柯林斯詞典ripe /ra?p/ (riper,ripest) 1. ADJ Ripe fruit or grain is fully grown and ready to eat. (水果、谷物) 成熟的 Always choose firm, but ripe fruit. 總該挑選堅(jiān)挺但成熟的水果。2. ADJ If a situation is ripe for a particular development or event, you mean that development or event is likely to happen soon. (事態(tài)) 成熟的[v-link ADJ 'for' n/-ing] A hospital consultant said conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera and typhoid. 一位醫(yī)院的專家醫(yī)師說霍亂和傷寒爆發(fā)的條件已經(jīng)成熟。3. PHRASE If someone lives to a ripe old age, they live until they are very old. 高齡 He lived to the ripe old age of 95. 他活到了95歲的高齡。 返回 ripe劍橋詞典 ripe adjective (FRUIT/CROPS) (of fruit or crops ) completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten （果實(shí)或莊稼）成熟的 Those bananas aren't ripe yet - they're still green . 那些香蕉還沒有成熟——還是綠的。 例句 The pods split open when the beans are ripe.The oil is made by crushing and pressing ripe olives .Ripe figs spoil easily and cannot be shipped long distances .The fruit turns red when it is ripe.The fruit is picked before it turns ripe. ripe adjective (CHEESE) Ripe cheese has developed a strong flavour . （奶酪）熟透的，口味濃郁的 This brie smells good and ripe. 這種法國布里奶酪味道醇正而濃郁。 ripe adjective (SMELL) A ripe smell is strong and unpleasant . 刺鼻的；難聞的 There was a ripe smell from his socks . 他的襪子發(fā)出一股刺鼻的味道。 ripe adjective (LANGUAGE) old-fashioned humorous used to describe language that is rude （語言）粗俗的，下流的 a ripe joke 粗俗的笑話 習(xí)語ripe for sth a ripe old age 返回 ripe