incubate 音标拼音: ['ɪnkjəb
, et]
vt . 抱,孵,培养,使发展
vi . 孵蛋,筑巢,孵化,酝酿成熟
抱,孵,培养,使发展孵蛋,筑巢,孵化,酝酿成熟
incubate v 1 :
grow under conditions that promote development 2 :
sit on (
eggs ); "
Birds brood "; "
The female covers the eggs "
[
synonym : {
brood }, {
hatch }, {
cover }, {
incubate }]
Incubate \
In "
cu *
bate \,
v .
i . &
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Incubated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Incubating }.] [
L .
incubatus ,
p .
p .
incubare to lie on ;
pref .
in -
in ,
on cubare to lie down .
Cf . {
Cubit },
{
Incumbent }.]
1 .
To sit ,
as on eggs for hatching ;
to brood ;
to brood upon ,
or keep warm ,
as eggs ,
for the purpose of hatching .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To maintain (
a living organism ,
such as microorganisms or a premature baby )
under appropriate conditions ,
such as of temperature ,
humidity ,
or atmospheric composition ,
for growth ;
as ,
coliform bacteria grow best when incubated at 37 [
deg ]
C ..
[
PJC ]
3 .
To develop gradually in some interior environment ,
until fully formed ;
as ,
the ideas for his book were incubating for two years before he began to write .
[
PJC ]
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