- 基础释义
- 例句
- 柯林斯词典释义
- 英汉词典释义
- 英英词典释义
- 行业词典释义
incubate
英[ˈɪŋkjubeɪt]
美[ˈɪnkjəˌbet, ˈɪŋ-]
例句
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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VERB
孵化;孵(卵)
When birds incubate their eggs, they keep the eggs warm until the baby birds come out.
例句
The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs.
鸟儿回到巢里继续孵卵。
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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.
例句
The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection.
病毒在初次感染以后可以潜伏长达 10 天。
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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.
例句
...the fateful decision which had doubtless been incubating in his mind for years.
无疑已在他头脑中酝酿了多年的重大决定
英汉词典释义
vi.
(卵)被孵化
The time needed for the eggs to incubate is nine or ten days.
蛋孵化需要的时间是九到十天。vt. & vi.
孵(卵)
Birds incubate eggs.
鸟孵卵。
英英词典释义
行业词典