ferment

英['fɜːment] 美['fɜːrment]
  • n. 发酵；酵素；动乱
  • v. （使）发酵；动乱
fermentable fermentability fermented fermented fermenting ferments
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星级词汇:
  • ferbam n.[化]福美铁；二甲胺基荒酸铁(用作杀真菌剂)

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development;

    "the political ferment produced new leadership"
    "social unrest"

  2. a substance capable of bringing about fermentation

  3. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

Verb:
  1. be in an agitated or excited state;

    "The Middle East is fermenting"
    "Her mind ferments"

  2. work up into agitation or excitement;

    "Islam is fermenting Africa"

  3. cause to undergo fermentation;

    "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"
    "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"

  4. go sour or spoil;

    "The milk has soured"
    "The wine worked"
    "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"

双语例句

1. Foods that ferment quickly in the stomach are excellent natural laxatives.
能在肠胃里迅速发酵的食物是绝佳的天然通便剂。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Fruit juices ferment if they are kept for too long.
果汁存放过久就会发酵。

来自《权威词典》

3. Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time.
果汁若是放置很久,就会发酵.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. The sixties were a time of theological ferment.
六十年代是神学上骚动的时代.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. To serve the needs of bakers, manufacturers ferment the yeast to produce a more concentrated product.
为了满足面包店主的需要，制造商让酵母发酵，以生产出浓度更高的产品。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He is doing a research in beer ferment.
      他正在进行对啤酒发酵的研究。
    2. Do health people need edible ferment too?
      健康人也需要食用酵素吗？
    3. The country was in ferment.
      这个国家处于动荡不安之中。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. When wine is fermented it gives off bubbles of gas.
      酒发酵时会放出气泡。
    2. We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content.
      为了使葡萄酒有较高的酒精含量，我们让它发酵了很长时间了。
    3. The news fermented trouble among the factory workers.
      那则消息在工人中引起骚动。

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【邻近词汇】

fermentation Ferguson Fermento fermental fermentum Fermentel fermenter fermentor Fermentors fermention fermentive fermentoid
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