foment 的意思是助长，煽动。

In Lebanon, some politicians and the press foment anger against Syrian refugees, blaming them for widespread unemployment and lack of resources. 在黎巴嫩，一些政客和新闻媒体煽动人们对叙利亚难民的愤怒情绪，指责难民造成大量失业和资源匮乏。

Writing in “Secret Empires”, researcher Peter Schweizer has shown how special interest groups use “fomenting chaos” and government ties as a lucrative investment tool. 研究员彼得·史威哲在《秘密帝国》一书中揭示了特殊利益集团如何将“制造混乱”和与政府的联系作为有利可图的投资工具。