单词 | unripe |
释义 | unripe (once / 7954 pages) adj WORD FAMILY unripe: unripely, unripest+/ripe: overripe, ripely, ripen, ripeness, riper, ripest, unripe/ripen: ripened, ripening, ripens/ripened: unripened USAGE EXAMPLESThey also play a role in shaping our unripe brains for social life. Wall Street Journal(Dec 15, 2016) His cheeks bulge as though he has stuffed them with whole, unripe guavas. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) The husk of its unripe fruit, which in other species is usually tough and astringent, is tender, edible and sweet. Time(Nov 28, 2016) 1adj not fully developed or mature; not ripe unripe fruit Syn|Ant green, immature, unripened unaged not subjected to an aging process mature, ripe fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used aged, ripenedof wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable) mellow, mellowedhaving a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging overripetoo ripe and beginning to turn soft 2adj not fully prepared Syn unready not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond |
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