maturing
maturing — 動詞
- maturingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- maturings3rd person singular
- maturinging-ing form
- maturingedpast simple
1. growing into an adult who thinks more carefully and takes responsibility for act
成熟懂事
心智上漸像成年人，行為更負責
growing into an adult who thinks more carefully and takes responsibility for actions, instead of acting in a childish way
Christopher is maturing fast since he started looking after his younger sister after school.
Christopher 自從放學要照顧妹妹後，成熟懂事得很快。
intransitive; subject is a person; adverb 'fast' shows pace of change
The teenagers in the youth orchestra are maturing into thoughtful young adults.
青年管弦樂團的少年們正成熟懂事，慢慢長成體貼的年輕人。
pattern: maturing into + noun phrase
Adina noticed her younger brother was maturing the year he moved out of their parents' house.
Adina 注意到弟弟在搬離父母家那一年明顯成熟懂事了。
Jude is finally maturing and now apologises when he has hurt his friends.
Jude 終於變得成熟懂事，現在傷到朋友時都會道歉。
After two years of military service, Kabir came back clearly maturing and far calmer.
服完兩年兵役後，Kabir 回來時明顯成熟懂事，整個人也冷靜許多。
- growing up
more everyday and informal
- developing
broader; not always tied to behaviour
- regressing
going back to childish behaviour
文法句型
maturing into + noun
用法筆記
Subject is usually a young person or a group of young people. Often paired with adverbs of pace such as 'fast', 'slowly', 'rapidly'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about a person's character; sense 2 is about plans, ideas, or opinions developing.
常見錯誤
2. of a plan, opinion, or piece of work — becoming richer and more complete as the
醞釀成形
想法、計畫等漸臻完備
of a plan, opinion, or piece of work — becoming richer and more complete as the person keeps thinking about it
Mateo's business plan is maturing as he talks it over with friends in the cafe.
Mateo 一邊在咖啡廳和朋友討論，他的商業計畫一邊醞釀成形。
abstract subject (a plan) + maturing
Her views on raising children kept maturing through her twenties.
她在二十幾歲那幾年，對教養孩子的看法持續醞釀成形。
subject = opinions/views; long timeframe
The film script was maturing nicely after three rounds of comments from the actors.
電影劇本在演員們提了三輪意見後，整體醞釀成形得不錯。
Layla felt her style as a novelist was finally maturing in this third book.
Layla 覺得自己身為小說家的風格，在這本第三部作品終於醞釀成形。
The committee's proposal is maturing slowly but everyone agrees the direction is right.
委員會的提案雖然醞釀成形得很慢，但大家都認同方向是對的。
- developing
general; less suggestive of a final shape
- evolving
stresses gradual change over many steps
文法句型
[abstract noun] + is/are maturing
用法筆記
Subject is an abstract noun (plan, idea, opinion, style, theory). Distinguish from sense 1: a person matures; a person's plan or thinking matures. Often takes adverbs like 'nicely', 'slowly', 'rapidly'.
3. of an animal or plant — reaching its full adult size and being able to reproduce
發育長成
動植物長到成體大小
of an animal or plant — reaching its full adult size and being able to reproduce
The maple saplings Greta planted last spring are maturing into tall, shady trees.
Greta 去年春天種的楓樹苗正在發育長成，未來會是高大有樹蔭的大樹。
pattern: maturing into + noun phrase
Kenji's pet rabbit is maturing quickly and now weighs almost three kilos.
Kenji 養的寵物兔正在快速發育長成，現在已經將近三公斤。
collocation: maturing quickly
Wild salmon take several years before they are fully maturing in the open sea.
野生鮭魚得在公海裡好幾年才能完全發育長成。
The tomato plants in Nia's greenhouse are maturing two weeks earlier than last year.
Nia 溫室裡的番茄植株比去年提早兩週發育長成。
Once the calves stop maturing, the farmer moves them to the bigger field.
等小牛停止發育長成之後，農夫就會把牠們移到比較大的牧場。
文法句型
[living thing] + is/are maturing
用法筆記
Subject is a non-human living thing (animal, plant, fruit on the vine). Distinguish from sense 1, which is for human emotional growth, and from sense 4, which is for stored food and drink developing flavour.
4. leaving food or drink to rest for many months so that its taste becomes stronger
熟成；陳放
把食物或酒長時間放置使風味變濃
leaving food or drink to rest for many months so that its taste becomes stronger and richer — for example a hard cheese kept in a cool cellar, or red wine kept in oak barrels
The cheesemaker is maturing wheels of cheddar for at least twelve months in a stone cellar.
這位起司師傅正在石窖裡熟成切達起司，至少要熟成十二個月。
transitive: maturing + cheese + for + time
Lotte's father has been maturing his homemade wine in oak barrels since spring.
Lotte 的父親從春天開始就把自釀的酒陳放在橡木桶裡熟成。
transitive with named container
Soy sauce is still maturing slowly inside the wooden vats at the family workshop.
醬油現在仍然在家族工坊的木桶裡慢慢熟成。
Aarav prefers the taste of beef that has been maturing for three weeks on the bone.
Aarav 喜歡帶骨熟成三週後的牛肉那種味道。
The whisky distillery keeps maturing its single malt for at least ten years before sale.
這家威士忌酒廠的單一麥芽會先熟成十年才出售。
文法句型
maturing [food/drink] (for + time)
[food/drink] + maturing
用法筆記
Transitive with a human subject (the cheesemaker, the distillery) acting on food or drink; intransitive when the food or drink is itself the subject. Often takes a time phrase ('for ten years', 'for three months') or a container phrase ('in oak barrels', 'in a cellar').
常見錯誤
5. of a savings bond, life insurance policy, or loan — reaching the date on which t
到期
債券、保單等屆期可領回
of a savings bond, life insurance policy, or loan — reaching the date on which the money becomes payable to the holder or has to be repaid to the bank
Liang's grandfather's savings bond is maturing next March, and the bank will release the full amount.
Liang 祖父的儲蓄債券明年三月就要到期，銀行屆時會撥付全額。
subject = financial product; future date phrase
Several five-year government bonds are maturing this quarter, so the treasury must plan new issues.
好幾檔五年期政府公債本季就要到期，財政部必須規劃新一波發行。
collocation: bonds + maturing + time phrase
The life insurance policy is maturing on Cyrus's sixtieth birthday next April.
這張壽險保單會在 Cyrus 明年四月滿六十歲生日那天到期。
Many short-term loans are maturing at the end of the year and need to be rolled over.
許多短期貸款都在年底到期，需要展期續借。
The corporate bond was maturing the very week the company filed for bankruptcy.
那檔公司債到期的那一週，公司剛好聲請破產。
- becoming due
plainer wording; less common in formal banking documents
- falling due
British formal; especially for interest payments
文法句型
[bond/policy/loan] + is maturing
用法筆記
Strictly intransitive in this sense. Subject is a financial instrument (bond, policy, loan, certificate of deposit). Often takes a date phrase ('next March', 'on his sixtieth birthday', 'at the end of the year'). Distinguish from sense 2: this is a contractual due date, not the gradual development of an idea.
maturing — 形容詞
- maturingpositive
- more maturingcomparative
- most maturingsuperlative
1. becoming more like an adult in the way one thinks and acts — for example, listen
漸成熟的
形容人逐漸表現得像成年人
becoming more like an adult in the way one thinks and acts — for example, listening before answering, owning up to a mistake, or thinking about other people's feelings
Christopher's parents are proud of their maturing son and his patience with his cousins.
Christopher 的父母為這個漸成熟的兒子感到驕傲，欣賞他對堂表弟妹的耐心。
attributive use: maturing + noun (son)
A maturing teenager often becomes quieter and more thoughtful at the dinner table.
一個漸成熟的青少年在餐桌上常會變得比較安靜、比較有想法。
common pattern: maturing teenager
The coach loves working with maturing players because they listen more carefully to feedback.
教練很愛帶漸成熟的選手，因為他們聽取意見時更專心。
Adina's grandmother says her maturing grandson now helps without being asked.
Adina 的祖母說，她那位漸成熟的孫子現在不用人開口就會幫忙。
Jude is becoming a maturing young adult who can handle setbacks at work.
Jude 正在成為一位漸成熟的年輕人，能應付職場上的挫折。
- developing
broader and less tied to character
- growing
everyday; can apply to physical or emotional change
- immature
behaving in a childish way
文法句型
maturing + [person/group noun]
用法筆記
Usually used before a noun (attributive: 'a maturing teenager'). When predicative, it pairs with 'becoming' rather than the bare 'be'. Subject is almost always a person or a group of people.
常見錯誤
2. of a piece of work, a person's style, or a field of study — clearly improving an
漸臻成熟的
形容作品、風格、領域更具深度
of a piece of work, a person's style, or a field of study — clearly improving and gaining depth through long, careful effort
Mateo showed the critic his maturing collection of charcoal portraits at the small gallery.
Mateo 在小型畫廊向藝評家展示了他那批漸臻成熟的炭筆肖像作品。
attributive: maturing + collection
The professor praised the student's maturing argument on city housing policy.
教授稱讚那位學生對都市住宅政策那套漸臻成熟的論點。
maturing + abstract noun (argument)
Layla's maturing style as a singer-songwriter clearly drew on her years living in Lisbon.
Layla 那身為創作歌手漸臻成熟的風格，明顯受到她旅居里斯本那幾年的影響。
Solar energy is now a maturing technology that competes with coal on price in many regions.
太陽能如今已是漸臻成熟的技術，在許多地區的價格上能和燃煤競爭。
Greta showed the editor a maturing draft of the novel she had been writing for five years.
Greta 給編輯看了她寫了五年、漸臻成熟的小說草稿。
- developing
broader; less suggestive of nearing a final shape
- evolving
stresses gradual change rather than improvement
文法句型
maturing + [abstract noun]
用法筆記
Almost always attributive (before a noun). The noun is usually abstract or describes a body of work (style, technology, industry, collection, draft). Distinguish from sense 1: a maturing teenager is a person; a maturing style is the person's output.
3. of an animal or plant — almost at its full adult size, with the body now close t
接近成體的
形容動植物接近成體大小
of an animal or plant — almost at its full adult size, with the body now close to its grown form
Kenji watched a maturing fawn pick its way through the autumn leaves near the riverbank.
Kenji 看著一隻接近成體的小鹿，沿著河岸在秋葉間慢慢走動。
attributive: maturing + animal (fawn)
Nia's allotment is full of maturing pumpkins ready for the village fair next month.
Nia 的菜園裡長滿接近成體的南瓜，可以趕上下個月的村裡市集。
maturing + plant noun (pumpkins)
The zoo's maturing tiger cub now weighs forty kilos and needs a bigger enclosure.
動物園那隻接近成體的小老虎現在已重達四十公斤，需要更大的活動空間。
The farmer worries about the maturing wheat because the rain has been unusually heavy.
農夫很擔心那些接近成體的小麥，因為近來的雨量大得不尋常。
Conservationists are tracking the maturing turtles as they return to the beach to lay eggs.
保育人員正在追蹤那群接近成體的海龜，看牠們如何回到海灘產卵。
文法句型
maturing + [animal/plant noun]
用法筆記
Used before a noun naming an animal, a plant, or a crop. The noun is non-human. Distinguish from sense 1 (human emotional growth) and from sense 4 (stored food gaining flavour).
4. of cheese, wine, whisky, or cured meat — sitting in a cool, controlled place for
熟成中的
形容食物或酒在陳放熟成階段
of cheese, wine, whisky, or cured meat — sitting in a cool, controlled place for a long time so that the taste becomes stronger and richer
Lotte led the visitors past rows of maturing cheese wheels stacked from floor to ceiling.
Lotte 帶訪客走過一排排從地板堆到天花板的熟成中的起司輪。
attributive: maturing + food noun (cheese wheels)
The cellar held barrels of maturing red wine from the family's best harvest.
酒窖裡放著好幾桶熟成中的紅酒，全是家族最好一次採收的成果。
maturing + drink noun (red wine)
Aarav showed his cousins a side of maturing prosciutto hanging in the cool back room.
Aarav 帶堂表兄弟去看一塊掛在涼爽後室、熟成中的火腿。
The distillery is famous for its maturing whisky, which sits in oak casks for at least twelve years.
這家酒廠以熟成中的威士忌聞名，那些酒在橡木桶裡至少要陳放十二年。
Cyrus poured a glass from one of the maturing batches and asked his guests for their honest opinion.
Cyrus 從其中一批熟成中的酒倒了一杯，請客人們給他誠實的意見。
文法句型
maturing + [food/drink noun]
用法筆記
Attributive only. The noun is always a food or drink that develops flavour with time (cheese, wine, whisky, prosciutto, soy sauce). Don't use for fresh food sitting in the fridge for a couple of days — that is just 'resting'.
5. of a bond, life insurance policy, or fixed-term loan — close to the date when th
即將到期的
形容債券、保單等接近到期可領回
of a bond, life insurance policy, or fixed-term loan — close to the date when the money becomes payable to the holder or repayable to the bank
Liang's father reinvested the cash from a maturing bond into a new index fund.
Liang 的父親把一檔即將到期的債券所換回的現金，重新投入新的指數型基金。
attributive: maturing + financial product (bond)
The bank notified Cyrus about a maturing life insurance policy worth two million pounds.
銀行通知 Cyrus 有一份即將到期、價值兩百萬英鎊的壽險保單。
maturing + policy
The treasury team manages a large book of maturing loans every quarter.
財政部團隊每一季都要處理一大批即將到期的貸款。
Investors often roll the cash from a maturing certificate of deposit into a longer-dated one.
投資人常會把一張即將到期的定期存單到期後的現金，轉成期間更長的存單。
Greta's notes listed all the maturing government bonds the fund held this year.
Greta 的筆記列出了基金今年持有的所有即將到期的政府公債。
文法句型
maturing + [bond/policy/loan]
用法筆記
Attributive only. The noun is always a financial instrument (bond, policy, loan, deposit, certificate). Distinguish from sense 2: this is a contractual due date, not a developing piece of work.