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单词 hibernation
释义

hibernation

/ˌhʌɪbəˈneɪʃ(ə)n /
noun [mass noun]
1The condition or period of an animal or plant spending the winter in a dormant state: grizzly bears gorge on seeds to prepare for hibernation honey bees are waking from their winter hibernation...
  • Bats typically accumulate body fat in autumn, which serves as the main energy source until emergence from hibernation in spring.
  • Upon emergence from hibernation, the lizards were caught by hand.
  • The German-based team say their study is the only report of prolonged hibernation in a tropical mammal.
1.1An extended period of remaining inactive or indoors: the fair-weather cyclists are emerging from winter hibernation we shut down, went into hibernation for a week...
  • His self-imposed hibernation from films in the eighties was the result of a "negative trend" in the industry.
  • Nearly 10 months after leaving office, he plans to emerge from self-imposed political hibernation this week.
  • The triumph marked a successful emergence from a prolonged hibernation for the sport in Myanmar.
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