leaven
英 [ˈlevn]
美 [ˈlevn]
n. 发酵剂; (尤指)酵母，面肥
v. (添加…)使较有趣，使更令人愉快
过去式：leavened 过去分词：leavened 现在分词：leavening 第三人称单数：leavens
BNC.34557 / COCA.25138
牛津词典
noun
- 发酵剂；（尤指）酵母，面肥
a substance, especially yeast , that is added to bread before it is cooked to make it rise- A few jokes add leaven to a boring speech.
几句笑话可给枯燥无味的演讲增添活跃的气氛。
- A few jokes add leaven to a boring speech.
verb
- （添加…）使较有趣，使更令人愉快
to make sth more interesting or cheerful by adding sth to it- Her speech was leavened with a touch of humour.
几分幽默使她的讲话更为有趣。
- Her speech was leavened with a touch of humour.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 给…添趣；为…增色；使生动
If a situation or activityis leavened byorwithsomething, it is made more interesting or cheerful.- His mood of deep pessimism cannot have been leavened by his mode of transport—a black cab...
他极度悲观沮丧，而他的代步工具——一辆黑色的出租车，丝毫不能舒缓这一情绪。 - He found congenial officers who knew how to leaven war's rigours with riotous enjoyment.
他找到了懂得用狂欢来冲淡战争的严酷的志趣相投的军官。
- His mood of deep pessimism cannot have been leavened by his mode of transport—a black cab...
英英释义
noun
- an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
- his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor
- a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
verb
双语例句
- Bread is one of the most ancient of human foods, and the use of yeasts to leaven bread is carefully depicted in paintings from ancient Egypt.
面包是最古老的人类食品之一，早在古埃及时代，就有利用酵母发酵面包的详细的描述。 - General occupational competencies like problem solving and critical thinking are the patient capital in most occupations nowadays. They enable and leaven further learning in applied contexts.
像解决问题和批判性思维这样的通用职业能力如今在大多数职业领域都是耐心资本，它们使人能够在应用环境中进一步学习并发挥潜移默化的影响。 - And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
耶稣嘱咐他们说，你们要谨慎，防备法利赛人的酵，和希律的酵。 - He found congenial officers who knew how to leaven war's rigours with riotous enjoyment.
他找到了懂得用狂欢来冲淡战争的严酷的志趣相投的军官。 - You are the leaven which binds together the entire fabric of our national system of defense.
你们是联系我国防御系统全部机构的酵母。 - This small piece of leaven works silently and persistently to impact the entire dough.
这一小块面酵静悄悄，但又持续不断的工作，直到把全团都发起来。 - How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
我对你们说、要防备法利赛人和撒都该人的酵、这话不是指著饼说的.你们怎麽不明白呢。 - A few bright and interested minds can leaven the whole lump.
少数几个聪明的、有兴趣于学习的学生可以活跃全班的学习气氛。 - Jiaozi is Chinese traditional leaven for paste.
酵子是我国传统的面团发酵剂。 - And, because of the pervasive power of leaven they were not allowed to bring any of it out of Egypt.
并且，正因为面酵的能力，他们不能够将面酵带出埃及。