| 单词 | hibernate |
| 释义 | hibernate (once / 9359 pages) v To hibernate means to take a season-long snooze. When a bear crawls into a cave with a belly full of food ready to sleep through the cold winter, that bear is going to hibernate until spring. Animals that sleep through the winter, like bears, squirrels, rodents and even some rattlesnakes, are said to hibernate through the winter. This word can also be used to describe any kind of inactive or dormant state, especially for the purpose of getting rest. If you’ve had a tough week and you’re planning to shut down and hole up in your house for the weekend, you could say you’re going to hibernate this weekend. WORD FAMILYhibernate: hibernated, hibernates, hibernating, hibernation+/hibernation: hibernations USAGE EXAMPLESThe bear will be allowed to hibernate at Wild Instincts for the rest of the winter and will be evaluated in the spring. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) Crystal guessed that they were hibernating in their vehicles. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) Politically, she was waking up; artistically, she was hibernating. The New Yorker(Dec 11, 2016) 1v be in an inactive or dormant state Hyper rest be inactive, refrain from acting 2v sleep during winter Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves Syn|Ant|Hyper hole up aestivate, estivate sleep during summer catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber be asleep |
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