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第三人称
incubates
现在进行时
incubating
过去式
incubated
过去完成时
incubated
1
孵化, 培育
to keep an egg in a favorable condition to help it develop until it hatches
- The mother hen incubated her eggs in the cozy nest she had made.
母鸡在她做的舒适巢里孵了她的蛋。
- Some fish species build nests where they incubate their eggs until they are ready to hatch.
一些鱼类会筑巢，在那里它们孵化自己的卵，直到它们准备孵化。
- The penguin parents took turns to incubate their egg.
企鹅父母轮流孵化它们的蛋。
- The mother crocodile patiently incubated her clutch of eggs buried in the sand.
鳄鱼妈妈耐心地孵化了她埋在沙子里的一窝蛋。
- Birds of prey like eagles build large nests where they incubate their eggs and raise their chicks.
像鹰这样的猛禽会建造大巢，在那里它们孵化蛋并抚养幼鸟。
2
孵化, 培育
grow under conditions that promote development
3
潜伏, 处于潜伏期
to have an infectious disease developing inside one's body without any perceptible signs
4
潜伏, 逐渐发展
(of a disease or virus) to develop gradually without showing any symptoms
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孵化, 培养
to retain something such as eggs or bacteria in a favorable condition to help them develop