| 释义 |
aes·ti·vate
intransitive verb
or es·ti·vate \ˈestəˌvāt, usu -ād.+V; Brit usually ˈēs-\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin aestivatus, past participle of aestivare to spend the summer, from aestivus
1. : to spend the summer usually at one place and sometimes in relative inactivity
< aestivating at his mountain lodge >
2. : to pass the summer in a state of torpor — used especially of animals
< crabs aestivating in the sand >
— compare hibernate |