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ripe adj.成熟的；熟的 (1) 苹果成熟了把树枝都压弯了。(2) 大多数西红柿成熟时是红色的，但有些品种是黄色的。(3) 成熟的苹果易于采摘(4) 时机已经成熟，可以向政府权力提出挑战了。(5) 这些苹果不熟，是酸的。(6) 我从树上摘下一只熟的苹果。(7) 庄稼熟的时候已是仲夏。 Ripe can also describe something that is not only ready to happen but well-suited for whatever is happening. A company can expect profits if the market is ripe for its product. When a ballpark has a short field, batters will say that the field is ripe for home runs. When things are ripe, it's a good thing — the time for action is now.

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英 [raɪp] 美 [raɪp] (1) The branches were weighed down with ripe apples.(2) Most tomatoes are red when ripe, but some kinds are yellow.(3) The ripe apples picked easily.(4) The time was ripe for a challenge to the power of the government.(5) These apples are not ripe; they are sour.(6) I picked a ripe apple from the tree.(7) It was mid-summer when the crops were ripe. When a fruit is ripe, it is time to pick it and eat it. If you say the time is ripe, then now is the time for action. Ripe means ready. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](水果、谷物等)成熟的 Ripe fruit or grain is fully grown and ready to eat. Always choose firm, but ripe fruit.一定要挑选硬实但已成熟的水果。...fields of ripe wheat.成熟的麦田ripenessTest the figs for ripeness.看看这些无花果熟了没有。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](时机)成熟的，适宜的 If a situation is ripe for a particular development or event, you mean that development or event is likely to happen soon.   [v-link ADJ for n/-ing]Conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera...霍乱即将暴发。This society is ripe for change.发生社会变革的时机已经成熟。3[PHRASE 短语](活到)高龄 If someone lives to a ripe old age, they live until they are very old.   [prep PHR]He lived to the ripe old age of 95.他活到了95岁高龄。4[PHRASE 短语]唾手可得；得到…易如反掌 If something is ripe for picking or ripe for plucking, it will be very easy to obtain.   [usu v-link PHR]Haig's message was that victory was ripe for picking.黑格传达的意思是说胜利唾手可得。5[PHRASE 短语]时机已经成熟 If you say the time is ripe, you mean that a suitable time has arrived for something to be done.   [V inflects]He told reporters that he thought the time was ripe for a normalisation of relations...他告诉记者他认为是时候恢复两国间正常关系。The British Foreign Office has decided the time is ripe to send its first female ambassador to the region.英国外交部作出决定现在可以向该地区派驻第一位女大使。

英语单词	ripe
英美音标	英 [raɪp] 美 [raɪp]
中文释义	adj.成熟的；熟的
英语例句	(1) The branches were weighed down with ripe apples. (2) Most tomatoes are red when ripe, but some kinds are yellow. (3) The ripe apples picked easily. (4) The time was ripe for a challenge to the power of the government. (5) These apples are not ripe; they are sour. (6) I picked a ripe apple from the tree. (7) It was mid-summer when the crops were ripe.
中文例句	(1) 苹果成熟了把树枝都压弯了。 (2) 大多数西红柿成熟时是红色的，但有些品种是黄色的。 (3) 成熟的苹果易于采摘 (4) 时机已经成熟，可以向政府权力提出挑战了。 (5) 这些苹果不熟，是酸的。 (6) 我从树上摘下一只熟的苹果。 (7) 庄稼熟的时候已是仲夏。
vocabulary简明	When a fruit is ripe, it is time to pick it and eat it. If you say the time is ripe, then now is the time for action. Ripe means ready.
vocabulary扩展	Ripe can also describe something that is not only ready to happen but well-suited for whatever is happening. A company can expect profits if the market is ripe for its product. When a ballpark has a short field, batters will say that the field is ripe for home runs. When things are ripe, it's a good thing — the time for action is now.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](水果、谷物等)成熟的 Ripe fruit or grain is fully grown and ready to eat. Always choose firm, but ripe fruit. 一定要挑选硬实但已成熟的水果。 ...fields of ripe wheat. 成熟的麦田 ripeness Test the figs for ripeness. 看看这些无花果熟了没有。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](时机)成熟的，适宜的 If a situation is ripe for a particular development or event, you mean that development or event is likely to happen soon. [v-link ADJ for n/-ing] Conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera... 霍乱即将暴发。 This society is ripe for change. 发生社会变革的时机已经成熟。 3 [PHRASE 短语](活到)高龄 If someone lives to a ripe old age, they live until they are very old. [prep PHR] He lived to the ripe old age of 95. 他活到了95岁高龄。 4 [PHRASE 短语]唾手可得；得到…易如反掌 If something is ripe for picking or ripe for plucking, it will be very easy to obtain. [usu v-link PHR] Haig's message was that victory was ripe for picking. 黑格传达的意思是说胜利唾手可得。 5 [PHRASE 短语]时机已经成熟 If you say the time is ripe, you mean that a suitable time has arrived for something to be done. [V inflects] He told reporters that he thought the time was ripe for a normalisation of relations... 他告诉记者他认为是时候恢复两国间正常关系。 The British Foreign Office has decided the time is ripe to send its first female ambassador to the region. 英国外交部作出决定现在可以向该地区派驻第一位女大使。

Ripe Time Phrase 短语 Apples Picked Fruit Ready