incubation
英 [ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃn]
美 [ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃn]
n. 孵(卵); 孵化; (传染病的)潜伏期; (细菌等的)繁殖
复数:incubations
BNC.13345 / COCA.19334
牛津词典
noun
- 孵(卵);孵化
the hatching of eggs - (传染病的)潜伏期
the time between sb being infected with a disease and the appearance of the first symptoms (= signs) - (细菌等的)繁殖
the development and growth of bacteria, etc.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 孵化;孵(卵)
When birdsincubatetheir eggs, they keep the eggs warm until the baby birds come out.- The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs.
鸟儿回到巢里继续孵卵。
- The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs.
- V-ERG (使)(病毒)潜伏
When a germ in your bodyincubatesoris incubated, it develops for a period of time before it starts making you feel ill.- The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection.
病毒在初次感染以后可以潜伏长达 10 天。
- The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection.
- VERB 酝酿;逐渐发展
If you say that plans or ideasincubate, you mean that they develop slowly after a lot of thought or discussion.- ...the fateful decision which had doubtless been incubating in his mind for years.
无疑已在他头脑中酝酿了多年的重大决定
- ...the fateful decision which had doubtless been incubating in his mind for years.
英英释义
noun
- maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
- sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
- (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
双语例句
- Incubate under anaerobic conditions for the duration of the incubation period.
在厌氧条件下培养,培养时间同培养期。 - Since then, the clinical emergence of a length ranging from a relatively healthy, asymptomatic incubation period.
此后,临床上出现一个长短不等的、相对健康的、无症状的潜伏期。 - Article 68 Incubation period of the plague is 6 days.
第六十八条鼠疫的潜伏期为6日。 - WHO has also reviewed estimates of the incubation period of SARS, using individual case data.
WHO也用个体病例数据修订了对SARS潜伏期的估计。 - The sex of reptiles is determined by the temperature during incubation of the eggs in which they are contained.
爬行动物的性别是由容纳它们的卵在孵化期间的温度决定的。 - Fermented milk has distinct flavors and aromas, depending on incubation conditions and the microbial inocula used.
发酵乳制品具有与众不同的风味与香气,这主要取决于微生物的培养条件及所使用的接种方法。 - The first two, known as the rumen, are essentially vast incubation chambers teeming with bacteria and protozoa.
头两个胃称为瘤胃,实际是充满了细菌与原生动物的大型培养室。 - Health monitoring of contacts will continue until the maximum incubation period has ended.
对接触者的卫生监测将继续下去,直至最大潜伏期结束。 - The incubation period varies depending on the time of ear when the eggs were laid.
孵化期是随着一年中产卵的时间而变化的。 - Relationships between embryo weight and incubation time were exponential regression.
乌骨鸡胚胎的重量与孵化时间的关系呈指数式回归。