单词详解
adj.
A. 成熟的,适宜食用的,醇美的 ( fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used)
The wheat is ripe. 小麦成熟了。
The ripe fruits picked easily. 成熟的水果易于采摘。
These grapes are not ripe; they are quite sour. 这些葡萄不熟,还很酸。
It was mid-autumn when the crops were ripe. 庄稼熟的时候已是仲秋。
I picked a ripe cherry from the tree. 我从树上摘下一颗熟樱桃。
B. 成年的, 圆滑的, 老成的 [(+in)] ( at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge)
He is ripe in judgment. 他具有成熟的判断力。
The old hunter is ripe in hunting big animals. 这名老猎手在抓捕大型动物方面有经验。
C. 准备妥当的,时机成熟的 [F] [(+for)] (fully prepared or eager)
The time is ripe for a reform. 改革的时机已成熟。
The time was ripe for a challenge to his rival. 时机已经成熟,可以向对手提出挑战了。
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相关单词
比较级:riper
最高级: ripest
反义词:unripe
近义词:adult,mature
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词语辨析:ripe,mature
ripe,mature
ripe: 主要指水果、谷物和蔬菜等的成熟,也可引申作“时机成熟”解。
mature: 指生物完成了长生、发育的全过程或周期,表明已经成熟。
词语详解
1. ripe: 主要指水果、谷物和蔬菜等的成熟,也可引申作“时机成熟”解。
The apples on the tree are ripe. 树上的苹果熟了。
2. mature: 指生物完成了长生、发育的全过程或周期,表明已经成熟。
The mature peach is very sweet. 成熟的桃子很甜。