carry (a fetus) in the womb from conception to birth
怀(胎)
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these individuals gestate male-based litters 这些动物怀的幼体中以公崽居多
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rabbits gestate for approximately twenty-eight days .兔子的怀胎时间大约为 28 天。
[no obj.](of a fetus)undergo gestation
(胎儿在母体中)孕育。
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〈喻〉酝酿,构思
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a research trip he made while gestating his new book .他在构思新书的同时所进行的一次调研旅行。
"mid 19th cent.: from Latin