英语词汇“ferment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

fermentferment1 /fɚˈmɛnt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYferment¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French fermenter, from Latin fermentum yeast

VERB TABLE

ferment

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	ferment
	he, she, it	ferments
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	fermented
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have fermented
	he, she, it	has fermented
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had fermented
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will ferment
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have fermented

Continuous Form
Present	I	am fermenting
	he, she, it	is fermenting
	you, we, they	are fermenting
Past	I, he, she, it	was fermenting
	you, we, they	were fermenting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been fermenting
	he, she, it	has been fermenting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been fermenting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be fermenting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been fermenting

science, chemistry if fruit, beer, wine, etc. ferments or if it is fermented, the sugar in it changes to alcohol—fermented adjective

verb | noun

fermentferment2 /ˈfɚmɛnt/ noun [uncountable]

COLLOCATIONS► in ferment

In the 1960s, American society was in ferment.

► political/intellectual/social etc. ferment

a period of intense political ferment

a situation of great excitement or trouble in a country, especially caused by political change: In the 1960s, American society was in ferment.political/intellectual/social etc. ferment a period of intense political ferment