单词 | incubate |
释义 | incubate v 1 (a) [I, Tn] keep (eggs) warm, usu by sitting on them, until they hatch 孵(卵); 孵化 a bird incubating (her eggs) 正在孵卵的鸟. (b) [I] (of eggs) be kept warm until ready to hatch (指卵)孵化. 2 [I, Tn] (medical or biology 医或生) (of bacteria, etc) develop under favourable conditions, esp heat; cause (bacteria, etc) to develop (指细菌等)培养; 使(细菌等)繁殖 Some viruses incubate very rapidly. 有些病毒繁殖得很迅速. incubate germs in a laboratory 在实验室中培养细菌. 3 [I, Tn] (fig 比喻) (cause sth to) develop slowly and patiently (使某事物)逐渐发展, 酝酿 plans for revolution that had long been incubating in their minds 他们心中酝酿已久的革命计画. |
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