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.
母鳥在溫暖的陽光下孵化她的蛋。
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.
科學家在實驗室裡將細菌在特定溫度下培養。
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.
這個人在開始感到不適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.
在她決定開始自己的生意之前，這個想法在她腦海中酝酿。
translation
孵化, 培養, 潛伏, 醞釀
詞形變化
3rd Present
incubates
Past
incubated
Perfect
incubated
Progressive
incubating