ferment

noun

1. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances
especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

Synonym: zymosiszymolysisfermentationfermenting

2. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

e.g. the political ferment produced new leadership
social unrest

Synonym: agitationfermentationtempestuousnessunrest

3. a substance capable of bringing about fermentation

verb

1. go sour or spoil

e.g. The milk has soured
The wine worked
The cream has turned--we have to throw it out

Synonym: sourturnwork

2. cause to undergo fermentation

e.g. We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content
The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats

Synonym: work

3. work up into agitation or excitement

e.g. Islam is fermenting Africa

4. be in an agitated or excited state

e.g. The Middle East is fermenting
Her mind ferments

1. 骚动;动乱;动荡
Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty.

ferment的反义词

e.g. The whole country has been in a state of political ferment for some months.
几个月来，整个国家一直处于政治动荡状态。

2. (使)发酵
If a food, drink, or other natural substance ferments, or if it is fermented, a chemical change takes place in it so that alcohol is produced. This process forms part of the production of alcoholic drinks such as wine and beer.

ferment的近义词

e.g. The dried grapes are allowed to ferment until there is no sugar left and the wine is dry...
让干葡萄发酵，直到糖分全部脱出，酒无甜味。
e.g. To serve the needs of bakers, manufacturers ferment the yeast to produce a more concentrated product.
为了满足面包店主的需要，制造商让酵母发酵，以生产出浓度更高的产品。

1. 发酵：.发酵(ferment)工业空气的无菌过滤. 聚四氟乙烯膜(PTFE膜)折叠微孔滤芯是以进口复合膨化聚四氟乙烯微孔滤膜(Polytetrafluoroethylene Memmbrane)为过滤介质,内外导流层、滤芯端盖、壳体及中心杆均采用聚丙烯材质,

2. 酵素：1833年帕耶思( Payen)和珀索兹(Personz)从麦芽提取液中得到1种对热不稳定的物质,它可使淀粉水解为可融性糖,到1835年伯齐利厄斯(Berzelius)提出催化作用的概念,把起催化作用的物质称为酵素(Ferment).

3. 酵：折叠滤芯;PP折叠滤芯;聚四氟乙烯...[摘要]...无菌(BACTERIUM)液罐的呼吸器;发酵(FERMENT)工业空气的无菌过滤. 滤芯;折叠滤芯 发布单位:...[摘要]...无菌(BACTERIUM)液罐的呼吸器;发酵(FERMENT)工业空气的无菌过滤. 折叠滤芯;聚四氟乙烯 发布...