ripen

verb

1. （使）成熟
   to become ripe ; to make sth ripe

1. V-ERG (使)成熟
   When crops ripen or when the sun ripens them, they become ripe.
   1. I'm waiting for the apples to ripen...
      我正在等待苹果成熟。
   2. You can ripen the tomatoes on a sunny windowsill.
      把西红柿放在有阳光的窗台上可以让它们成熟。
   3. ...an abundance of sun ripened fruit.
      大量自然成熟的水果

1. Pick and ripen any green fruits in a warm dark place.
   摘些还没有熟的水果然后在温暖阴暗的地方放熟。
2. This helps to ripen new growth and makes it flower profusely
   这有助于新生发植株的成熟，令其开出繁茂的花朵。
3. I'm waiting for the apples to ripen
   我正在等待苹果成熟。
4. You can ripen the tomatoes on a sunny windowsill.
   把西红柿放在有阳光的窗台上可以让它们成熟。
5. Time will soon ripen.
   时机将很快成熟。
6. We cannot wait for the fruit to ripen, but insist on plucking it while it is green.
   我们不能等果子成熟，只管把青色的果子采下来。
7. Autumns are also drier, so grapes can be left to ripen on the vines longer.
   秋季也很干燥，因此成熟的葡萄可在树上保存更长时间。
8. These kinds of fruit do not need any help from an apple they release enough ethylene to ripen themselves.
   这类水果不需要苹果帮忙，它们能够释放足够多的乙烯使自身成熟。
9. Crops to ripen because farmer uncle gave them love.
   庄稼成熟是因为农民伯伯给了它们爱。
10. I mean, you would really ripen over there.
    我是说，你会在那里真正地成熟的。
11. It is inherent to bananas that over time, they ripen and turn black.
    问题是处在香蕉本身，香蕉已经时间很长了，熟透了，变黑了。
12. We are waiting for the first crops to ripen.
    我们正等待著第一次农作物的成熟。
13. We're waiting for the first crops to ripen.
    我们正等着第一茬庄稼成熟。
14. Nature had sown in the heart of this poor girl the seeds of virtue never destined to ripen.
    造化在这个可怜的姑娘的心中播下了并未注定会成熟的美德的种子。
15. The crops will not be ready for harvesting until we have had some sunshine to ripen them.
    直到阳光充足使作物成熟时，我们才准备收割。
16. The extremely long season enabled the grapes to ripen slowly, and in conditions of perfect health.
    漫长的季节使得葡萄成熟缓慢，保持了完美的健康状况。
17. This helps grapes to ripen anywhere in the state.
    这使得葡萄在州内的任何地方都易于成熟。
18. The pears will sweeten as they ripen.
    梨子熟了就会变甜。
19. Anyone who imagines that all fruits ripen at the same time as then strawberries knows nothing about grapes.
    如果有人以为，所有的水果都同草莓一起成熟，那他对葡萄就一无所知。
20. Some grape varieties need a lot of heat to ripen fully.
    一些葡萄品种，有需要的大量热量，才能成熟充分。
21. A genus of plants with pods that ripen underground ( see peanut).
    一种在地底下长的扁豆层（可看到花生）并成熟的植物的属。
22. Attractive miniature fruits follow in early autumn but seldom ripen.
    在早秋时会有较小的果实，但都不成熟。
23. They work out, say, peas that will ripen all at once.
    比如说，他们培育出了马上熟透的豌豆。
24. With its ripen enthusiasm, the grapes hang in my garden.
    葡萄以熟透的热情，悬挂在我的家园。
25. The fruit will ripen in late summer.
    夏末时水果就成熟了。
26. The peaches, plums and nectarines themselves release enough of the gas to ripen successfully.
    桃子、李子和油桃本身会释放乙烯气，足以使其成熟。
27. The plants need the right amount of sunlight and rain to grow and ripen.
    而植物则需要适量的阳光和雨水来长大成熟。
28. These dances had ripen by the end of the primitive society.
    到原始社会后期，已经是一门日趋成熟的艺术形态了。
29. The wheat doesn't need rain, nearly to ripen.
    小麦不需要雨了，就要熟了。
30. We are like wheat, here on earth to ripen.
    我们就像小麦，生长在土地上等待着着成熟。

verb

1. grow ripe
   1. The plums ripen in July

2. cause to ripen or develop fully
   1. The sun ripens the fruit
   2. Age matures a good wine

   Synonym:    mature