"incubated" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 孵化

Definition

将某物（如鸡蛋或细菌）保持在合适的环境中（通常是温暖的），以帮助其发育、孵化或生长。常用于生物学或医学中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多为正式或科学语境。在生物学（“孵化的鸡蛋”）、医学（“孵育的样本”）或比喻领域（“孵化的创意”）中常见。表示过程已完成且是在受控环境下进行。

Examples

The scientist incubated the bacteria overnight.

科学家将细菌**孵化**了一夜。

The eggs were incubated for three weeks.

鸡蛋被**孵化**了三周。

The doctor said the virus was incubated in the lab.

医生说病毒是在实验室**孵化**的。

The startup was incubated at a local innovation center before launching.

这家初创公司在当地创新中心被**孵化**后才开始运营。

Some chicks didn't survive even though the eggs were carefully incubated.

尽管鸡蛋被小心翼翼地**孵化**，有些小鸡还是没能存活。

The idea for her business was incubated during long nights of brainstorming.

她的商业想法是在无数个头脑风暴的夜晚被**孕育**出来的。