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
双语例句
- 1. A few jokes add leaven to a boring speech.
- 几句笑话可给枯燥无味的演讲增添活跃的气氛。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. He found congenial officers who knew how to leaven war's rigours with riotous enjoyment.
- 他找到了懂得用狂欢来冲淡战争的严酷的志趣相投的军官。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The leaven of reform was working.
- 改革的影响力在起作用.
来自辞典例句
- 4. You are the leaven which binds together the entire fabric of our national system of defence.
- 你们是构成我国整个国防系统的最重要要素.
来自演讲部分
- 5. These men have been the leaven in the lump of the race.
- 如果说这个种族是块面团,这些人便是发酵剂.
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