| 英语单词 | immature |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ˌɪmə'tjʊə(r)] 美 [ˌɪmə'tʃʊr] |
| 中文释义 | adj.不成熟的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) His immature behavior was not so interesting. (2) Sows are immature for the majority of their breeding life. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他的不成熟的表现看上去不那么有趣。 (2) 母猪在它大部分繁殖过程是不成熟的。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Use the adjective immature to describe something that is not fully grown: “Elizabeth rescued an immature sparrow that had fallen from its nest during the storm.” |
| vocabulary扩展 | When used in a general sense, immature describes something in an early stage of development, such as an immature fruit tree or an immature political system. When applied to people, however, immature is often used to describe someone who behaves in a childish way. So if your 42-year-old brother spends the entire holiday weekend playing video games and then throws a temper tantrum when you ask him to help with the dishes, the word you’re looking for to describe him is probably immature. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ 形容词]发育未全的;不成熟的 Something or someone that is immature is not yet completely grown or fully developed.
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2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]冒失的;鲁莽的;冲动的 If you describe someone as immature, you are being critical of them because they do not behave in a sensible or responsible way. [disapproval]
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