"gestate" in Chinese (Simplified)

怀孕酝酿（想法）

Definition

在分娩前在子宫里孕育和发育婴儿；也指慢慢酝酿和发展一个想法或计划直到成熟。

正式用语，多用于医学或学术场合。既可指动物的怀孕，也可比喻计划或想法的酝酿。比喻用法常说“酝酿一个想法”。

During pregnancy, mammals gestate their young inside their bodies.

怀孕期间，哺乳动物在体内**怀孕**小宝宝。

It takes time to gestate a creative idea.

**酝酿**一个有创意的想法需要时间。

Some animals gestate for only a few weeks.

有些动物只**怀孕**几周。

She needed several months to really gestate her business plan.

她花了好几个月才真正**酝酿**出她的商业计划。

Innovative projects often gestate quietly before being shared.

创新项目常常在被公布前悄悄**酝酿**。

He likes to gestate his ideas alone before presenting them to the team.

他喜欢在向团队展示前自己**酝酿**想法。