gestation
gestation 英 [dʒeˈsteɪʃn] 美 [dʒɛˈsteʃən]
n. 酝酿；怀孕；妊娠期
名词复数:gestations
- Gestation is the period of time when something is conceived and developed. The gestation period for human babies lasts nine months.
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- n. 酝酿；怀孕；妊娠期
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1. In the last weeks of gestation he’ll gain about half a pound a week.
在怀孕的最后几周里他差不多会每周增重半磅。
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2. Keepers said Asian elephants have the longest gestation period - at 22 months - of any animal in the world.
动物看护人员说，比起世界上其他动物来，亚洲象有最长的怀孕期——22个月。
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3. But then she became intrigued with new research suggesting that some important traits might be passed down in the womb, during gestation.
就在这时她参与了新的研究，该研究启示有些重要特点或许是在子宫里在怀孕期间传递的。
- gestation (n.) "action or process of carrying young in the womb," 1610s, earlier (1530s) "riding on horseback, etc., as a form of exercise," from Latin gestationem (nominative gestatio) "a carrying," noun of action from past participle stem of gestare "bear, carry, gestate," frequentative of gerere (past participle gestus) "to bear, carry, bring forth" (see gest). Meaning "action or process of carrying young in the womb" is from 1610s.
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