ripen

英 [ˈraɪpən]

美 [ˈraɪpən]

v.  (使)成熟

现在分词：ripening　第三人称单数：ripens　过去分词：ripened　过去式：ripened　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14908 / COCA.14750

牛津词典

verb

• （使）成熟
  to become ripe ; to make sth ripe

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)成熟
  When cropsripenor when the sunripensthem, they become ripe.
  1. I'm waiting for the apples to ripen...
     我正在等待苹果成熟。
  2. You can ripen the tomatoes on a sunny windowsill.
     把西红柿放在有阳光的窗台上可以让它们成熟。
  3. ...an abundance of sun ripened fruit.
     大量自然成熟的水果

英英释义

verb

• grow ripe
  1. The plums ripen in July
• cause to ripen or develop fully
  1. The sun ripens the fruit
  2. Age matures a good wine
  Synonym:mature

双语例句

• I mean, you would really ripen over there.
  我是说，你会在那里真正地成熟的。
• We are like wheat, here on earth to ripen.
  我们就像小麦，生长在土地上等待着着成熟。
• The pears will sweeten as they ripen.
  梨子熟了就会变甜。
• The crops will not be ready for harvesting until we have had some sunshine to ripen them.
  直到阳光充足使作物成熟时，我们才准备收割。
• I'm waiting for the apples to ripen
  我正在等待苹果成熟。
• Time will soon ripen.
  时机将很快成熟。
• Pick and ripen any green fruits in a warm dark place.
  摘些还没有熟的水果然后在温暖阴暗的地方放熟。
• It is inherent to bananas that over time, they ripen and turn black.
  问题是处在香蕉本身，香蕉已经时间很长了，熟透了，变黑了。
• These dances had ripen by the end of the primitive society.
  到原始社会后期，已经是一门日趋成熟的艺术形态了。
• We cannot wait for the fruit to ripen, but insist on plucking it while it is green.
  我们不能等果子成熟，只管把青色的果子采下来。