| 单词 | ripening |
| 释义 | ripening (once / 2372 pages) n WORD FAMILY ripen: ripened, ripening, ripens+/ripe: overripe, ripely, ripen, ripeness, riper, ripest, unripe/ripened: unripened/unripe: unripely, unripest USAGE EXAMPLESAnother effort to alter that trade-off is SmartFresh, a product developed with Professor Watkin’s research that keeps apples from ripening too quickly in storage. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) It was as if the high walls locked in the scent of the ripening cashews and mangoes and avocados. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) A swift-moving portrait of the artist as a young man, it describes the profound ripening of his artistic and moral consciousness. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) 1n coming to full development; becoming mature Syn|Hyper maturation, maturement biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms 2n acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time Syn|Hypo|Hyper ageing, aging mellowing the process of becoming mellow biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms |
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