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yeast

/iːst/

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noun

酵母，发酵粉。

An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.

Examples :

"The baker used yeast to make the fluffy bread for the school bake sale. "

面包师用酵母做了松软的面包，准备在学校的烘焙义卖会上卖。

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noun

酵母，酵母菌

A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.

Examples :

"The baker used yeast to make the bread rise. "

面包师用了酵母，好让面包发起来。

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noun

酵母，发酵剂

Examples :

"The baker carefully stirred the yeast into the dough, creating a frothy yeast. "

面包师小心地将酵母搅拌到面团里，产生了蓬松起泡的酵母泡沫。

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verb

发酵

Examples :

"The baker is yeasting the dough for the bread, which will make it rise. "

面包师正在让面团发酵，这样面包才能膨胀起来。

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verb

发酵，蓬松.

(of something prepared with a yeasted dough) To rise.

Examples :

"The bread dough is yeasting nicely in the warm oven. "

面包面团在温暖的烤箱里发酵得很好，正在蓬松起来。

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verb

吹嘘，夸大。

Examples :

"My brother often yeasts his stories about his accomplishments at work. "

我的哥哥经常吹嘘他在工作上的成就。

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