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ges·ta·tionBrE /dʒeˈsteɪʃn/NAmE /dʒeˈsteɪʃn/ noun [U, sing.] the time that the young of a person or an animal develops inside its mother's body until it is born; the process of developing inside the mother's body 妊娠（期）；怀孕（期）◆a baby born at 38 weeks' gestation 怀孕 38 周时出生的婴儿◆The gestation period of a horse is about eleven months. 马的怀孕期大约为十一个月。 [U] (formal) the process by which an idea or a plan develops （想法、计划的）构思，酝酿，孕育 SYN development |