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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"