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发酵
fājiào
Description
做面包的时候，面团需要先发酵，这样它会变得又大又软。
When making bread, the dough needs to ferment first, so it becomes big and soft.
啤酒和酸奶都是通过发酵做出来的。
Beer and yogurt are both made through fermentation.
Meanings
发酵fājiào
to ferment (a chemical/biological process)
这个面团还没发酵好。
This dough hasn't fermented yet.
发酵fājiào
to spread and grow (of an event, rumor)
这件事在网上继续发酵。
This matter continues to ferment online.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
发 (to develop/produce) + 酵 (yeast/ferment).
- Nuance
sense 2 is figurative, common in news for a story that keeps escalating.
In videos
“豆汁是北京的一种用绿豆发酵的饮品”
“让青菜需要发酵的酸”
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