词汇 | leavening |
释义 | leavening noun uk /ˈlev.ən.ɪŋ/ us /ˈlev.ən.ɪŋ/ leaveningnoun (FOOD)[ C or U ] a substance added to a cake, bread, etc. to make it swell and become lighter, especially a chemical powder or yeast : Tip the flour and leavening into the mixture. The leavenings and amount of flour will affect how your cookies turn out. [ U ] the process in which a substance added to a cake, bread, etc. causes it to swell and to become lighter: Soda bread contains baking powder to help with leavening. This creates air cells in the batter to allow leavening to occur. She says the vinegar helps the leavening, and also keeps the bread fresher for a bit longer. Baking powder is a leavening agent used in baking. In cakes, eggs serve as a leavening agent, making them light and fluffy. Flour & yeast all-purpose flour baker's yeast besan blue corn cassava flour flourless floury gluten graham flour nooch nutritional yeast oatmeal patent flour pinole stoneground unbolted wheatmeal wholegrain wholemeal You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cookery terms leaveningnoun (SITUATION)[ C or U ] something that is added to a situation and improves it, for example by making it more interesting, less serious or difficult, or more attractive: The story has a useful leavening of insider knowledge. The scene was included in the film as necessary leavening. Work was burdensome without the leavening of play. Unfortunately, there are no illustrations in the book - despite its serious themes, a little leavening would help. Making things better add salt to somethingidiom allay alleviate alleviation ameliorate cultivate liven (something) up lubricate make a differenceidiom make a world of differenceidiom make someone/something over remedial restructure revamp revitalize revivify revolutionize salve sharpen tonic Related wordleaven Examples of leaveningleavening Phosphates are used as leavening agents in cakes, biscuits, and other flour products. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That might be a very good way of leavening the tendency to express our protests, as part of our particular inclinations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In many cases they are reserved mainly for old people, with a certain leavening of families without young children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We propose leavening the wisdom of the collective with independent minds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am a great believer in leavening the age group by the inclusion of the younger generation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If ever there was a fresh leavening of the loaf, we have had it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The foundation on which we build our post-war civilisation must contain a good leavening of spiritual matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why there is a continuing need for a substantial leavening of outsiders in the machinery of government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will be deciding policy, and it is just as well to have this leavening of people other than engineers taking part in its deliberations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are very good and excellent material, but what we want is maturity and a strong leavening of older men and men of longer service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So much for the new spirit which we wish to see quickening and leavening our internal, economy, and particularly our fiscal policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the ways we will encourage them is by leavening our society with a lot more artists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A leavening of graduates in the service would assist in this and in raising the level of achievement and the standard of the service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A foreign leavening is desirable in any good university, but it should be a leavening and not a near take-over. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has a point of view of his own, and we shall watch with expectancy the effects of the leavening of new ideas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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