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 peaches, plums and nectarines themselves release enough of the gas to ripen successfully.
  桃子、李子和油桃本身会释放乙烯气，足以使其成熟。
• We're waiting for the first crops to ripen.
  我们正等着第一茬庄稼成熟。
• The plants need the right amount of sunlight and rain to grow and ripen.
  而植物则需要适量的阳光和雨水来长大成熟。
• Some grape varieties need a lot of heat to ripen fully.
  一些葡萄品种，有需要的大量热量，才能成熟充分。
• 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。
• 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。
• We are like wheat, here on earth to ripen.
  我们就像小麦，生长在土地上等待着着成熟。
• These kinds of fruit do not need any help from an apple they release enough ethylene to ripen themselves.
  这类水果不需要苹果帮忙，它们能够释放足够多的乙烯使自身成熟。
• We are waiting for the first crops to ripen.
  我们正等待著第一次农作物的成熟。