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单词 leavening
释义
leavening
noun
uk/ˈlev.ən.ɪŋ/us/ˈlev.ən.ɪŋ/

leaveningnoun(FOOD)

[CorU]
asubstanceaddedto acake,bread, etc. to make itswellandbecomelighter,especiallyachemicalpowderoryeast:
Tip theflourand leavening into themixture.
The leavenings andamountofflourwillaffecthowyourcookiesturnout.
[U]
theprocessin which asubstanceaddedto acake,bread, etc.causesit toswelland tobecomelighter:
Sodabreadcontainsbakingpowdertohelpwith leavening.
Thiscreatesaircellsin thebattertoallowleavening tooccur.
More examples
  • She says thevinegarhelpsthe leavening, and alsokeepsthebreadfresherfor abitlonger.
  • Bakingpowderis a leaveningagentused inbaking.
  • Incakes,eggsserveas a leaveningagent, making themlightandfluffy.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Flour & yeast
  • all-purpose flour
  • baker's yeast
  • besan
  • cassava
  • cornflour
  • farinha
  • flour
  • floury
  • gluten
  • graham flour
  • mielie meal
  • mother
  • nooch
  • nutritional yeast
  • oatmeal
  • semolina
  • sourdough
  • stoneground
  • wheatmeal
  • wholegrain
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leaveningnoun(SITUATION)

[CorU]
something that isaddedto asituationandimprovesit, forexampleby making it moreinteresting, lessseriousordifficult, or moreattractive:
Thestoryhas ausefulleavening ofinsiderknowledge.
Thescenewasincludedin thefilmasnecessaryleavening.
More examples
  • Work wasburdensomewithout the leavening ofplay.
  • Unfortunately, there are noillustrationsin thebook-despiteitsseriousthemes, a little leavening wouldhelp.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making things better
  • add salt tosomethingidiom
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • alleviation
  • ameliorate
  • cultivate
  • liven(something)up
  • lubricate
  • make a differenceidiom
  • make a world of differenceidiom
  • makesomeone/somethingover
  • relieve
  • revitalize
  • revivify
  • revolutionize
  • salvage
  • salve
  • save the dayidiom
  • sharpen
  • tonic
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leaven
(Definition ofleaveningfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofleavening

leavening
Phosphates are used asleaveningagents in cakes, biscuits, and other flour products.
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That might be a very good way ofleaveningthe tendency to express our protests, as part of our particular inclinations.
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In many cases they are reserved mainly for old people, with a certainleaveningof families without young children.
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We proposeleaveningthe wisdom of the collective with independent minds.
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I am a great believer inleaveningthe age group by the inclusion of the younger generation.
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If ever there was a freshleaveningof the loaf, we have had it.
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The foundation on which we build our post-war civilisation must contain a goodleaveningof spiritual matter.
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That is why there is a continuing need for a substantialleaveningof outsiders in the machinery of government.
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It will be deciding policy, and it is just as well to have thisleaveningof people other than engineers taking part in its deliberations.
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They are very good and excellent material, but what we want is maturity and a strongleaveningof older men and men of longer service.
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So much for the new spirit which we wish to see quickening andleaveningour internal, economy, and particularly our fiscal policy.
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One of the ways we will encourage them is byleaveningour society with a lot more artists.
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Aleaveningof graduates in the service would assist in this and in raising the level of achievement and the standard of the service.
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A foreignleaveningis desirable in any good university, but it should be aleaveningand not a near take-over.
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He has a point of view of his own, and we shall watch with expectancy the effects of theleaveningof new ideas.
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