ferment

ferment
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
派生
fermentable
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French ferment (noun), fermenter (verb), based on Latin fermentum 'yeast', from fervere 'to boil'
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