中英互译
incubate
英 /ˈɪŋkjubeɪt/美 /ˈɪŋkjubeɪt/
基本释义
- vt.孵化;培养;温育;逐渐发展
- vi.孵化;酝酿
- n.孵育物
第三人称单数incubates
现在分词incubating
过去式incubated
过去分词incubated
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双语例句
- They lay eggs that incubate through the winter.它们产下卵,要孵化整个冬天。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs.那些鸟儿返巢继续孵卵。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Viruses can incubate there.病毒就会在那产生。
网络短语
- incubate time孵育时间
- incubate e孵化;孵卵
- to incubate孵蛋;孵育
- incubate in cub ate孵化
- Incubate an idea酝酿你的想法;酝酿一个想法
词语扩展
词义分布
孵化
66.7%
培养
20%
孵
6.7%
酝酿
6.7%
英英释义
- v.grow under conditions that promote development
- v.sit on (eggs)
词源
- incubate孵化,培养细菌in-,进入,使,在上面,-cub,躺,词源同cubicle,succumb.即躺在上面,引申词义孵化,培养。