(of a bird)sit on (eggs) in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching
(鸟)孵(卵)。
(especially in a laboratory)keep (eggs, cells, bacteria, embryos, etc.) at a suitable temperature so that they develop
(尤指在实验室内)培养(卵、细胞、细菌、胚胎等)
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the samples were incubated at 80℃ for 3minutes .这些采样品在80摄氏度下培养了三分钟。
〈北美〉 援助(新建小企业) ,孵化。
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(传染病)潜伏发展
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the possibility that she was incubating early syphilis .她(体内)潜伏着早期梅毒的可能性。
[no obj.]develop slowly without outward or perceptible signs
潜伏,酝酿
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unfortunately the BSE bug incubates for around three years .不幸的是牛海绵状脑病病菌可潜伏三年左右。
"mid 17th cent.: from Latin