| 释义 |
incubate/ˈɪŋkjubeɪt ||; ˈɪŋkjəˌbet/verb[t] 1. to keep an egg at the right temperature so that it can develop and produce a bird (hatch) 孵；孵育；孵化 2. [i,t] (used about a disease) to develop without showing signs; (used about a person or an animal) to carry a disease without showing signs （指疾病）潜伏；（指人或动物）带有潜伏的疾病: ◇some viruses take weeks to incubate. 有些病毒要几个星期才能培养出来。 in·cu·bate /`ɪnkjəˏbet; ˈɪŋkjbeɪt/v [i,t]if a bird incubates its egg or if an egg incubates, it is kept warm until it hatches 孵［卵］，孵化 |