leaven

C2 大学

n. 酵母, 促使渐变的因素 vt. 使发酵, 渐变

发音

CA /ˈlɛv.ən/
其它
US /ˈlɛv.ən/
UK /ˈlɛv.ən/
CA /ˈlɛvn̩/
US /ˈlɛvn̩/
UK /ˈlɛvn̩/
AU /ˈlev.ən/
NZ /ˈlev.ən/
AU /ˈlevn̩/
NZ /ˈlevn̩/

词形变化

leavens 复数 leavens leavened leavenest leaveneth leavening leavens 三单 leavening 现在分词 leavened 过去式 leavened 过去分词

别名

steaven leven

教材释义与例句

名词

酵母；酵素；潜移默化的影响

动词

使发酵；影响

动词

渐变

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.

    酵母

    面肥

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Anything that induces change, especially a corrupting or vitiating change.

    可数 比喻 不可数
  3. 3.

    Chametz.

    可数 不可数
v. C2
  1. 1.

    To add a leavening agent.

    及物

    Yeast is used to leaven bread, making it rise during baking.

  2. 2.

    To cause to rise by fermentation.

    膨松

    及物
  3. 3.

    To temper an action, decision, attitude, characteristic, etc.

    比喻 及物
  4. 4.

    To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.

    比喻 及物

    The comedian's jokes helped leaven the atmosphere during the serious meeting.

    Her optimism seemed to leaven the otherwise tense environment.

  5. 5.

    To rise or become larger; to prove.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

leavening

上位词 2

substance imponderable

下位词 4

yeast sourdough baking powder barm
动词

同义词 2

prove raise

上位词 5

raise lift elevate bring up get up

相关短语

of the same leaven natural leaven

词源

From Middle English levayn, borrowed from Old French levain, from Vulgar Latin *levāmen, a noun based on Latin levō (“raise”).

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