develop, age, mature, mellow, ripen
这组词的共同含义是“成熟,长成”。它们的区别是：
mature不仅指身体上,也指精神、智力方面“成熟”; age则侧重“变老,老化”,可指人,也可指物; develop意为“生长,成长”,可指局部的,也可指整体的变化; mellow则指水果成熟、酒酿成,也可指人因年龄的增长,经验的积累而变得老练成熟; 而ripen的意思是“使…成熟”,着重指无生命的东西。
mature，ripen，age，develop
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侧重已到生长成熟的顶点。
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。
The film starts off realistically and then develops into a ridiculous fantasy.
电影以写实开头，然后却发展成为荒诞的幻想。
——柯林斯例句
A child develops rapidly between the ages of 13 and 16.
孩子在13到16岁之间发育得很快.
《简明英汉词典》
As the economy develops, the living conditions of the people have been improved accordingly.
经济发展了, 人民的生活水平也随着提高了.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
The baby whale develops a thick layer of blubber to protect it from the cold sea.
幼鲸长出一层厚厚的鲸脂，以抵御寒冷的海水。
——柯林斯例句
Roll on the day someone develops an effective vaccine against malaria.
盼望有一天有人会研制出一种能有效预防疟疾的疫苗。
——柯林斯例句
The process, in which the tea develops its characteristic astringency, is known as fermentation.
茶开始散发涩味的过程称作发酵。
——柯林斯例句
Gluten develops elasticity in a dough.
麸质使生面团有韧劲。
——柯林斯例句
As speech develops, the child starts to string more words together.
随着语言能力不断发展，孩子开始把更多的词连起来说。
柯林斯例句
The economy of the inland towns and cities of our country also develops rapidly in recent years.
近几年,我国内地城镇经济发展也很快.
《简明英汉词典》
Septicemic listeriosis probably develops from ingestion or possibly inhalation of the bacteria.
败血性李氏杆菌病可能是因食入或吸入病原菌引起的.
辞典例句
The power which an engine develops is transmitted to the wheels.
引擎产生的动力传递到车轮.
《简明英汉词典》
There'll be no time to correct lackadaisical driving techniques after trouble develops.
等到麻烦显现时再纠正动作迟缓的驾驶技术就来不及了.
《简明英汉词典》
Stick around a while and see what develops.
呆上一会儿,看看会发生什么.
柯林斯例句
Acute appendicitis usually develops without relation to the ingestion of food.
急性阑尾炎的发生通常与饮食无关.
辞典例句
This olfactory sense develops in the womb.
这一嗅觉在子宫内形成。
辞典例句
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