英 [ˈlev(ə)n] 美 [ˈlevn]
n. 酵母；酵素；潜移默化的影响；调和剂
v. 改变；使发酵；影响；使……较有趣；为……增色
第三人称单数leavens
现在分词leavening
过去式leavened
过去分词leavened
leaven /ˈlɛvən/ [ leavening leavened leavens ]
及物动词 If a situation or activity is leavened by or with something, it is made more interesting or cheerful. 给…添趣; 为…增色
His interest in science and technology was leavened by a genuine passion for architectural history and theory.
对建筑历史学和其理论的热爱使他对科学和技术的兴趣更加浓厚了。
He found congenial officers who knew how to leaven war's rigours with riotous enjoyment.
他找到了和他志趣相投的懂得用狂欢来冲淡战争的残酷的军官。
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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.
他找到了和他志趣相投的懂得用狂欢来冲淡战争的残酷的军官。
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened.
你们既是无酵的面，应当把旧酵除净，好使你们成为新团。
The departure of such strivers has removed the leaven from the housing estates that they quit.
In scene after scene, the characters sit in a room talking politics, and no attempt is made to leaven their conversations with action of any kind.
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Early settlers in the West, especially those adventurers who traveled north to Alaska, relied on sourdough to leaven bread before commercial baking powder and yeast were readily available.