incubate
🇺🇸
/ˈɪŋkjubeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈɪŋkjubeɪt/
verb
R
To sit on eggs to keep them warm so they can hatch.
The mother bird incubated her eggs under the warm sun.
母鸟在温暖的阳光下孵化她的蛋。
R
To provide a suitable environment for growth, like keeping cells warm and safe.
The scientist incubated the bacteria at a specific temperature in the lab.
科学家在实验室里将细菌在特定温度下培养。
R
To have a disease developing inside your body before showing symptoms.
The person was incubating the flu virus before they started to feel sick.
这个人在开始感到不适之前正在孵化流感病毒。
R
To slowly develop without showing signs.
The idea incubated in her mind before she decided to start her own business.
在她决定开始自己的生意之前，这个想法在她脑海中酝酿。
translation
孵化, 培养, 潜伏, 酝酿
词形变化
3rd Present
incubates
Past
incubated
Perfect
incubated
Progressive
incubating