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leaven
- IPA[ˈlevən]
美式
- a substance, typically yeast, that is used in dough to make it rise.;dough that is reserved from an earlier batch in order to start a later one fermenting.
- cause (dough or bread) to rise by adding yeast or another leavening agent;permeate and modify or transform (something) for the better
verb: leaven, 3rd person present: leavens, gerund or present participle: leavening, past tense: leavened, past participle: leavened
noun: leaven
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a substance, typically yeast, that is used in dough to make it rise.
- ▪ dough that is reserved from an earlier batch in order to start a later one fermenting.
- 2. a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better they acted as an intellectual leaven to the warriors who dominated the city
動詞
- 1. cause (dough or bread) to rise by adding yeast or another leavening agent it only take a little bit of yeast to leaven the bread 同義詞
- 2. permeate and modify or transform (something) for the better the proceedings should be leavened by humor 同義詞