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[동사] leaven(*레븐)
등급 : SAT
단어 : leaven / 발음 : *레븐

뜻 : (v) [빵]을 발효시키다; (더 재미있게) 변화[생기]를 주다 (n) 효모(특히 이스트)

뜻(영어) : (v) cause (dough or bread) to rise by adding yeast or another leavening agent; permeate and modify or transform (sth) for the better (n) a substance, typically yeast, that is used in dough to make it rise; a pervasive influence that modifies sth or transforms it for the better

예문 : 유머가 약간 가미되자 그녀의 연설에 생기가 돌았다.
뜻 : Her speech was leavened with a touch of humor.