ferment

發酵、使發酵

The grapes ferment in oak barrels for several weeks.

葡萄會在橡木桶裡發酵好幾個星期。

醞釀、騷動、躁動比喻

Discontent fermented among the workers for months before the strike.

罷工前，工人之間的不滿已經醞釀了好幾個月。

動盪、騷動、不安正式

The whole country was in a state of political ferment.

整個國家陷入政治動盪之中。

酵母、發酵劑專業

Bakers rely on a natural ferment to raise the dough.

麵包師傅靠天然酵母讓麵團膨脹。