英语词汇“incubate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in•cu•bate v., -bat•ed, -bat•ing.

Zoology to sit on (eggs) for hatching:[~ + object]The bird incubated its eggs.
Zoologyto (cause eggs to) hatch, as by artificial heat: [~ + object]incubated the eggs by warming them.[no object]The eggs were incubating in that warm environment.
[~ + object] to keep in a favorable condition to promote development, as for prematurely born infants.

in•cu•ba•tion n. [uncountable]That disease has a long incubation period.

in•cu•bate v., -bat•ed, -bat•ing.
v.t.

Zoologyto sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
Zoologyto hatch (eggs), as by sitting upon them or by artificial heat.
to maintain at a favorable temperature and in other conditions promoting development, as cultures of bacteria or prematurely born infants.
to develop or produce as if by hatching;
give form to:His brain was incubating schemes for raising money.

v.i.

Zoologyto sit upon eggs.
to undergo incubation.
to develop;
grow;
take form:A plan was slowly incubating in her mind.

Latin incubātus past participle of incubāre to lie or recline on, to sit on (eggs), equivalent. to in- in-² + cub(āre) to sit, lie down + -ātus -ate¹; compare incumbent, concubine
1635–45

in′cu•ba′tive, adj.

incubate /ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪt/ vb

(of birds) to supply (eggs) with heat for their development, esp by sitting on them
to cause (eggs, embryos, bacteria, etc) to develop, esp in an incubator or culture medium
(intransitive) (of eggs, embryos, bacteria, etc) to develop in favourable conditions, esp in an incubator
(intransitive) (of disease germs) to remain inactive in an animal or human before causing disease
to develop or cause to develop gradually; foment or be fomented

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin incubāre to lie upon, hatch, from in-² + cubāre to lie down

ˌincuˈbation n ˌincuˈbational adj ˈincuˌbative, ˈincuˌbatory adj

单词	incubate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 in•cu•bate /ˈɪnkyəˌbeɪt, ˈɪŋ-/USA pronunciation v., -bat•ed, -bat•ing. Zoology to sit on (eggs) for hatching:[~ + object]The bird incubated its eggs. Zoologyto (cause eggs to) hatch, as by artificial heat: [~ + object]incubated the eggs by warming them.[no object]The eggs were incubating in that warm environment. [~ + object] to keep in a favorable condition to promote development, as for prematurely born infants. in•cu•ba•tion /ˌɪnkyəˈbeɪʃən, ˌɪŋ-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]That disease has a long incubation period. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 in•cu•bate (in′kyə bāt′, ing′-),USA pronunciation v., -bat•ed, -bat•ing. v.t. Zoologyto sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching. Zoologyto hatch (eggs), as by sitting upon them or by artificial heat. to maintain at a favorable temperature and in other conditions promoting development, as cultures of bacteria or prematurely born infants. to develop or produce as if by hatching; give form to:His brain was incubating schemes for raising money. v.i. Zoologyto sit upon eggs. to undergo incubation. to develop; grow; take form:A plan was slowly incubating in her mind. Latin incubātus past participle of incubāre to lie or recline on, to sit on (eggs), equivalent. to in- in-² + cub(āre) to sit, lie down + -ātus -ate¹; compare incumbent, concubine 1635–45 in′cu•ba′tive, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: incubate /ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪt/ vb (of birds) to supply (eggs) with heat for their development, esp by sitting on them to cause (eggs, embryos, bacteria, etc) to develop, esp in an incubator or culture medium (intransitive) (of eggs, embryos, bacteria, etc) to develop in favourable conditions, esp in an incubator (intransitive) (of disease germs) to remain inactive in an animal or human before causing disease to develop or cause to develop gradually; foment or be fomented Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin incubāre to lie upon, hatch, from in-² + cubāre to lie down ˌincuˈbation n ˌincuˈbational adj ˈincuˌbative, ˈincuˌbatory adj
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