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单词 incubate
释义
incubate
ɪnkjʊbeɪt ˈɪnkjəˌbeɪt ˈɪŋkjuˌbeɪt
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense incubates, present participle incubating, past tense , past participle incubated
1 VERB 孵化;孵(卵) When birds incubate their eggs, they keep the eggs warm until the baby birds come out. 孵化;孵(卵) [Also VERB]
  • The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs. [VERB noun]

    鸟儿回到巢里继续孵卵。

incubation
  • Male albatrosses share in the incubation of eggs.

    雄性信天翁参与孵卵。

2 V-ERG (使)(病毒)潜伏 When a germ in your body incubates or is incubated, it develops for a period of time before it starts making you feel ill. (使)(病毒)潜伏 [Also VERB n]
  • The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection. [VERB]

    病毒在初次感染以后可以潜伏长达 10 天。

incubation
  • The illness has an incubation period of up to 11 days.

    该病有长达 11 天的潜伏期。

3 VERB 酝酿;逐渐发展 If you say that plans or ideas incubate, you mean that they develop slowly after a lot of thought or discussion. 酝酿;逐渐发展
  • ...the fateful decision which had doubtless been incubating in his mind for years. [VERB]

    无疑已在他头脑中酝酿了多年的重大决定

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