新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

ripe

英  [raɪp]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • riper , ripest

    1(水果或谷物)成熟的

    Ripe fruit or grain is fully grown and ready to eat.

    双语例句

    例:

    Always choose firm, but ripe fruit.

    要挑选结实但成熟的水果。

    2(事态)成熟的

    If a situation is ripe for a particular development or event, you mean that development or event is likely to happen soon.

    双语例句

    例:

    A hospital consultant said conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera and typhoid.

    一位医院的专家医师说霍乱和伤寒爆发的条件已经成熟。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • ripe old age

    1高龄

    If someone lives to a ripe old age, they live until they are very old.

    双语例句

    例:

    He lived to the ripe old age of 95.

    他活到了95岁的高龄。

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