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incubation .inkju'beiʃәn

GRE

释义

n. 抱蛋, 孵化, 酝酿
[医] 孵育, 孵化, 潜伏, 宿庙求梦(古希腊)

英文释义

n. maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
n. (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear

词形变化

复数: incubations

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