ferment

发酵、使发酵

The grapes ferment in oak barrels for several weeks.

葡萄会在橡木桶里发酵好几个星期。

酝酿、骚动、躁动比喻

Discontent fermented among the workers for months before the strike.

罢工前，工人之间的不满已经酝酿了好几个月。

动荡、骚动、不安正式

The whole country was in a state of political ferment.

整个国家陷入政治动荡之中。

酵母、发酵剂专业

Bakers rely on a natural ferment to raise the dough.

面包师傅靠天然酵母让面团膨胀。