distinctness
distinctive
adjective
havingaqualityorcharacteristicthatmakessomethingdifferentandeasilynoticed
Synonymcharacteristic有特色的;独特的
clotheswithadistinctivestyle
Themalebirdhasdistinctivewhitemarkingsonitshead.
Squareverb
shape
1tomakesomethinghavestraightedgesandcorners
squaresomethingItwasliketryingtosquareacircle.Thatis,itwasimpossible.
squaresomethingoffTheboatisroundedatthefrontbutsquaredoffattheback.方的
mathematics
2[usuallypassive]squaresomethingtomultiplyanumberbyitself
Threesquarediswritten32.
Foursquaredequals16.
shoulders
3squareyourself/yourshoulderstomakeyourbackandshouldersstraighttoshowyouarereadyordeterminedtodosomething
Brunosquaredhimselftofacethewaitingjournalists.挺起胸膛,挺直身子
insport
4squaresomething(especiallyBritishEnglish)tomakethenumberofpointsyouhavescoredinagameorcompetitionequaltothoseofyouropponents
Hisgoalsquaredthegame1–1.
1:
1平
paymoney
5squaresomebody(informal)topaymoneytosomebodyinordertogettheirhelp
Theymusthavesquaredthemayorbeforetheygottheirplanunderway.贿赂,收买,买通;把某人摆平
Phrasalverbs
squaresomething
away
[usuallypassive](NorthAmericanEnglish)toputsomethinginorder;tofinishsomethingcompletely归整;办妥;了结
squareoff(againstsomebody)
(NorthAmericanEnglish)tofightorpreparetofightsomebody
Thetwocandidateswillsquareoffonthisissueinadebatetomorrow.
squareup(tosomebody/something)
1tofaceadifficultsituationanddealwithitinadeterminedway
2tofacesomebodyasifyouaregoingtofightthem
squareup(withsomebody)
topaymoneythatyouowe结账
CanIleaveyoutosquareupwiththewaiter?
squaresomethingwithsomething|
squarewithsomething
tomaketwoideas,factsorsituationsagreeorcombinewellwitheachother;toagreeorbeconsistentwithanotheridea,factorsituation使……与……一致/相符
Theinterestsoffarmersneedtobesquaredwiththoseofconsumers.
Howcanyousquarethiswithyourconscience?
对得起自己的良心
Yourtheorydoesnotsquarewiththefacts.
Whatshewasbeingaskedtododidnotsquarewithherpoliticalbeliefs.
squaresomethingwithsomebody
toaskpermissionorcheckwithsomebodythattheyapproveofwhatyouwanttodo就……征得某人的同意/认可
IthinkI'llbeabletocome,butI'llsquareitwithmyparentsfirst.
Discreetadjectivediskretdiscretodiscretodiscreto
carefulinwhatyousayordo,inordertokeepsomethingsecretortoavoidcausingembarrassmentordifficultyforsomebody
Synonymtactful
Hewasalwaysverydiscreetabouthisloveaffairs.
对两性关系一贯谨小慎微
Adiscreetglanceattheclocktoldmetheinterviewhadlastedanhour.
discretion
nounErmessenDiskretiondiscrezionediscrecióndiscrição
1thefreedomorpowertodecidewhatshouldbedoneinaparticularsituation
I'llleaveituptoyoutouseyourdiscretion.
Howmuchtotellterminallyillpatientsislefttothediscretionofthedoctor.
2careinwhatyousayordo,inordertokeepsomethingsecretortoavoidcausingembarrassmenttoordifficultyforsomebody;thequalityofbeingdiscreet
Thisisconfidential,butIknowthatIcanrelyonyourdiscretion.
Janeisthesoulofdiscretion(=youcantrusther).Usetheutmostdiscretionwhenyoutalktoher.compareindiscretion
Idioms
atsomebody'sdiscretion
accordingtowhatsomebodydecidesorwishestodo
Bailisgrantedatthediscretionofthecourt.
Thereisnoservicechargeandtippingisatyourdiscretion.
discretionisthebetterpartofvalour
(saying)youshouldavoiddangerandnottakeunnecessaryrisks
indiscreet
adjectiveindiskretindiscretoindiscretoindiscreto
notcarefulaboutwhatyousayordo,especiallywhenthisembarrassesoroffendssomebody
anindiscreetcomment
Itwasindiscreetofhimtodisclosethatinformation.
ReservenounReserveReservatZurückhaltungReserveReservespielerriservareservareserva reserved/unreserved;shy
supply
1[countable,usuallyplural]asupplyofsomethingthatisavailabletobeusedinthefutureorwhenitisneeded
largeoilandgasreserves
Hediscoveredunexpectedreservesofstrength.
Thecompanyhassubstantialreservesofcapital.
reservefunds
protectedland
2(NorthAmericanEnglishalsopreserve)cotocompota[countable]apieceoflandthatisaprotectedareaforanimals,plants,etc
awildlifereserveseealsogamereserve,naturereserve
3[countable]=reservation(3)anareaoflandintheUSthatiskeptseparateforNativeAmericans(美国土著人)tolivein保留地;居留地
quality/feeling
3[uncountable]thequalitythatsomebodyhaswhentheydonottalkeasilytootherpeopleabouttheirideas,feelings,etc.内向;少言寡语;矜持
Synonymreticence/reticent
Shefounditdifficulttomakefriendsbecauseofhernaturalreserve.
Jaimealwaystalkedtopeoplewithoutreserve.
4[uncountable](formal)afeelingthatyoudonotwanttoacceptoragreetosomething,etc.untilyouarequitesurethatitisallrighttodoso谨慎;保留
Anycontractshouldbetreatedwithreserveuntilithasbeenchecked.
Shetrustedhimwithoutreserve(=completely).
militaryforce
5thereserve[singular]alsothereserves[plural]anextramilitaryforce,etc.thatisnotpartofacountry'sregularforces,butisavailabletobeusedwhenneeded预备役部队;后备部队
thearmyreserve(s)thereservepolice
Idioms
inreserve
availabletobeusedinthefutureorwhenneeded
Themoneywasbeingkeptinreservefortheirretirement.存着以备……
200policeofficerswereheldinreserve.随时待命
Airnoun
impression
[singular]theparticularfeelingorimpressionthatisgivenbysomebody/something;thewaysomebodyd
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