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单词 estivate
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
es•ti•vate  (es′tə vāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -vat•ed, -vat•ing. 
  1. to spend the summer, as at a specific place or in a certain activity.
  2. Zoologyto spend a hot, dry season in an inactive, dormant state, as certain reptiles, snails, insects, and small mammals. Cf. hibernate.
  • Latin aestīvātus, past participle of aestīvāre to reside during the summer (akin to aestīvus of or relating to summer); see -ate1
  • 1620–30
es′ti•va′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
estivate /ˈiːstɪˌveɪt ˈɛs-/ vb
  1. (intransitive)
    the usual US spelling of aestivate

ˈestiˌvator n
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