| 单词 | hibernate |
| 释义 | hibernate —hibernation, n. —hibernator, n. /hi"beuhr nayt'/, v.i. , hibernated, hibernating. 1. Zool. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Cf. estivate. 2. to withdraw or be in seclusion; retire. 3. to winter in a place with a milder climate: Each winter finds us hibernating in Florida. [1795-1805; < L hibernatus (ptp. of hibernare to spend the winter). See HIBERNAL, -ATE1] |
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