full-grown + noun
A full-grown elephant can weigh several tons.
一头长成的大象可以重达几吨。
成年的；发育完全的
成熟的；全盛的；发育完全的；成年的。；更广义上完全发育的；完整的,处于全盛期的。；生长完全的；发育完全的；[医] 长成的
发育完全的；成年的。
Fully developed; adult.
更广义上完全发育的；完整的,处于全盛期的。
Fully developed in a broader sense; complete, at one’s height.
The full-grown lion weighed over 400 pounds.
那头完全发育的狮子重达400多磅。
用法提示：形容词“full-grown”修饰狮子，表示生长完全的、发育完全的。
Once the puppies are full-grown, they can be trained for herding.
一旦小狗发育完全，就可以训练它们放牧。
用法提示：形容词“full-grown”作表语，描述小狗已发育完全。
A full-grown elephant consumes up to 300 pounds of food daily.
一头发育完全的大象每天消耗多达300磅的食物。
用法提示：形容词“full-grown”修饰大象，表示已长成成年体型。
A full-grown elephant can weigh several tons.
一头长成的大象可以重达几吨。
The puppy is almost full-grown.
这只小狗几乎发育完全了。
It takes about two years for a tiger to become full-grown.
老虎大约需要两年时间才能完全长成。
grammar · medium
易错句子The puppy full-grown.
正确表达The puppy is full-grown.
在英语中，形容词'full-grown'不能单独作谓语，需要连系动词be来连接主语和表语。中文形容词可直接作谓语，学习者易遗漏be动词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The puppy is full grown.
正确表达The puppy is full-grown.
'full-grown'是复合形容词，需用连字符连接两个词；'full grown'作为形容词短语使用不规范，在正式写作中应使用连字符。
full-grown 专指动物发育完全，grown-up 通常指人成年或成熟
mature 既可指动物或植物成熟，也可指人的心智成熟，而 full-grown 侧重于身体发育完全
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