Incubate
[ 'ɪŋkjubet ]
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vt. 孵化;培育;
vt.& vi. 孵（卵）;<医>潜伏;逐渐形成;潜伏在体内;
💡 词根助记
in进入+cub躺+ate使，造成→躺在里面→孵卵
📝 例句
The time needed for the eggs to incubate is nine or ten days.
蛋孵化需要的时间是九到十天.
🌱 联想助记
【记】in-进入,cub-cube立方体,ate-使:使两只鸡进入立方体里面→卵化培养
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-cumb-表示“躺下”
📖 牛津释义
incubate
v
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.
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.
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*['inkjubeit]vt. 孵, 培养, 使发展vi. 孵蛋, 潜伏, 筑巢, 孵化, 酝酿n. 孵育物【医】 孵育, 孵化
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and I've been trying to find just the right thing for her.
而我一直在为她找件合适的东西。
Buyers, generally speaking, bear the change of packing.
一般来说，买方应承担包装费用。
After lunch Aunt Huang came in and she looked worried.
午饭后黄阿姨来了，她面带愁容。