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 wheat doesn't need rain, nearly to ripen.
  小麦不需要雨了，就要熟了。
• 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。
• Time will soon ripen.
  时机将很快成熟。
• 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。
• 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。
• Attractive miniature fruits follow in early autumn but seldom ripen.
  在早秋时会有较小的果实，但都不成熟。
• 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。
• I'm waiting for the apples to ripen
  我正在等待苹果成熟。
• We are waiting for the first crops to ripen.
  我们正等待著第一次农作物的成熟。
• 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。