n.酵母,面肥,潜移默化的影响
vi.使(面团)发酵,在…中掺入改变的因素
The leaven of reform was working.
改革的影响力在起作用.
A few jokes add leaven to a boring speech.
几句笑话可给枯燥无味的演讲增添活跃的气氛。
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。