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TOEFL BNC: 7544 COCA: 6068

ripe

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ripe /ˈraɪp/ adjective
riper; ripest
ripe
/ˈraɪp/
adjective
riper; ripest
Learner's definition of RIPE
[also more ripe; most ripe]
of fruits and vegetables : fully grown and developed and ready to be eaten(水果,蔬菜等)成熟的
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
opposite unripe
not used before a noun : ready or suitable for something准备好;适合usually + for
of food and especially cheese : brought to full flavor or the best state by being stored for a period of time(尤指干酪)熟醇的
: having a strong and unpleasant smell臭气熏天的;难闻的

ripe old age

: a very old age高龄;晚年
sometimes used humorously有时作诙谐用法

— ripeness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 7544 COCA: 6068
riper; ripest
1
: fully grown and developed : mature
ripe fruit
ripe wheat
2
: having mature knowledge, understanding, or judgment
3
: of advanced years : late
a ripe old age
4
a
: suitable, appropriate
the time was ripe for the attempt
b
: fully prepared : ready
the colonies were ripe for revolution
5
a
: brought by aging to full flavor or the best state : mellow
ripe cheese
6
: ruddy, plump, or full like ripened fruit
a ripe figure
7
: indecent
ripe language
ripely adverb
ripeness noun

Example Sentences

The apples are nearly ripe. the clothes of the field hands were sweaty and ripe after a hard day's work
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English rīpe; akin to Old English rīpan, reopan to reap

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ripe was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 7544 COCA: 6068
ripe

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBSbe, feel, look, smell, taste成熟;感覺成熟;看上去成熟;聞起來熟;嚐起來熟ADVERBreally, very非常成熟a really ripe strawberry很熟的草莓fully, perfectly, quite完全成熟;相當成熟Make sure the plums are fully ripe before you eat them.李子一定要熟透了再吃。Some of the apples were not quite ripe.一些蘋果不太熟。almost, just, nearly差不多熟了;剛成熟;快成熟The crops were just about ripe.農作物就快成熟了。PHRASESripe for the picking, ripe for the plucking, ripe for the taking (all usually figurative) 唾手可得The army has withdrawn, leaving the country ripe for the picking.軍隊已經撤離,攻佔該國易如反掌。

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