ripe

1. 成熟的 (especially of fruit and crops) fully grown and ready to be eaten
2. [P](准备、计划、时机)成熟的 in a suitable condition (for sth, especially a change or new development)

• ripe apples成熟的苹果
• ripe cheese成熟的干酪
• ripe corn已熟的谷物
• ripe field成熟庄稼的田地
• ripe judgement成熟的判断力
• ripe lemon成熟的柠檬
• ripe scholar老练的学者
• ripe scholarship丰富的学识
• ripe time成熟的时机
• ripe wine酿好的酒

• ripe for …时机成熟的
• ripe for development适合开发的
• ripe for revolution革命时机已成熟的
• ripe for settlement解决的时机已成熟
• ripe for the picking(果子)已成熟可以采摘的

ripe for时机成熟；为……做好准备

1. The branches were weighed down with ripe apples.
   苹果成熟了把树枝都压弯了。
2. Most tomatoes are red when ripe, but some kinds are yellow.
   大多数西红柿成熟时是红色的，但有些品种是黄色的。
3. The ripe apples picked easily.
   成熟的苹果易于采摘
4. The time was ripe for a challenge to the power of the government.
   时机已经成熟，可以向政府权力提出挑战了。
5. These apples are not ripe; they are sour.
   这些苹果不熟，是酸的。
6. I picked a ripe apple from the tree.
   我从树上摘下一只熟的苹果。
7. It was mid-summer when the crops were ripe.
   庄稼熟的时候已是仲夏。