ferment

US /fɚˈment/
UK /fɚˈment/
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1.

發酵

to undergo fermentation

:
The grapes began to ferment into wine.
葡萄開始發酵成葡萄酒。
Yeast is used to make dough ferment and rise.
酵母用於使麵團發酵和膨脹。
2.

煽動, 醞釀

to stir up or incite (trouble or disorder)

:
His words seemed to ferment discontent among the workers.
他的話似乎煽動了工人的不滿。
The political unrest began to ferment in the capital.
政治動盪開始在首都醞釀
1.

動盪, 騷動

a state of agitation or unrest

:
There was a political ferment in the country.
該國存在政治動盪
The city was in a state of intellectual ferment.
這座城市處於思想活躍的狀態。