单词	estivated
释义	estivate verb es·​ti·​vate ˈe-stə-ˌvāt  variants or aestivate estivated or aestivated; estivating or aestivating; estivates or aestivates intransitive verb 1 zoology : to pass the summer in a state of torpor or dormancy Snails combat desiccation by estivating, that is, burrowing into the mud and sealing up the shell with mucus until conditions improve. Mark Woolhouse compare hibernate 2 : to spend the summer usually at one place … I asked him to Skype in from the Connecticut coastline, where he is estivating while on a prestigious writing fellowship … Glen Weldon Word History First Known Use circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Medical Definition estivate intransitive verb es·​ti·​vate variants or aestivate -ˌvāt  estivated; estivating : to pass the summer in a state of torpor or dormancy compare hibernate estivated verb variants or aestivated past tense of estivate as in kicked back Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance kicked back footled hung about dillydallied vegged out lazied hibernated dozed idled kicked around hanged (around or out) bummed loafed lazed droned dawdled truanted chilled messed trifled lounged fooled piddled goofed (off) monkeyed pottered (around) lolled slept mucked lingered hacked (around) played puttered (around) lagged relaxed fiddled (around) rested goldbricked loitered malingered dallied hung (around or out) poked tarried furloughed Antonyms & Near Antonyms worked wrought labored ground pegged plowed plugged applied toiled hustled buckled (down) sweated humped slaved sweat plodded moiled grubbed put out travailed exerted drudged See More
随便看	portentive portentous portentously portentousness portentousnesses portents porteous porteous roll porter porter's chair porterage porterages portered porteress porteresses porterhouse porterhouses portering porterly porters Porterville portes portesse portest portfire

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