| 词汇 | overripe |
| 释义 | overripe adjective uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈraɪp/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪp/ too ripe and starting to decay过熟的;熟得快要烂的 Not pleasant to eat or drink (as) tough as old bootsidiom acrid bitter bitterness bland chewy dishwater insipidly insipidness like dishwateridiom mouldy pappy pungent staleness stick to someone's ribsidiom stodginess stodgy swill unripe watery Examples of overripeoverripe Hargreaves (1926) claimed this process to be counterproductive, as the practice of removing ripe and overripe berries takes a disproportionate toll on parasite populations. I believe that the time was overripe for this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the light of that, some may feel that the need for change is perhaps overripe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The time is ripe, if not overripe, for a new approach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Reading the judgment, perhaps this all but incomprehensible maze of statutory provision is overripe for total reclarification not only concerning this question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This makes me think that the time is overripe for a review of monetary policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The question is ripe, and overripe for settlement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The time is overripe for a reduction of hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first means "half"and the second means"overripe"—in other words, an overripe pear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There can be no doubt that the social security system was overripe for review and reform, if only because of its complexity and administrative cost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a question which in my opinion is overripe for settlement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the time is now ripe, indeed overripe, to make a decision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe it is absolutely right that we should now be considering the need for change—indeed the time for change is overripe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, fruit is overripe and tasteless. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The grapes are known for their uneven pattern of ripening: a single bunch may contain both raisin-like, over-ripe grapes and green, unripened grapes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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