这些动词均有“成熟、长成”之意。 mature 指生物自然发育成熟或丰满或使其能起正常作用,还可指人获得智慧、经验或变得世故。 ripen 侧重已到长生成熟的顶点。 age 一般指使人过早成熟,强调已走向衰老。 develop 侧重使某一种类或个体潜在本能进化完全,词义比mature广泛。
与单词:ripen 相关的例句或者名人名言
The grapes are ripening, the apple trees are heavy with fruit.
葡萄就要熟了,苹果树上结满了果实。
※We are like wheat, here on earth to ripen. We ripen intellectually by letting in as much of the universe's complexity as we can. Morally we ripen by making our choices. And we ripen spiritually by openig our eyes to Creation's endless detail.——Richard Wolkomir, American writer我们就像小麦,生长在土地上等待着成熟。通过尽可能多吸收宇宙的复杂性使我们智力上成熟,通过各种选择使我们道德上成熟,通过睁开眼睛看到创世纪的无尽的细节使我们心灵上成熟。美国作家 沃克摹.R.
※As fruit needs not only sunshine but cold nights and chilling showers to ripen it , so character needs not only joy but trial and difficulty to mellow it .——Hugh Black, American writer水果不仅需要阳光,也需要凉夜。寒冷的雨水能使其成熟。人的性格陶冶不仅需要欢乐,也需要考验和困难。美国作家 布莱克 H