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incubate

释义

incubate

verb intransitive/transitive

UK /ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	incubate
he/she/it	incubates
present participle	incubating
past tense	incubated
past participle	incubated

1
biologyif a bird incubates its eggs, or if they incubate, it keeps them warm until the young birds inside come out
Synonyms and related words
Eggs and laying eggs
broody
clutch
egg
1. 1a
  if you incubate cells or microorganisms, or if they incubate, they are kept at a particular temperature so that they will grow
  Synonyms and related words
  Cell biology
  antioxidant
  axon
  bioprinting
2
medicalif you incubate a disease, or if it incubates, it develops inside your body until it becomes noticeable
Synonyms and related words
To have or develop an illness or symptom
suffer
get
contract
3
if you incubate an idea or a plan, or if it incubates, it develops gradually
Synonyms and related words
To form an opinion, or to have an idea
measure
come up with
judge

incubate

verb intransitive/transitive

US /ˈɪŋkjəˌbeɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	incubate
he/she/it	incubates
present participle	incubating
past tense	incubated
past participle	incubated

1
biologyif a bird incubates its eggs, or if they incubate, it keeps them warm until the young birds inside come out
Synonyms and related words
Eggs and laying eggs
broody
clutch
egg
1. 1a
  if you incubate cells or microorganisms, or if they incubate, they are kept at a particular temperature so that they will grow
  Synonyms and related words
  Cell biology
  axon
  bioprinting
  cell
2
medicalif you incubate a disease, or if it incubates, it develops inside your body until it becomes noticeable
Synonyms and related words
To have or develop an illness or symptom
suffer
get
contract
3
if you incubate an idea or a plan, or if it incubates, it develops gradually
Synonyms and related words
To form an opinion, or to have an idea
measure
come up with
judge

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