！ripe的动词形式是ripen，ripen中文意思是v. （使）成熟时机成熟，条件成熟

They've got fruit retailing down to a fine art. You can be sure that your pears will ripen in day.他们精于水果零售之道。你可以放心，你那些梨一天之内就会熟。

Vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers.