(of an animal or plant)spend the winter in a dormant state
(动物或植物)冬眠。
〈喻〉 (人)(长期)蛰居,不活动
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the pilots who have been hibernating during the winter months get their gliders out again. 冬天一直蛰居的飞行员又飞起了滑翔机。
"early 19th cent.: from Latin