incubation

英 [ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃn]

n.  孵(卵); 孵化; (传染病的)潜伏期; (细菌等的)繁殖

复数：incubations　

GRETEM8医学

BNC.13345 / COCA.19334

牛津词典

noun

• 孵（卵）；孵化
  the hatching of eggs
• （传染病的）潜伏期
  the time between sb being infected with a disease and the appearance of the first symptoms (= signs)
• （细菌等的）繁殖
  the development and growth of bacteria, etc.

柯林斯词典

• VERB 孵化;孵（卵）
  When birdsincubatetheir eggs, they keep the eggs warm until the baby birds come out.
  1. The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs.
     鸟儿回到巢里继续孵卵。
• V-ERG (使)(病毒)潜伏
  When a germ in your bodyincubatesoris incubated, it develops for a period of time before it starts making you feel ill.
  1. The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection.
     病毒在初次感染以后可以潜伏长达 10 天。
• VERB 酝酿;逐渐发展
  If you say that plans or ideasincubate, you mean that they develop slowly after a lot of thought or discussion.
  1. ...the fateful decision which had doubtless been incubating in his mind for years.
     无疑已在他头脑中酝酿了多年的重大决定

英英释义

noun

• maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
• sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
  Synonym:brooding
• (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear

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