| 单词 | ripe |
| 释义 | ripe (once / 255 pages) adj When a fruit is ripe, it is time to pick it and eat it. If you say the time is ripe, then now is the time for action. Ripe means ready. Ripe can also describe something that is not only ready to happen but well-suited for whatever is happening. A company can expect profits if the market is ripe for its product. When a ballpark has a short field, batters will say that the field is ripe for home runs. When things are ripe, it's a good thing — the time for action is now. WORD FAMILYripe: overripe, ripely, ripen, ripeness, riper, ripest, unripe+/ripen: ripened, ripening, ripens/ripened: unripened/unripe: unripely, unripest USAGE EXAMPLESTo her credit, Karen “recognized that her life was ripe for mockery.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The time is ripe for such a book, Donnelly said. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) Even those who represent gas stations say the sector is ripe for innovation. Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) 1adj fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used ripe peaches Syn|Ant mature aged, ripened of 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 green, immature, unripe, unripened not fully developed or mature; not ripe unagednot subjected to an aging process 2adj far along in time a ripe old age the ripe age of 90 Syn advanced late being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time 3adj most suitable or right for a particular purpose the time is ripe for great sociological changes Syn good, right opportune suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose 4adj fully prepared or eager the colonists were ripe for revolution Syn ready completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress 5adj at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge a ripe mind Syn mature characteristic of maturity |
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