a state of agitation or turbulent change or development;
"the political ferment produced new leadership"
"social unrest"
a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
双语例句
1. It acts as a catalyst in the process of fermentation.
它在发酵过程中起触媒的作用.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The process, in which the tea develops its characteristic astringency, is known as fermentation.
茶开始散发涩味的过程称作发酵。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Sugar is added to the wine during fermentation to increase the alcohol level.
发酵时在葡萄酒里加糖以提高酒精浓度.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Alcohol may be made by fermentation of many plants.
许多植物经过发酵可以提炼出酒精.
来自辞典例句
5. Fermentation also makes bread dough rise and helps us digest food.
利用发酵也可以使做面包的面团发起来,还能帮助我们消化食物.
来自辞典例句
用作名词 (n.)
Fermentation is a biogenic process. 发酵是一种生物化学反应过程。
Sparkling wine needs to undergo a second alcoholic fermentation. 发泡葡萄酒需要二次发酵作用。
He shared the 1929 Nobel Prize for research on the fermentation of sugars. 他因在糖发酵上的研究和别人同获1929年的诺贝尔奖。
