gestation
[dʒes'teɪ.ʃən] noun uncountable
BABY 胎儿 specialized
■(the period of) the development of a child or young animal while it is still inside its mother's body 怀孕（期），妊娠（期）•The baby was born prematurely at 28 weeks gestation.胎儿在怀孕的第28周早产。 •The period of gestation of rats is 21 days.老鼠的妊娠期是21天。
[dʒes'teɪ.ʃən] noun uncountable
IDEA 想法
■(the period of) the development of ideas, thoughts or plans （想法、思想或计划的）酝酿（期），孕育（期）•The scheme had a very long gestation period.这个方案经过了很长时间的酝酿。 |