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单词 gestation
释义

gestation

​noun uncountable
UK /dʒeˈsteɪʃ(ə)n/
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    ​biologythe time during which a human or animal baby develops inside its mother, or the process by which this happens
    gestation period (=the time gestation takes):

    Human infants have a gestation period of nine months.

    Synonyms and related words
    Pregnancy and having a baby
    abort
    the afterbirth
    amniocentesis
  2. 2
    the development in your mind of an idea or plan, before you talk about it to other people
    Synonyms and related words
    Careful thought
    thought
    consideration
    assessment
derived word
gestate
​verb
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theygestate
he/she/itgestates
present participlegestating
past tensegestated
past participlegestated
Synonyms and related words
Pregnancy and having a baby
abort
the afterbirth
amniocentesis
Synonyms and related words
To think carefully or a lot about things
consider
plan
think out

gestation

​noun uncountable
US /dʒəˈsteɪʃ(ə)n/
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    ​biologythe time during which a human or animal baby develops inside its mother, or the process by which this happens
    gestation period (=the time gestation takes):

    Human infants have a gestation period of nine months.

    Synonyms and related words
    Pregnancy and having a baby
    abort
    the afterbirth
    amniocentesis
  2. 2
    the development in your mind of an idea or plan, before you talk about it to other people
    Synonyms and related words
    Careful thought
    thought
    consideration
    assessment
derived word
gestate
​verb
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theygestate
he/she/itgestates
present participlegestating
past tensegestated
past participlegestated
Synonyms and related words
Pregnancy and having a baby
abort
the afterbirth
amniocentesis
Synonyms and related words
To think carefully or a lot about things
consider
plan
think out
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