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incubate
['ɪŋ.kjʊ.beɪt] verb intransitive or transitive
EGG 蛋
■When a bird, etc. incubates its eggs, it keeps them warm until the young come out, and when eggs incubate, they develop to the stage at which the young come out 孵（卵），孵化•The female bird incubates the eggs for about sixteen days while the male brings food.雌鸟孵卵16天左右，期间雄鸟负责觅食。
['ɪŋ.kjʊ.beɪt] verb intransitive or transitive
DISEASE 疾病
■When harmful bacteria or viruses incubate, they grow and reproduce in a human or an animal but do not yet produce the effects of disease, and when the body of a person or animal incubates bacteria or viruses, it has them growing and reproducing inside, but does not yet show the effects of disease. （细菌或病毒在体内）潜伏 |