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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
ripe
ripe /raɪp/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative riper, superlative ripest) [Language: Old English] 1. ripe fruit or crops are fully grown and ready to eat OPP unripe: Those tomatoes aren’t ripe yet. 2. be ripe for something to be ready for a change to happen, especially when it should have happened sooner: The police forces are ripe for reform. The former dock area is ripe for development. 3. the time is ripe (for something) used to say it is a very suitable time for something to happen, especially when it should have happened sooner: The time is ripe for a review of progress up to now. 4. ripe old age a) if you live to a ripe old age, you are very old when you die: Eat less and exercise more if you want to live to a ripe old age. b) used to show that you find it surprising or impressive that someone is doing something or has achieved something at a very young age – used humorously: She was put in charge at the ripe old age of twenty-nine. 5. ripe cheese has developed a strong taste and is ready to eat SYN mature 6. especially British English a ripe smell is strong and unpleasant – used humorously: We were pretty ripe after a week of walking. —ripeness noun [uncountable] • • • THESAURUS ▪ ready [not before noun] having done everything that needs to be done in order to prepare for something: Are you ready? The taxi’s here. | I don’t feel that I’m ready for the test yet. ▪ prepared [not before noun] ready to deal with a situation, because you are expecting it or have made careful preparations: The police were prepared for trouble. | The team looked well-prepared for the game. ▪ be all set to be ready to start doing something that you have planned to do, and be just about to do it: We were all set for a barbecue when it started to rain. ▪ be good to go American English informal be ready to start doing something after completing all the necessary preparations: We just need to get you a pair of skis and you’re good to go. ▪ ripe ripe fruit are soft, sweet, and ready to eat: Don’t pick the apples until they’re really ripe. | a delicious ripe plum ▪ be in place if the arrangements or the equipment for doing something are in place, they are ready to start being used: The television cameras were in place for the wedding. | All the arrangements are in place for a new constitution and democratic elections. ▪ be standing by if people are standing by, they are ready to take action and help if they are needed – used especially about medical teams, police, the army etc: Officers in full riot gear were standing by outside the police station. | Several ambulances were standing by.
ripehu◎ | [raip] | ※ | tính từ | | ■ | chín | | ☆ | ripe fruit | | quả chín | | ■ | chín muồi; chín chắn, trưởng thành | | ☆ | a ripe plan | | một kế hoạch đã chín muồi | | ☆ | time is ripe for... | | đã đến lúc chín muồi để... | | ☆ | to come of ripe age | | đến tuổi trưởng thành | | ■ | đỏ mọng (như) quả chín | | ☆ | ripe lips | | đôi môi đỏ mọng | | ■ | đã nấu, ăn được rồi, uống được rồi | | ☆ | ripe cheese | | phó mát ăn được rồi | | ☆ | ripe wine | | rượu vang uống được rồi | | 〆 | soon ripe soon rotten | | ✓ | (tục ngữ) sớm nở tối tàn | ※ | nội động từ | | ■ | (thơ ca) chín | ※ | ngoại động từ | | ■ | làm chín |
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