单词 | ripe |
释义 | ripe ![]() adj. rip·er, rip·est 1. Fully developed; mature: ripe peaches. 2. Sufficiently advanced in preparation or aging to be used or eaten: ripe cheese. 3. Thoroughly matured, as by study or experience; seasoned: ripe judgment. 4. Advanced in years: the ripe age of 90. 5. Fully prepared to do or undergo something; ready: "By 1965 the republic was ripe for a coup" (Alex Shoumatoff). 6. Sufficiently advanced; opportune: The time is ripe for great societal changes. 7. Sensuous and full: ripe lips. 8. Coarse or indecent; vulgar: the comic's ripe language. 9. Emitting a foul odor: "the dirt and stench ... the mountains of ripe bushmeat in every camp" (Bryan Mealer). [Middle English, from Old English rīpe.] ripely adv. ripeness n. |
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