"fermenting" in Chinese (Simplified)
发酵
Definition
一种利用细菌或酵母使物质发生化学分解的过程，常用于制作酒、面包或酸奶。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
"Fermenting" 多用于食品和饮料相关，比如制作酒、酸奶等。有时也用作比喻，表示某种情况正在酝酿或升级。
Examples
They are fermenting the grapes to make wine.
他们正在**发酵**葡萄来酿酒。
The milk is fermenting to become yogurt.
牛奶正在**发酵**变成酸奶。
Pickles are made by fermenting cucumbers.
腌菜是通过**发酵**黄瓜制作的。
He's really into fermenting food at home; last week he made his own kimchi.
他非常喜欢在家**发酵**食物，上周还做了自己的泡菜。
Something's fermenting in the air—everyone seems tense today.
空气中好像有事情在**酝酿**——大家今天都很紧张。
After fermenting for a week, the kombucha was ready to drink.
**发酵**一周后，康普茶就可以喝了。