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

• The extremely long season enabled the grapes to ripen slowly, and in conditions of perfect health.
  漫长的季节使得葡萄成熟缓慢，保持了完美的健康状况。
• Crops to ripen because farmer uncle gave them love.
  庄稼成熟是因为农民伯伯给了它们爱。
• With its ripen enthusiasm, the grapes hang in my garden.
  葡萄以熟透的热情，悬挂在我的家园。
• Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as then strawberries knows nothing about grapes.
  如果有人以为，所有的水果都同草莓一起成熟，那他对葡萄就一无所知。
• The fruit will ripen in late summer.
  夏末时水果就成熟了。
• 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。
• I'm waiting for the apples to ripen
  我正在等待苹果成熟。
• This helps grapes to ripen anywhere in the state.
  这使得葡萄在州内的任何地方都易于成熟。
• 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。
• The plants need the right amount of sunlight and rain to grow and ripen.
  而植物则需要适量的阳光和雨水来长大成熟。