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1. Oxford Dictionary

   ferment

   • v.
     (of a substance) undergo fermentation；cause the fermentation of (a substance).
   • n.
     agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence；a fermenting agent or enzyme.

   • verb: ferment, 3rd person present: ferments, gerund or present participle: fermenting, past tense: fermented, past participle: fermented

   • noun: ferment, plural noun: ferments

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of a substance) undergo fermentation the drink had fermented, turning some of the juice into alcohol 同義詞 undergo fermentation, brew, effervesce, fizz, foam, ... 更多froth, bubble, seethe, boil, rise
   • ▪ cause the fermentation of (a substance). 同義詞 brew, subject to fermentation, cause to ferment, cause to effervesce
   • 2. incite or stir up (trouble or disorder) the politicians and warlords who are fermenting this chaos 同義詞 cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to, lead to, ... 更多result in, generate, engender, spawn, instigate, prompt, provoke, incite, excite, arouse, stir up, whip up, foment, kindle, trigger off, spark off, touch off, literarybeget, enkindle, rareeffectuate

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence a period of political and religious ferment
   • 2. archaic a fermenting agent or enzyme.