| 单词 | incubate |
| 释义 | incubate (ɪnkjʊbeɪt ) Word forms: incubates , incubating , incubated 1. verb When birds incubate their eggs, they keep the eggs warm until the baby birds come out. The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs. [VERB noun] incubation (ɪnkjʊbeɪʃən ) uncountable noun Male albatrosses share in the incubation of eggs. [+ of] 2. verb When a germ in your body incubates or is incubated, it develops for a period of time before it starts making you feel ill. The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection. [VERB] incubation uncountable noun [usually NOUN noun] The illness has an incubation period of up to 11 days. 3. verb If you say that plans or ideas incubate, you mean that they develop slowly after a lot of thought or discussion. ...the fateful decision which had doubtless been incubating in his mind for years. [VERB] Translations: Chinese: 孵蛋 Japanese: 温める鳥が卵を |
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