leaven

1. V-T If a situation or activity is leavened by or with something, it is made more interesting or cheerful. 給…添趣; 為…增色

His interest in science and technology was leavened by a genuine passion for architectural history and theory. 對(duì)建筑歷史學(xué)和其理論的熱愛(ài)使他對(duì)科學(xué)和技術(shù)的興趣更加濃厚了。

He found congenial officers who knew how to leaven war's rigours with riotous enjoyment. 他找到了和他志趣相投的懂得用狂歡來(lái)沖淡戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的殘酷的軍官。