/fəˈment/
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。
1.1
- 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。
/ˈfɜːment/
1
- mass noun agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence（尤指大变革中的）激动; 骚动：
Germany at this time was in a state of religious ferment
此时的德国正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。
派生词
fermentable
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French ferment (noun), fermenter (verb), based on Latin fermentum 'yeast', from fervere 'to boil'.