Noun:

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"
   

Verb:

1. cause to puff up with a leaven;

   "unleavened bread"
   

1.给…添趣；为…增色；使生动
If a situation or activityis leavened by orwith something, it is made more interesting or cheerful.

e.g. His mood of deep pessimism cannot have beenleavened 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。
e.g. He found congenial officers who knew how toleaven 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。

1. 发酵剂：leave 动身 |leaven 发酵剂 | leaves leaf 的复数

2. 酵素：leaved 有叶的 |leaven 酵素 |leavening 酵母

3. 发酵曲子：leatheroid 人造革 |leaven 发酵曲子 | Leavil 利阿维尔聚氯乙烯纤维

We often use leaven when baking breads.

烤面包时，我们经常使用发酵剂。

The leaven of reform was working.

改革的影响力在起作用。

(figurative)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。

Her speech was leavened with a touch of humour.

几分幽默使她的讲话更为有趣。

His mood of deep pessimism cannot have been leavened by his mode of transport'u2014a 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。

We often use leaven when baking breads.

烤面包时,我们经常使用发酵剂.

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.

You are the leaven which binds together the entire fabric of our national system of defense.

你们是联系我国防御系统全部机构的酵母.

He was saying that leaven has power.

祂是在说,面酵是有能力的.

It'shall not be baken with leaven.

17烤的时候不可搀酵.

A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough.

加5:9一点面酵能使全团都发起来.

Know ye that a little leaven leaven the whole lump?

岂不知小小的一点酵,足以使整团面粉发起来 吗 ?

Using leaven of this culture liquid , we prepared the acid fermentation carrot juice with high quality.

以此培养液为发酵剂,对胡萝卜汁进行发酵,即可制得色泽纯正 、 风味优良、质地细腻的乳酸发酵胡萝卜汁.

Under his influence the leaven of disaffection was fast doing its work.

所以在他的影响下,叛逆的酵很快发起来了.

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

你们这自夸是不好的. 岂不知一点面酵能使全团发起来 吗 .

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.

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.

Whisk the leaven with water, honey and grated potato in a large bowl.

天然酵母,水, 蜂蜜和土豆碎放入搅拌盆内,搅拌均匀.

Whether you like it or not, your life is a leaven.

无论你喜不喜欢, 你的生命都是一个面酵.

An agent that causes rising , fermentation , or ferment; leaven.

用酵母使之发起来; 关于生面团.

Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

岂不知一点面酵能使全团发起来 么 ?

The leaven of reform was working.

改革的影响力在起作用.

A little leaven of sin can gradually break down the spiritual barriers and invade the soul.

一点点罪恶的酵都能逐渐瓦解灵性的堡垒,侵害心灵.

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。

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。

• leaven">of the same leaven同类的,同一性质的...
• leaven">the old leaven尚未革除的旧影响力...

• You are to be that vitally active leaven in the lump of the nation.

  出自：M. L. King

• Know ye not that a little leauen leaueneth the whole lumpe?

  出自：Bible (AV): 1 Corinthians