incubate
v. 孵；(细菌等)培养；逐渐发展；酝酿，深思；(传染病)潜伏
形容词：incubative 过去式：incubated 过去分词：incubated 现在分词：incubating 第三人称单数：incubates
近义词：hatch，gestate，raise，rear，nurture，protect，nurse，cover，brood，
英英释义
Verb
- grow under conditions that promote development
- sit on (eggs);
"Birds brood" "The female covers the eggs"
例句
用作动词(v.)
- The female bird incubates the eggs for about sixteen days while the male brings food.雌鸟孵蛋差不多十六天，在这期间，雄鸟带回食物。
- He incubated germs in a laboratory.他在实验室中培养细菌。
- The plans for revolution has long been incubating in their minds.革命计划在他们心中酝酿已久。
- The BSE bug incubates for three years.疯牛病病毒的潜伏期为三年。