The action of birds in sitting on eggs so as to incubate and hatch them. Also occasionally: an instance of this. Cf. brooding, n. 1a.
首页 英汉 汉英 英英 词组 用法 例句 同义词 写作 俚语 缩写 词源 词根 法汉 德汉 日汉 俄汉 韩汉 西汉 意汉 泰汉 越汉
| 单词 | θ38595 |
| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > egg > [noun] > incubation (8) sittinga1398 The action of birds in sitting on eggs so as to incubate and hatch them. Also occasionally: an instance of this. Cf. brooding, n. 1a. broodingc1440 The action of incubating or hatching. incumbency1651 The condition of lying or pressing upon something; brooding; a spiritual brooding or over-shadowing. Now rare or Obsolete. hovering1672 Brooding, incubation. Obsolete. Subcategories:— place for (1) — bird that incubates (3) |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。