The branches were weighed down with ripe apples.

苹果成熟了把树枝都压弯了。

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。

The ripe apples picked easily.

成熟的苹果易于采摘

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。

These apples are not ripe; they are sour.

这些苹果不熟，是酸的。

I picked a ripe apple from the tree.

我从树上摘下一只熟的苹果。

It was mid-summer when the crops were ripe.

庄稼熟的时候已是仲夏。

This land is ripe for development.

这片土地适宜开发。

The conditions were ripe for social change.

社会变革的时机已经成熟。

Reforms were promised when the time was ripe .

曾经作出承诺，时机一成熟就进行改革。

He lived to the ripe old age of 91.

他活到了91岁的高龄。

Always choose firm, but ripe fruit.

一定要挑选硬实但已成熟的水果。

...fields of ripe wheat.

成熟的麦田

Conditions were ripe for an outbreak of cholera...

霍乱即将暴发。

This society is ripe for change.

发生社会变革的时机已经成熟。

He lived to the ripe old age of 95.

他活到了95岁高龄。

Haig's message was that victory was ripe for picking.

黑格传达的意思是说胜利唾手可得。

He told reporters that he thought the time was ripe for a normalisation of relations...

他告诉记者他认为是时候恢复两国间正常关系。

The British Foreign Office has decided the time is ripe to send its first female ambassador to the region.

英国外交部作出决定现在可以向该地区派驻第一位女大使。

Here I shall also mention the problem of bloating.

这里我还要讲一个肿字.

These grapes are ripe.

这些葡萄熟了.

Emergent democracies created markets that were ripe for exploitation.

新兴的民主国家创造了可供开拓的成熟市场.

The time is not yet ripe.

为时尚早.

If you agree to this name, madam , she's sure to live to a ripe old age.

姑奶奶若依我这名字, 必然长命百岁.

When the fruits are ripe, they fall from the trees.

当果实成熟时, 它们从树上落下.

The rice is ripe for harvest.

稻子熟了,可以收割了.

A ripe lemon is yellow.

熟了的柠檬是黄色的.

These apples are ripe.

这些苹果熟了.

The farmers are getting the crops in now that they are ripe.

庄稼熟了,农民正在收割.

The peaches are not ripe yet.

这些桃子还是生的.

The tomatoes are not yet ripe.

西红柿还没熟.

It is the smell of ripe apples.

这是熟了的苹果香味

用作定语～+ n.

1. A ripe lemon is yellow.
   熟了的柠檬是黄色的。
2. He likes to drink ripe wine.
   他喜欢喝醇酒。
3. Her husband died in ripe years.
   她的丈夫正值壮年就去世了。
4. The book bears all the signs of being the product of a ripe scholar.
   这本书里到处呈现着成熟学者的练达。

用作表语S+be+～

1. These apples aren't ripe, they'll give you indigestion.
   这些苹果不熟,吃了会消化不良的。
2. When cheese is ripe, it will develop a strong flavour and be ready to be eaten.
   奶酪熟了,就会发出一股浓烈味并可食用。
3. Revolution can only occur at a time when both internal and external conditions of a country are ripe enough.
   一个国家的革命只有在它的国内与国外的条件成熟的时候,才能发生。
4. He smelt rather ripe,and Thomas moved away from him.
   他散发出一股臭味,托马斯躲开了他。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is ripe in judgement.
   他的判断力强。

S+be+～+to- v

1. The cherries are not ripe enough to eat.
   这些樱桃还不熟,不能吃。

ripe for

时机成熟,准备就绪 ready; fit; prepared

～+名词

• ripe%20apples">ripe apples成熟的苹果
• ripe%20cheese">ripe cheese成熟的干酪
• ripe%20corn">ripe corn已熟的谷物
• ripe%20field">ripe field成熟庄稼的田地
• ripe%20judgement">ripe judgement成熟的判断力
• ripe%20lemon">ripe lemon成熟的柠檬
• ripe%20scholar">ripe scholar老练的学者
• ripe%20scholarship">ripe scholarship丰富的学识
• ripe%20time">ripe time成熟的时机
• ripe%20wine">ripe wine酿好的酒

～+介词

• ripe%20for%20%E2%80%A6">ripe for …时机成熟的
• ripe%20for%20development">ripe for development适合开发的
• ripe%20for%20revolution">ripe for revolution革命时机已成熟的
• ripe%20for%20settlement">ripe for settlement解决的时机已成熟
• ripe%20for%20the%20picking">ripe for the picking(果子)已成熟可以采摘的

• Blackberries were big and ripe.

  出自：A. Sillitoe

• Choosing ripe fruit will avoid the need to balance the acidity.

  出自：V. Bramwell

• Even runnier than a ripe Brie.

  出自：Country Homes

• On Trees..they ripe the Plum and Pear.

  出自：J. Sylvester