leavening
英 [ˈlevnɪŋ]
美 [ˈlevnɪŋ]
v. (添加…)使较有趣,使更令人愉快
leaven的现在分词
现在分词:leavening
BNC.44604 / COCA.41089
柯林斯词典
- VERB 给…添趣;为…增色;使生动
If a situation or activityis leavened byorwithsomething, it is made more interesting or cheerful.- 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。
- His mood of deep pessimism cannot have been leavened by his mode of transport—a black cab...
英英释义
noun
- an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
- his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor
- a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid