maturate
英 ['mætjʊreɪt]
美['mætʃʊ,ret]
- vt. 成熟；化脓；使化脓
- vi. 成熟；化脓
英英释义
- 1. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;
- "He matured fast"
- "The child grew fast"
- 2. grow old or older;
- "She aged gracefully"
- "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"
- "Young men senesce"
- 3. ripen and generate pus;
- "her wounds are festering"
英文词源
- maturate (v.)
- 1540s, back-formation from maturation. Related: Maturated; maturating.
词态变化
第三人称单数: maturates;过去式: maturated;过去分词: maturated;现在分词: maturating;