ferment

英 [f?'ment] 美[f?'m?nt]

TEM4GRETOEFL低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯

第三人稱單數(shù):?ferments;過(guò)去式:?fermented;過(guò)去分詞:?fermented;現(xiàn)在分詞:?fermenting;名詞:?fermentation;

ferment???????酵母，發(fā)酵?“用酵母發(fā)饅頭”

ferment 發(fā)酵

詞源同brew, 釀造，醞釀。引申詞義發(fā)酵。

ferment: ferment: see fervent
ferment (v.): late 14c. (intransitive), from Old French fermenter (13c.) and directly from Latin fermentare "to leaven, cause to rise or ferment," from fermentum "substance causing fermentation, leaven, drink made of fermented barley," perhaps contracted from *fervimentum, from root of fervere "to boil, seethe" (see brew (v.)). Transitive use from 1670s. Figurative use from 1650s. Related: Fermented; fermenting.
ferment (n.): early 15c., from Middle French ferment (14c.), from Latin fermentum "leaven, yeast; drink made of fermented barley;" figuratively "anger, passion" (see ferment (v.)). Figurative sense of "anger, passion, commotion" in English is from 1670s.

1. Foods that ferment quickly in the stomach are excellent natural laxatives.: 能在腸胃里迅速發(fā)酵的食物是絕佳的天然通便劑。

2. Fruit juices ferment if they are kept for too long.: 果汁存放過(guò)久就會(huì)發(fā)酵。

3. Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time.: 果汁若是放置很久,就會(huì)發(fā)酵.

4. The sixties were a time of theological ferment.: 六十年代是神學(xué)上騷動(dòng)的時(shí)代.

5. To serve the needs of bakers, manufacturers ferment the yeast to produce a more concentrated product.: 為了滿足面包店主的需要，制造商讓酵母發(fā)酵，以生產(chǎn)出濃度更高的產(chǎn)品。