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ripen

🇬🇧 UK/'raipәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To become or cause something to become ripe or fully mature

（使）成熟，（使）熟透

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
ripeother
+
nsuffix
=ripen

Common Collocations

  • 1.ripen on the vine在藤上自然成熟
  • 2.ripen naturally自然成熟
  • 3.fully ripened完全成熟的
  • 4.[ripen slowly]缓慢成熟

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Bananas ripen quickly once they are brought indoors.

  • 2.

    The warm sunshine helped the grapes ripen on the vine.

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