ferment
v[I, Tn]
1 (make sth) change chemically through the action of organic substances (esp yeast) (使某物)发酵
Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time. 果汁放置日久会发酵.
When wine is fermented it gives off bubbles of gas. 酒发酵时会放出气泡.
2 (fig 比喻) excite; stir up 激起; 煽动
ferment trouble among the factory workers 在工人中引起骚动.
ferment n
1 [C] substance, eg yeast, that causes sth to ferment 发酵剂; 酵母.
2 [U] (esp political or social) excitement or unrest (尤指政治或社会方面的)动荡不安
The country was in (a state of) ferment. 这个国家处於动荡不安之中.