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词汇 ferment
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ferment

verb
/fəˈment/
/fərˈment/
[intransitive, transitive]
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they ferment
/fəˈment/
/fərˈment/
he / she / it ferments
/fəˈments/
/fərˈments/
past simple fermented
/fəˈmentɪd/
/fərˈmentɪd/
past participle fermented
/fəˈmentɪd/
/fərˈmentɪd/
-ing form fermenting
/fəˈmentɪŋ/
/fərˈmentɪŋ/
  1. to experience a chemical change because of the action of yeast or bacteria, often changing sugar to alcohol; to make something change in this way(使)发酵
    • Fruit juices ferment if they are kept for too long.果汁存放过久就会发酵。
    • (figurative) A blend of emotions fermented inside her.她百感交集,激动不已。
    • ferment something Red wine is fermented at a higher temperature than white.红葡萄酒发酵的温度比白葡萄酒高。
    词源late Middle English: from Old French ferment (noun), fermenter (verb), based on Latin fermentum ‘yeast’, from fervere ‘to boil’.

ferment

noun
/ˈfɜːment/
/ˈfɜːrment/
[uncountable, singular] (formal)
  1. a state of political or social excitement and activity, often with a lack of order(政治或社会上的)动乱,骚动,纷扰
    • a period of intense political ferment政治剧烈动荡的时期
    • The country is in ferment.这个国家动荡不安。
    • the artistic ferment of the late sixth century6 世纪后期的艺术骚动
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • intense
    • artistic
    preposition
    • in (a) ferment
    词源late Middle English: from Old French ferment (noun), fermenter (verb), based on Latin fermentum ‘yeast’, from fervere ‘to boil’.
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