Word · Frequency #10572
yeast
酵母
核心释义
a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells, used to raise dough in making bread and to ferment beer or whiskey
- 1.
An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.
- 2.
一种含酵母细胞的商业发酵剂；用于制作面包时发酵面团及酿造啤酒或威士忌
a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
- 3.
A single-celled fungus of any of a wide variety of taxonomic families.
- 4.
各种通过出芽或分裂无性繁殖的单细胞真菌
any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
- 5.
A frothy foam.
一种含酵母细胞的商业发酵剂；用于制作面包时发酵面团及酿造啤酒或威士忌；各种通过出芽或分裂无性繁殖的单细胞真菌；酵母；[化] 酵母
用法In use
Add a little yeast to the warm milk and let it sit for five minutes.
用法提示：此处 yeast 作不可数名词，指用于发酵的酵母。
Bread made with fresh yeast has a softer texture than bread made without it.
用法提示：yeast 作名词，表示使面团膨胀的发酵剂。
Different yeasts give beer and bread their distinct flavors.
用法提示：yeasts 是 yeast 的复数形式，指不同种类的酵母。
be used to do sth
这里的 be used to 表示“被用来”，不是“习惯于”。
Yeast is used to raise dough and brew beer.
酵母被用来发面和酿造啤酒。
make sth do sth
make 后接宾语和不带 to 的动词原形。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- active dry yeast
- 活性干酵母
- Dissolve the active dry yeast in warm water before adding it to the flour.将活性干酵母溶解在温水中，再加入到面粉中。
- instant yeast
- 即发干酵母
- Instant yeast can be mixed directly into the flour.即发干酵母可以直接与面粉混合。
- brewer's yeast
- 啤酒酵母
- Brewer's yeast is used to ferment the sugars in the wort.啤酒酵母用于发酵麦芽汁中的糖分。
- yeast extract
- 酵母提取物
- Marmite is a spread made from yeast extract.马麦酱是一种用酵母提取物制成的涂抹酱。
- fresh yeast
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拼写联想：yeast 开头是 yea（“是的”），加了酵母的面团会“Yes！”地发起来、鼓出盆外。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、baking、brewing yeast 是普通名词，通常用于烹饪、烘焙和酿造等日常语境，也见于技术说明，整体属中性词汇。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Beast, feast, least, east, and priest all rhyme with yeast /jist/: their stressed vowel matches the /i/ of yeast and is followed by /st/. In spelling, beast, feast, least, and east share the chunk east with yeast. Watch out for lookalikes such as yield /jiːld/ and yesterday /ˈjɛstərdeɪ/, which begin with y but do not rhyme with yeast.
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