| 单词 | mature |
| 释义 | mature mature /; ; AmE ; / adjective, verb
■ adjective
1 (about an industry, a market or an economy) no longer growing very quickly and difficult for new companies to enter: Software today is a mature, multi-billion-dollar industry. There are few opportunities for growth in a mature market.
2 well developed and well established: The technology is not yet mature enough for commercial use. a mature company
3 (about a product, etc.) that has been produced, used, etc. for a long time and is now more difficult to sell or develop: mature products near the end of their life cycles mature oil fields/wells ⇨ PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
■ verb [no obj]
1 (Finance ; Insurance ) (about a bond, an insurance policy, etc.) to reach the date when it must be paid or paid back: When the bonds mature, the principal invested will be repaid. She has a number of investments maturing at the end of the year. Payments on maturing endowment policies have been cut.
2 (about an industry, a market, etc.) to stop growing as fast as before and become difficult for a new company to enter: Sales growth fell as our company and the market matured. Health club operators are finding themselves in a crowded and rapidly maturing sector of the market. Their primary market is maturing and they have had to move into more high risk markets.
3 to become more developed: As companies mature and grow, they hire people for specific roles. The problems will be solved as the software matures.
4 (about a product, etc.) to become more difficult to sell or develop as it has been produced or used for a long time: maturing oil fields |
| 随便看 |
英汉经管词典收录了11049条经济管理类英汉双解词条，基本涵盖了经济学、管理学、金融学、会计学、证券期货、商务活动等领域的常用英语单词及短语词组的翻译及用法，是学习及工作的有利工具。