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incubation

英 [ɪŋkjʊ'beɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,ɪŋkju'beʃən]
  • n. 孵化;[病毒][医] 潜伏;抱蛋

英英释意


1. maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
2. (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
3. sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body