ripe
/raɪp/adjective
1- (of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating（果实, 谷物）成熟的。
1.1
- (of a cheese or wine) fully matured（奶酪）熟的; （酒）芳醇的, 陈年的。
1.2
- (of a smell or flavour) rich, intense, or pungent（气味）浓烈的; 刺鼻的; （香气）馥郁的：
rich, ripe flavours emanate from this wine.
这葡萄酒浓香四溢。
1.3
- (of a female fish or insect) ready to lay eggs or spawn（雌性鱼, 昆虫）快要产卵的。
1.4
- predic.
ripe for
arrived at the fitting stage or time for (a particular action or purpose)成熟的; 适合…的： land ripe for development.
适合开发的土地。
1.5
- predic.
ripe with
full of充满： a population ripe with discontent.
满腹怨气的一群人。
1.6
- attrib.(of a person's age) advanced高龄的, 高寿的：
she lived to a ripe old age.
她活到高龄。
1.7
- informal (of a person's language) beyond the bounds of propriety; coarse〈非正式〉（言语）下流的; 粗俗的。
短语
the time is ripe
- a suitable time has arrived时机已经成熟：
the time was ripe to talk about peace.
和谈的时机已经成熟。
派生词
ripely
adverbripeness
noun词源
Old English rīpe, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch rijp and German reif.