hibernating
present participle ofhibernate
| 单词 | hibernating |
| 释义 | hibernating present participle ofhibernate hibernate verb[I] uk/ˈhaɪ.bə.neɪt/us/ˈhaɪ.bɚ.neɪt/(of someanimals) tospendthewintersleeping: Theturtlehibernates in ashallowburrowfor sixmonthsof theyear. Animal (non-human) behaviour
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping Examplesofhibernatinghibernating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. He wanted to study this problem by comparing the brains ofhibernatinganimals, during sleep and awake periods. From theCambridge English Corpus Transmission to definitive hosts only occurs at times when the ants are nothibernating. From theCambridge English Corpus Inhibernatinganimals, for instance, metabolism is kept to a minimum : respiration and excretion occur at a very low rate. From theCambridge English Corpus The adaptive value of thehibernatingphenotype is realized by eliminating the need to maintain a constant, high body temperature by entering torpor. From theCambridge English Corpus These pre-reproductive weevils feed for a period beforehibernatingin the ground. From theCambridge English Corpus Such changes play a part in the survival of plants andhibernatinganimals and bacteria during the winter. From theCambridge English Corpus In the other broods either all the larvae developed actively or 1 to 3 larvae remainedhibernating. From theCambridge English Corpus The global rates of protein synthesis have been determined to be profoundly reduced inhibernatinganimals. From theCambridge English Corpus Only 14 sandflies hatched and 94 larvae remainedhibernating. From theCambridge English Corpus Thehibernatinglarvae do not feed and their intestine is usually quite empty. From theCambridge English Corpus The percentage ofhibernatinglarvae was especially high in pot no. 218 (21 larvae out of 52). From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, the survival of the metacercariae inhibernatingants plays an important role in the epidemiology of dicrocoeliosis. From theCambridge English Corpus Because thehibernatingmammal arouses periodically from torpor throughout the hibernation season, the ability to function at euthermic temperatures must be maintained continuously. From theCambridge English Corpus Parasite transmission to the definitive hosts only occurs at the times when the ants are nothibernating. From theCambridge English Corpus As described above the number ofhibernatinglarvae increases gradually in the later summer generations, although the climatic conditions at this time of the year provide no cause for hibernation. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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