首页英语词典leavenleaven英英释意

leaven

英['lev(ə)n] 美['lɛvən]
  • vt. 使发酵;影响
  • vi. 渐变
  • n. 酵母;酵素;潜移默化的影响

英英释意


1. a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
2. an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something;
"his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"