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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Can I leave him a voice in mail?
我可以在他的语音信箱里留话吗？
I'm glad to hear about your graduation.
我很高兴得知你毕业了。
Of course he is. He's very successful. He's made lots of records. They broadcast a programme of his music last month on the radio. Why don't you come on Saturday? I think you'd enjoy it.
当然啦！他很成功。他已经灌制了大量唱片。广播电台上个月播放了他的一个音乐节目。你星期六干吗不去听听呢？我想你会喜欢他的。