ferment
ferment
/ fE5ment / v. / 5f\:ment / n.
◙ verb
1. [no obj.] (of a substance) undergo fermentation
• 发酵
»the drink had fermented, turning some of the juice into alcohol.
饮料发酵了,把一些果汁变成了酒精。
[with obj.] cause the fermentation of (a substance)
• 使发酵
2. [with obj.] incite or stir up (trouble or disorder)
• 挑起,煽动,激起(麻烦,动乱)
»the politicians and warlords who are fermenting this chaos.
挑起这场混乱的政客和军阀。
◙ noun
1. [mass noun] agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence
• (尤指大变动中的)狂热,骚动
»Germany at this time was in a state of religious ferment.
此时的德国处于一种宗教狂热之中。
»[in sing.] a ferment of revolutionary upheaval.
革命动乱的狂热。
2. (archaic)a fermenting agent or enzyme
• [古] 酵素;酶
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