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单词 hibernation
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hi•ber•nate /ˈhaɪbɚˌneɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [no object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
  1. Zoologyto spend the winter in a state resembling sleep, as bears do.
hi•ber•na•tion /ˌhaɪbɚˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
hi•ber•na•tor, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hi•ber•nate  (hi′bər nāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
  1. Zoologyto spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Cf. estivate.
  2. to withdraw or be in seclusion;
    retire.
  3. to winter in a place with a milder climate:Each winter finds us hibernating in Florida.
  • Latin hībernātus (past participle of hībernāre to spend the winter). See hibernal, -ate1
  • 1795–1805
hi′ber•na′tion, n. 
hi′ber•na′tor, n. 
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