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[/ˈɪŋkjubeɪt; ˋɪŋkjəˏbet/] v 用法:
1 (a) [I, Tn] keep (eggs) warm, usu by sitting on them, until they hatch 孵（卵）; 孵化:
a bird incubating (her eggs) 正在孵卵的鸟.
(b) [I] (of eggs) be kept warm until ready to hatch （指卵）孵化. 用法:
2 [I, Tn] (medical or biology 医或生) (of bacteria, etc) develop under favourable conditions, esp heat; cause (bacteria, etc) to develop （指细菌等）培养; 使（细菌等）繁殖:
Some viruses incubate very rapidly. 有些病毒繁殖得很迅速. *
incubate germs in a laboratory 在实验室中培养细菌. 用法:
3 [I, Tn] (fig 比喻) (cause sth to) develop slowly and patiently （使某事物）逐渐发展, 酝酿:
plans for revolution that had long been incubating in their minds 他们心中酝酿已久的革命计画. |