ferment

US /fɚˈment/
UK /fɚˈment/
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1.

发酵

to undergo fermentation

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The grapes began to ferment into wine.
葡萄开始发酵成葡萄酒。
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Yeast is used to make dough ferment and rise.
酵母用于使面团发酵和膨胀。
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2.

煽动, 酝酿

to stir up or incite (trouble or disorder)

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His words seemed to ferment discontent among the workers.
他的话似乎煽动了工人的不满。
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The political unrest began to ferment in the capital.
政治动荡开始在首都酝酿。
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动荡, 骚动

a state of agitation or unrest

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There was a political ferment in the country.
该国存在政治动荡。
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The city was in a state of intellectual ferment.
这座城市处于思想活跃的状态。
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