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

• They work out, say, peas that will ripen all at once.
  比如说，他们培育出了马上熟透的豌豆。
• 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。
• The wheat doesn't need rain, nearly to ripen.
  小麦不需要雨了，就要熟了。
• Nature had sown in the heart of this poor girl the seeds of virtue never destined to ripen.
  造化在这个可怜的姑娘的心中播下了并未注定会成熟的美德的种子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• We are waiting for the first crops to ripen.
  我们正等待著第一次农作物的成熟。
• Time will soon ripen.
  时机将很快成熟。