"yeast" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 酵母

Definition

酵母是一种微小的真菌，用于烘焙和酿造，通过发酵使面团膨胀或产生酒精。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“酵母”是不可数名词，常见搭配有“干酵母”“活性酵母”“面包酵母”。主要用于烘焙和科学领域。不要和“酵母感染”（医学术语）混淆。

Examples

Add the yeast to the warm water.

把**酵母**加到温水中。

Yeast makes the bread rise.

**酵母**使面包发起来。

We need more yeast for the pizza dough.

我们做比萨面团还需要更多**酵母**。

Some beers get their flavor from a special kind of yeast.

有些啤酒的风味来自一种特殊的**酵母**。

If the yeast doesn't bubble, your dough won't rise.

如果**酵母**没有起泡，你的面团就不会发起来。

I had to buy instant yeast because I ran out of the fresh kind.

我不得不买速溶**酵母**，因为新鲜的用完了。