ripening
v. 成熟,使熟( ripen的现在分词 ); 熟化; 熟成
When crops ripen or when the sun ripens them, they become ripe.
I'm waiting for the apples to ripen...
我正在等待苹果成熟。
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。
1. coming to full development; becoming mature
2. acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
The corn is blossoming [ ripening ].
玉米正在开花 [ 成熟 ].
When the summer crop is ripening, the autumn crop has to be sowed.
夏季作物成熟时, 就得播种秋季作物.
The apples are ripening quickly ; we shall soon be able to pick them.
苹果很快就熟了,不久, 我们就把它们摘下来.
The wheat was ripening; the cherry trees were heavy with fruit.
小麦在成熟, 樱桃树上也果实累累.
And they are tinkering with a tomato that stops ripening the moment it is harvested.
科学家们还在鼓捣一种刚收摘就停止成熟的西红柿.