incubation

英 [ˌɪŋkju'beɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪŋkju'beɪʃn]

• n. 孵化；熟虑；[医]潜伏期

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 孵卵，孵化
2. 【医】潜伏期
3. 筹划，(计划等的)酝酿(期)，逐渐发展
4. (新兴企业的)帮助和扶持
5. 繁殖，培育

英英释义

Noun:

1. maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development

2. (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear

3. sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The four stages of creative thought are preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification.
   创造性思考的四个阶段是准备、沉思、启迪、求证。
2. The incubation period usually is 8 to 14 days.
   潜伏期通常为8-14天。

词汇搭配

• artificial incubation 人工孵化
• incubation period 孵化期,保温培养期,...
• aerobic incubation 供气培养, 供养培养...
• anaerobic incubation 厌氧培养
• incubation time 孵化期,保温培养期,...
• extrinsic incubation period 外潜伏期
• natural incubation 自然孵卵
• alkaline incubation 碱性温孵
• pot incubation test 盆栽试验

近反义词

【近义词】

• development 发展
• gestation 怀孕
• cultivation 教化
• nurture 养育
• growth 【U】增长
• increase 增加
• maturation 化脓
• evolution 进化
• brooding 孵卵