full-grown
/ˌfʊl ˈɡrəʊn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌfʊl ˈɡrəʊn/ (ame, ipa)
full-grown — 形容詞
1. having reached adult size and no longer getting bigger or taller
長成的
已長到成年或完整大小
having reached adult size and no longer getting bigger or taller
The full-grown horse stood taller than the stable door.
那匹長成的馬比馬廄門還高。
before noun: full-grown + animal
By sixteen, Yuna was almost the height of a full-grown woman.
到十六歲時,Yuna 幾乎和成年女性一樣高。
The gardener moved the full-grown rose bush away from the wall.
園丁把那株已長成的玫瑰叢移離牆邊。
That puppy already eats as much as a full-grown dog.
那隻小狗現在吃得跟長成的狗一樣多。
After two years, the tree was full-grown and covered the window.
兩年後,那棵樹已經長成,幾乎遮住了窗戶。
- adult
broader word that can refer to age or legal status, not only size
- mature
can also describe mental or emotional development
- fully developed
more formal and common in scientific or technical writing
- grown-up
informal and mainly used for people
- immature
often emphasizes incomplete development rather than just age
- undersized
focuses on being smaller than expected, not on age
文法句型
full-grown + noun
be + full-grown
用法筆記
Usually placed before a noun. With people, animals, and plants, it emphasizes completed physical growth, not legal status or emotional maturity.