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单词 incubate
释义
incubate
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈɪŋ.kjə.beɪt/us
/ˈɪŋ.kjə.beɪt/

incubateverb[I or T](EGG)

When abird, etc. incubatesitseggs, itkeepsthemwarmuntil theyoungcome out, and wheneggsincubate, theydevelopto thestageat which theyoungcome out:
孵（卵），孵化
Thefemalebirdincubates theeggsfor about 16days.雌鸟孵卵16天左右。
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incubateverb[I or T](DISEASE)

Whenharmfulbacteriaorvirusesincubate, or when apersonoranimalincubates them, theyincreaseinsizeornumberin the person's or animal'sbodybut do notyetproducetheeffectsofdisease.
（细菌或病毒在体内）潜伏
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Passing on illness & causing disease

Related word

incubation
(Definition ofincubatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

incubate| American Dictionary

incubate
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈɪŋ·kjəˌbeɪt,ˈɪn-/
tokeepsomethingwarm,causingit todevelop,esp. tokeepeggswarmuntil theyoungareborn:
Condors incubate only oneeggandraiseonechickat atime.
Lymediseaseiscausedbybacteriathat incubate inforestanimals, such asmice.
(Definition ofincubatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofincubate

incubate
Retinas were incubated in primary antibody in blocking solution overnight at room temperature with gentle agitation.
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The gels were blotted onto nitrocellulose, the nitrocellulose cut into strips, and the strips incubated with antibodies to cytoskeletal proteins.
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Retinas were dissected from dark-adapted mice and incubated for 30 min in dark or ambient light.
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The wells were overlaid with a mixture of agarose and tissue culture medium and incubated for 7-13 days.
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Three embryonated chicken eggs incubated for 9 days were injected with 0.2 ml of the solution per egg.
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The wells were incubated for 2 h at room temperature with diluted human sera.
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Samples were incubated for 2 h and faecal sediments were harvested by sequential centrifugation in 15 ml test tubes.
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The cultures were incubated and colony diameters of the fungi were measured at regular intervals.
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The plate was incubated for 1.5 h at room temperature.
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The plates were incubated at room temperature for 60 min and washed before a substrate solution was added.
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Blots were incubated overnight with the various test sera.
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The flask was incubated for a period depending on ambient temperature.
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The nematode was incubated in ivermectin for a total period of 30 min ; spike activity was recorded for the last 2 min of this period.
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In order to investigate the mechanism of triclabendazole resistance, triclabendazole-susceptible and triclabendazole-resistant flukes were incubated in vitro with triclabendazole sulphoxide (50 g\\ml).
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Samples containing distilled water alone (blank) and others spiked with faecal material were also incubated in order to assess the effectiveness of the incubation phase.
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