incubate /ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪt, ˈɪŋ/ TEM8 ( incubating, incubated, incubates )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I When birds incubate their eggs, or when they incubate, they keep the eggs warm until the baby birds come out. 孵 (卵); 孵化

  例：

  The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs.

  那些鸟儿返巢继续孵卵。

  例：

  They lay eggs that incubate through the winter.

  它们产下卵，要孵化整个冬天。

• 2. 

  incubation N-UNCOUNT 孵卵; 孵化

  例：

  Male albatrosses share in the incubation of eggs.

  雄性信天翁参与孵卵。