incubate

中英词典

1. 动词

incubate [ɪn'kjubeɪt]
1.（鸟类）孵化
2.孵育（细菌、病毒等）
3.培养（微生物）
4.（思想、计划等）酝酿，策划
5.（企业）孵化，培育

2. 形容词

incubate [ɪn'kjubeɪt]
1.孵化的
2.孵育的
3.培养的
4.（思想、计划等）酝酿中的

3. 名词

incubation [ɪn'kjuːbeɪʃn]
1.孵化
2.孵育
3.培养
4.潜伏期

词语辨析

- incubate 和 hatch 都可以用于描述鸟类孵化，但'hatch'更常用于鸟类孵化蛋的过程。 - incubate 和 breed 都可以用于描述动物孵化或繁殖的过程，但'breed'更常用于描述整个繁殖过程，包括交配和产卵。 - incubate 和 cultivate 都可以用于描述培养微生物的过程，但'cultivate'更广泛地指培养或发展某种事物。

词汇扩充

- incubator [ɪn'kjuːbeɪtər]：孵卵箱，培养箱
- incubative [ɪn'kjuːbeɪtɪv]：孵化的，孵育的
- incubatory [ɪn'kjuːbətəri]：孵化的，孵育的
- incubative [ɪn'kjuːbətɪv]：酝酿的，潜伏的

近义词

- hatch [hætʃ]：孵化，策划
- breed [briːd]：繁殖，饲养
- cultivate ['kʌltɪveɪt]：培养，耕作
- nurture ['nɜrtʃər]：培养，养育
- foster ['fɔstər]：培养，养育

反义词

- abort [ə'bɔrt]：中止，流产
- neglect [nɪ'ɡlekt]：忽视，疏忽
- ignore [ɪɡ'nɔr]：忽视，不理睬

柯林斯词典

动词
If a bird, insect, or animal incubates its eggs, it keeps them warm until they hatch.
名词
The incubation of an infection or disease is the period of time between when you catch it and when the symptoms appear.

牛津词典

动词
(of a bird) sit on (eggs) in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching.
名词
1. the process of incubating eggs, cells, bacteria, etc.
2. the state of being incubated.
3. the development of an infectious disease from time of the introduction of the pathogen to the appearance of symptoms.

用法

- The hen incubated her eggs until they hatched.
- The laboratory incubated the bacteria to study their growth.
- He incubated the idea for months before presenting it to the team.
- The incubation period for the flu is typically 1-4 days.

例句

The mother bird incubated her eggs in the nest.

The hospital uses incubators to help premature babies.

The scientist incubated the virus in the lab.

The entrepreneur incubated his startup idea at a tech accelerator.

During the incubation period, the virus can spread without symptoms.

She incubated the plan for months before putting it into action.

The eggs need to be incubated at a constant temperature.

They incubated the bacteria samples in a sterile environment.

The incubation period for chicken eggs is around 21 days.

The company provides incubation services for startups.

The artist incubated his ideas in solitude.

The incubative stage of the disease lasts for several weeks.

The incubatory period of the virus is unknown.

The team incubated the project until they had a solid plan.

The incubative phase of the plan involved extensive research.

Successful entrepreneurs often have a long incubation period.

The incubative process of the cells is monitored closely.

The incubatory period of the disease varies depending on the individual.

During the incubative stage, the virus replicates within the host.

They incubated the new business model in a controlled environment.