| 单词 | incubator |
| 释义 | incubator (once / 7091 pages) n An incubator is a device that's basically a warm box, meant for keeping premature babies safe and cozy. Sometimes very tiny infants need to spend a little time in an incubator before they're ready to leave the hospital. Incubators are used in hospitals, but you'll also find them on farms, where they keep eggs warm before they hatch, and then protect the baby chicks. A biologist uses another type of incubator, one that controls the temperature for growing microbes or cells in a lab. Because all incubators help something grow and develop, businesspeople also use the term to mean a place or equipment that's available to help a new business get off the ground or grow larger. WORD FAMILYincubator: incubators+/incubate: incubated, incubates, incubating, incubation, incubator/incubation: incubations USAGE EXAMPLESUnder threat of demolition for years, this cavernous space will soon house the largest start-up incubator in the world. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Ventilation machines and other vital equipment are broken down, including some of the incubators in the maternity ward. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Davis became a coaching incubator, a charmed pocket of football intellect. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) n apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants Syn|Hyper brooder apparatus, setup equipment designed to serve a specific function |
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