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。
• This helps to ripen new growth and makes it flower profusely
  这有助于新生发植株的成熟，令其开出繁茂的花朵。
• 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。
• Pick and ripen any green fruits in a warm dark place.
  摘些还没有熟的水果然后在温暖阴暗的地方放熟。
• The wheat doesn't need rain, nearly to ripen.
  小麦不需要雨了，就要熟了。
• Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as then strawberries knows nothing about grapes.
  如果有人以为，所有的水果都同草莓一起成熟，那他对葡萄就一无所知。
• We are waiting for the first crops to ripen.
  我们正等待著第一次农作物的成熟。
• 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。
• It is inherent to bananas that over time, they ripen and turn black.
  问题是处在香蕉本身，香蕉已经时间很长了，熟透了，变黑了。
• The pears will sweeten as they ripen.
  梨子熟了就会变甜。