ferment

US: /ˈfɝmɛnt/, /fɝˈmɛnt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


ferment /'fə:ment/
  • danh từ
    • men
    • con men
    • sự lên men
    • sự khích động, sự vận động
    • sự xôn xao, sự náo động
    • nội động từ
      • lên men, dậy men
      • xôn xao, sôi sục, náo động
      • ngoại động từ
        • làm lên men, làm dậy men
        • kích thích, khích động, vận động, xúi giục
        • làm xôn xao, làm sôi sục, làm náo động

      Advanced English dictionary


      verb, noun
      + verb
      to experience a chemical change because of the action of YEAST or bacteria, often changing sugar to alcohol; to make sth change in this way: [V] Fruit juices ferment if they are kept for too long. + (figurative) A blend of emotions fermented inside her. + [VN] Red wine is fermented at a higher temperature than white.
      fermentation noun [U]: Sugar is converted into alcohol by a process of fermentation.
      + noun [U, sing.] (formal) a state of political or social excitement and confusion: a period of intense political ferment + The country is in ferment.

      Thesaurus dictionary


      v.
      1 boil, effervesce, seethe, bubble, foam, froth, brew; rise, raise, work, leaven:
      A rebellion is fermenting in the northern counties. Adding yeast causes the bread to ferment.
      2 excite, stir up, incite, instigate, agitate, foment, inflame, rouse, provoke:
      He helped to ferment a riot.

      Collocation dictionary


      ADJ.

      heady, intense | artistic, creative, cultural, intellectual | political, revolutionary
      a period of intense political ferment

      PREP.

      in (a) ~
      The country was in ferment.


      Concise English dictionary


      ferments|fermented|fermentingfə(r)'ment
      noun
      +a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
      +a substance capable of bringing about fermentation
      +a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
      verb
      +be in an agitated or excited state
      +work up into agitation or excitement
      +cause to undergo fermentation
      +go sour or spoil