ripe

ripe
adjective

(of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating
（果实，谷物）成熟的
■(of a cheese or wine) fully matured
（奶酪）熟的；（酒）芳醇的，陈年的
■(of a smell or flavour) rich, intense, or pungent
（气味）浓烈的；刺鼻的；（香气）馥郁的
rich, ripe flavours emanate from this wine.
这葡萄酒浓香四溢。
■(of a female fish or insect) ready to lay eggs or spawn
（雌性鱼，昆虫）快要产卵的
■[predic.](ripe for)arrived at the fitting stage or time for (a particular action or purpose)
成熟的；适合…的
land ripe for development.
适合开发的土地。
■[predic.](ripe with)full of
充满
a population ripe with discontent.
满腹怨气的一群人。
■[attrib.](of a person's age) advanced
高龄的，高寿的
she lived to a ripe old age.
她活到高龄。
■(informal)(of a person's language) beyond the bounds of propriety; coarse
(非正式)（言语）下流的；粗俗的

常用词组
the time is ripe

a suitable time has arrived
时机已经成熟，时机已到
the time was ripe to talk about peace.
和谈的时机已经成熟。

派生
ripely
adverb
ripeness
noun
语源

Old English rīpe, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijp and German reif

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