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单词 overripe
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Definition of overripe in English:

overripe

adjective əʊvəˈrʌɪpˌoʊvərˈraɪp
  • 1Too ripe; past its best.

    过于成熟的;熟得不再好吃的

    overripe tomatoes

    过熟的西红柿。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For example, you can make a simple but tasty sauce from overripe cherry tomatoes, onions and garlic.
    • Increasing temperatures in the French champagne-producing Epernay region are causing grapes to become overripe and too sweet, sparking fears the famous region may no longer be the best place for growing the grapes.
    • An overripe pear was hurled and left a brown smear on the upstairs window.
    • The section on overindulgence captures the well-known observation of drunken robins that have ingested too much overripe fruit.
    • Allow the fruit to remain on the plant until fully mature (and a bit overripe, but not rotten).
    • I don't remember whose idea it was, but we began to pick the overripe mangoes and to throw them at the passing cars.
    • If you want to make top-drawer Zinfandel, planting it in cooler hillside spots is essential, as is restricting its yield and picking before the grapes are overripe.
    • One overzealous man even tried to sell him some overripe tomatoes once, and it took only one glare to send the man scurrying on his way.
    • Some crops need to be picked everyday: zucchini grows gigantic if left on the vine and cherry tomatoes get overripe.
    • Never mind about physiological ripeness, I have yet to meet a winemaker who is able to define what is meant by this term, for what is perfect in one vineyard is deemed overripe in another.
    • I couldn't taste fresh figs much, either - I might have used overripe figs and they might have gotten blended into the batter, perhaps.
    • Once it turns clear, the tomato is overripe and flavor diminishes.
    • Lately, though, there has been so much low-hanging fruit that you can't take a step in any direction without bumping into an overripe mango.
    • Throw a couple overripe bananas (we call them giraffe bananas) in the blender along with some milk, plain yogurt and a couple of ice cubes.
    • An intricate world of colour, geometric pattern and form, from the blackened seeds of overripe maize, to the strangely ephemeral beauty of a poppy about to burst into flower to the gorgeous spines of a sprig of rosemary.
    • The two major sugars that accumulate in grapes occur in about equal amounts; at the beginning of ripening glucose exceeds fructose (up to fivefold), but in overripe grapes there is less glucose than fructose.
    • Zack wailed, mortified, his face turning red and giving him the appearance of an overripe tomato.
    • The alcohol in overripe fruit makes wasps aggressive - they are the lager louts of the insect world.
    • My lips were split like a pair of overripe tomatoes.
    • It's a light sauce, made with overripe bananas and stem ginger, that can be added to everything from cold meat to stir fry and sandwiches,’ says Isabella.
    Synonyms
    bad, gone bad, off, gone off, turned, curdled, fermented, rancid
    1. 1.1 (especially of an artistic work) exaggerated or overblown.
      (尤指艺术作品)夸张的;渲染过头的
      an overripe melodrama

      夸张的情节剧。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Outside the recent and welcome burlesque revival, the concept of bawdy humour - something that's proud to be naughty and a little overripe in the interest of a plain old good time - has been largely absent from Toronto stages.
      • The script is overripe, but give it time - I disliked this movie right after I turned off the TV, but since then I haven't been able to get it out of my mind.
      • The opulence of such clergy as were close to the court expressed itself in the overripe late Gothic of the great collegiate churches at Stirling, Linlithgow, Rosslyn, and Perth.
      • And above all, what if those bands aren't the overripe gods of the sixties and seventies, but the inescapable products of them, either in worship or in reaction or both?
      • As for his poetry, it may be a little overripe in places.

Definition of overripe in US English:

overripe

adjectiveˌōvərˈrīpˌoʊvərˈraɪp
  • 1Too ripe; past its best.

    过于成熟的;熟得不再好吃的

    overripe tomatoes

    过熟的西红柿。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The section on overindulgence captures the well-known observation of drunken robins that have ingested too much overripe fruit.
    • An overripe pear was hurled and left a brown smear on the upstairs window.
    • For example, you can make a simple but tasty sauce from overripe cherry tomatoes, onions and garlic.
    • Some crops need to be picked everyday: zucchini grows gigantic if left on the vine and cherry tomatoes get overripe.
    • The alcohol in overripe fruit makes wasps aggressive - they are the lager louts of the insect world.
    • Zack wailed, mortified, his face turning red and giving him the appearance of an overripe tomato.
    • I couldn't taste fresh figs much, either - I might have used overripe figs and they might have gotten blended into the batter, perhaps.
    • My lips were split like a pair of overripe tomatoes.
    • I don't remember whose idea it was, but we began to pick the overripe mangoes and to throw them at the passing cars.
    • Allow the fruit to remain on the plant until fully mature (and a bit overripe, but not rotten).
    • Once it turns clear, the tomato is overripe and flavor diminishes.
    • An intricate world of colour, geometric pattern and form, from the blackened seeds of overripe maize, to the strangely ephemeral beauty of a poppy about to burst into flower to the gorgeous spines of a sprig of rosemary.
    • Increasing temperatures in the French champagne-producing Epernay region are causing grapes to become overripe and too sweet, sparking fears the famous region may no longer be the best place for growing the grapes.
    • If you want to make top-drawer Zinfandel, planting it in cooler hillside spots is essential, as is restricting its yield and picking before the grapes are overripe.
    • Lately, though, there has been so much low-hanging fruit that you can't take a step in any direction without bumping into an overripe mango.
    • Throw a couple overripe bananas (we call them giraffe bananas) in the blender along with some milk, plain yogurt and a couple of ice cubes.
    • One overzealous man even tried to sell him some overripe tomatoes once, and it took only one glare to send the man scurrying on his way.
    • The two major sugars that accumulate in grapes occur in about equal amounts; at the beginning of ripening glucose exceeds fructose (up to fivefold), but in overripe grapes there is less glucose than fructose.
    • It's a light sauce, made with overripe bananas and stem ginger, that can be added to everything from cold meat to stir fry and sandwiches,’ says Isabella.
    • Never mind about physiological ripeness, I have yet to meet a winemaker who is able to define what is meant by this term, for what is perfect in one vineyard is deemed overripe in another.
    Synonyms
    bad, gone bad, off, gone off, turned, curdled, fermented, rancid
    1. 1.1 (especially of an artistic work) exaggerated or overblown.
      (尤指艺术作品)夸张的;渲染过头的
      an overripe melodrama

      夸张的情节剧。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • As for his poetry, it may be a little overripe in places.
      • And above all, what if those bands aren't the overripe gods of the sixties and seventies, but the inescapable products of them, either in worship or in reaction or both?
      • Outside the recent and welcome burlesque revival, the concept of bawdy humour - something that's proud to be naughty and a little overripe in the interest of a plain old good time - has been largely absent from Toronto stages.
      • The script is overripe, but give it time - I disliked this movie right after I turned off the TV, but since then I haven't been able to get it out of my mind.
      • The opulence of such clergy as were close to the court expressed itself in the overripe late Gothic of the great collegiate churches at Stirling, Linlithgow, Rosslyn, and Perth.
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