foment

大学

vt. 热敷, 煽动

发音

UK /fəʊˈmɛnt/
US /foʊˈmɛnt/
US /fəˈmɛnt/

词形变化

foments 复数 fomented fomenteth fomenting foments 三单 foments fomenting 现在分词 fomented 过去式 fomented 过去分词

别名

forment

教材释义与例句

动词

煽动；挑起；热敷

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Fomentation.

v.
  1. 1.

    To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

    煽动

    及物

    He was arrested for fomenting a riot; after all, it's bad enough being in a riot but starting one is much worse.

    Foreign governments have tried to foment unrest.

  2. 2.

    To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.

    敷药

    及物 医学

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

agitate stir up

上位词 3

provoke bathe stimulate

下位词 1

rumpus

词源

From Middle English foment, from Latin fōmentum.

来源：wiktionary