incubations
incubations — 名詞
- incubationssingular
- incubationsesplural
1. the process of keeping eggs or other living material in conditions that let them
孵育
讓蛋或培養物在適合條件下發育的過程
the process of keeping eggs or other living material in conditions that let them grow until they are ready to hatch or develop further
The farm recorded three successful incubations of duck eggs this spring.
這座農場今年春天記錄了三次成功的鴨蛋孵育。
successful incubations of eggs
Eve watched the butterfly incubations through the glass box in class.
Eve 在課堂上透過玻璃箱觀察那些蝴蝶卵的孵育。
incubations observed in class
Power cuts can ruin long incubations in a hospital lab.
停電可能會毀掉醫院實驗室裡漫長的孵育。
After two careful incubations, the team finally hatched the rare chicks.
經過兩次細心的孵育後，團隊終於讓那些稀有小雞孵化了。
Winter storms delayed the incubations until the heaters worked again.
冬季風暴讓這些孵育一直延到暖氣恢復運作後。
- hatching
focuses only on eggs producing young animals, not every controlled growth process
- brooding
usually describes a bird sitting on eggs rather than a general scientific process
- cultivation
is broader and can describe helping plants, cells, or skills develop
文法句型
successful incubations of eggs
incubations in a lab
delay incubations with power loss
用法筆記
This sense is used for the growing process itself, especially with eggs, embryos, or cultures. It often appears in scientific or farming contexts when separate attempts or batches are being counted.
常見錯誤
2. the length of time between catching an infection and showing the first signs of
潛伏期
感染後到出現症狀前的時間
the length of time between catching an infection and showing the first signs of illness
Doctors compared the incubations of two stomach viruses after the school trip.
校外旅行後，醫師比較了兩種腸胃病毒的潛伏期。
compare incubations across diseases
Short incubations made the food poisoning spread through the wedding guests quickly.
較短的潛伏期讓食物中毒很快就在婚宴賓客之間擴散。
short incubations of an illness
The nurse explained that measles has longer incubations than many colds.
護理師解釋說，麻疹的潛伏期比許多感冒都長。
Long incubations can make an illness harder to trace.
漫長的潛伏期會讓一種疾病更難追查。
Several incubations ended before anyone at the camp felt sick.
好幾段潛伏期都在營隊裡還沒有人感到不舒服前就結束了。
- latent period
is a technical term and may be narrower than the everyday medical use of this sense
文法句型
short incubations of a virus
long incubations can delay tracing
compare incubations across diseases
用法筆記
This sense belongs mainly to medicine and public-health reporting. It names the symptom-free period before illness becomes visible, not the disease itself or the symptoms after they begin.