1.mature的意思是“成熟”,指有机体在生理、心理、智力等方面的逐步发展过程,强调使其生长发育成熟或使其能正常起作用。引申可指经过慎重考虑作出计划或决定。
2.mature主要用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词或代词作宾语。

mature into(v.+prep.)
成长为… become
▲mature into sb/sth
He has matured into a father.他已经当爸爸了。
The boy has matured into a big man.那男孩已长成大人了。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
Boys mature more slowly than girls, both physically and psychologically.在生理和心理上,男孩比女孩成熟得晚些。
His character matured during these years.他的性格在这些年月里发展成熟了。
In warm climates human beings mature more rapidly than in cold climates.在气候温暖的地带,人的成熟比在寒冷地带快些。
These cows mature fast.这些母牛成熟得快。
We'll help the orphan mature.我们会帮助这个孤儿成长起来。
A new generation is fast maturing.新的一代人正在迅速成长。
Pines take a decade to mature while the polar matures rapidly.松树要10年才能长成,而白杨却长得快。
The bill matures today.这张支票今天到期。
My insurance policy matures when I reach sixty-five.我满65岁时,我的保险单就到期了。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
Experiences matured him.各种经历使他成熟起来。
These years matured his character.这几年使他的性格成熟了。
They have matured the plan.他们细心地制定出这项计划。

mature, age, develop, mellow, ripen
这组词的共同含义是“成熟,长成”。其区别是:mature不仅指身体上,也指精神、智力方面“成熟”; age则侧重“变老,老化”,可指人,也可指物; develop意为“生长,成长”,可指局部的,也可指整体的变化; mellow则指水果成熟、酒酿成,也可指人因年龄的增长,经验的积累而变得老练成熟; 而ripen的意思是“使…成熟”,着重指无生命的东西。

用作定语
▲～+n.
She is a mature girl.她是个成熟的女孩。
This is a dress shop for mature women.这是一家成年妇女服装店。
It's a mature plan.这是个深思熟虑的计划。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
The apples are not yet mature.这些苹果还未成熟。
These persimmons do not seem mature enough.这些柿子好像没有熟透。
The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。
He is mature politically.他政治上很成熟。
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
A human being is mature at 18 years old.人到18岁才算成年。
A monkey is mature at a few years old.猴子几岁大就发育成熟了。
She is very mature for her age.就她的年龄来说,她很成熟。

mature, mellow, ripe
参见ripe条。