[no obj.](of a substance)undergo fermentation
发酵
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the drink had fermented, turning some of the juice into alcohol .饮料发酵了,把一些果汁变成了酒精。
[with obj.]cause the fermentation of (a substance)
使发酵。
[with obj.]incite or stir up (trouble or disorder)
挑起,煽动,激起(麻烦,动乱)
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the politicians and warlords who are fermenting this chaos .挑起这场混乱的政客和军阀。
[mass noun]agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence
(尤指大变革中的)激动;骚动
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Germany at this time was in a state of religious ferment 此时的德国正处于一种宗教狂热之中
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[in sing.]
a ferment of revolutionary upheaval .革命动乱的狂热。
〈古〉 酵素;酶。
"late Middle English: from Old French