ripe

adjective

/raɪp/

(comparative riper, superlative ripest)

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(of fruit or crops水果或庄稼) fully grown and ready to be eaten成熟的
- Pick the tomatoes before they get too ripe.在西红柿变得太熟之前把它们摘下来。
opposite unripe
Extra Examples
- Some of the apples were not quite ripe.一些苹果不太熟。
- The crops were just about ripe.农作物就快成熟了。
- a really ripe strawberry很熟的草莓
Topics Farmingc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- very
- fully
- …
phrases
- ripe for the picking
- ripe for the plucking
- ripe for the taking
- …
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(of cheese) having a taste that has fully developed 口味浓郁的；成熟的；醇美可口的synonym matureTopics Cooking and eatingc1
(of a smell气味) strong and unpleasant强烈的；难闻的
ripe (for something) ready or suitable for something to happen时机成熟的；适宜的
- This land is ripe for development.这片土地适宜开发。
- The conditions were ripe for social change.社会变革的时机已经成熟。
- Reforms were promised when the time was ripe.曾经作出承诺，时机一成熟就进行改革。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- very
- fully
- …
phrases
- ripe for the picking
- ripe for the plucking
- ripe for the taking
- …
See full entry

Word OriginOld English rīpe, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijp and German reif.

Idioms

ripe for the picking

offering somebody an ideal opportunity to gain an advantage成熟：为某人提供获得优势的理想机会
- This is an opportunity ripe for the picking.这是一个时机成熟的选择。
- The Raiders' defense is ripe for the picking.突袭机的防守时机已经成熟。

a/the ripe old age (of…)