ferment

['fə:ment]

n.发酵, 酵素, 动乱
v.(使)发酵, 动乱

例句与用法:

Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time.

果汁若是放置很久,就会发酵。

The news fermented trouble among the factory workers.

那则消息在工人中引起骚动。

The country was in ferment.

这个国家处于动荡不安之中。

When wine is fermented it gives off bubbles of gas.

酒发酵时会放出气泡。

词形变化:

形容词: fermentable | 名词: fermentability | 动词过去式: fermented | 动词过去分词: fermented | 动词现在分词: fermenting | 动词第三人称单数: ferments |

详细释义:

n.

1. 酵母, 酵素; 发酵[C][U]

2. (社会等的)动乱, 骚动[U][S]

The country was in ferment.

那个国家处于动乱中。


vt.

1. 使发酵

When wine is fermented, it gives off bubbles of gas.

酒发酵时发出气泡。

2. 酝酿

3. 使骚动

His speeches fermented trouble among the work force.

他的讲话在工人中引起骚动。

vi.

1. 发酵

Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time.

果汁放置日久会发酵。

2. 骚动


短语词组:

in (a) ferment

1. 在骚动中

The country was in ferment.

那个国家正处于动乱之中。