leavens是什么意思？

leavens

• v. 使（面团）发酵( leaven的第三人称单数 )，在…中掺入改变的因素；

例句

• Gal. 5:9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 加五9一点面酵能使全团都发起来.
• A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough. 加5:9一点面酵能使全团都发起来.
• A little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough. 少许的酵母就能使整个面团发酵.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  给…添趣；为…增色；使生动
  If a situation or activity is leavened by or with something, it is made more interesting or cheerful.
  例句
  His mood of deep pessimism cannot have been leavened by his mode of transport—a black cab... 他极度悲观沮丧，而他的代步工具——一辆黑色的出租车，丝毫不能舒缓这一情绪。 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。