| 词汇 | incubate |
| 释义 | incubate 1 ENTRIES FOUND: incubate (verb) incubate /ˈɪŋkjəˌbeɪt/ verb incubates; incubated; incubating incubate /ˈɪŋkjəˌbeɪt/ verb incubates; incubated; incubating Learner's definition of INCUBATE 1 a [+ object] of a bird : to sit on eggs so that they will be kept warm and will hatch孵（蛋） The female bird incubates the eggs.雌鸟孵蛋。 b [no object] of an egg : to be kept warm before hatching（蛋）孵化 The eggs need to incubate for two weeks.那些蛋需要孵化两周时间。 2 technical : to keep (something) in the proper conditions for development培养；培育 [+ object] Researchers incubated the cells in the laboratory.研究人员在实验室里培养细胞。 [no object] The cultures must incubate for five more days.这些培养菌必须再培育五天。 The virus will incubate in the body for several days before the patient experiences any symptoms.在病人出现任何症状之前，这种病毒会在人体内潜伏几天。 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 The plan had been incubating [=developing] in his mind for several weeks.这个计划在他脑子里酝酿几周了。 — incubation /ˌɪŋkjəˈbeɪʃən/ noun, plural incubations [noncount] The temperature must remain steady during incubation.在孵化过程中必须保持恒温。 a long incubation period [=a time during which something (such as an egg) is incubating or being incubated]一个长孵化期 [count] a long incubation 长时间的孵化 |
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