| 单词 | ferment |
| 释义 | ferment v[I, Tn] 1 (make sth) change chemically through the action of organic substances (esp yeast) （使某物）发酵 Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time. 果汁放置日久会发酵. When wine is fermented it gives off bubbles of gas. 酒发酵时会放出气泡. 2 (fig 比喻) excite; stir up 激起; 煽动 ferment trouble among the factory workers 在工人中引起骚动. ferment n 1 [C] substance, eg yeast, that causes sth to ferment 发酵剂; 酵母. 2 [U] (esp political or social) excitement or unrest （尤指政治或社会方面的）动荡不安 The country was in (a state of) ferment. 这个国家处於动荡不安之中. |
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