hibernation
hibernation [,haɪbɚ'neʃən]
n. 冬眠；过冬；避寒
名词复数:hibernations
- Hibernation is a type of deep sleep some animals (like bears) go into during winter. Hibernation is like a long nap.
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- n. 冬眠；过冬；避寒
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1. "In fact, " she said after a while, "We have gone into hibernation.
“实际上，”过了一会儿，她说道，“我们已经被困在这里过冬了。
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2. After all, he reasoned, some single-celled creatures are known to enter a hibernation-like state and survive for years with no air or food.
毕竟，他推断，众所周知一些单细胞生物可以进入一种类似冬眠的状态，并在没有空气和水的状态下生存数年。
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3. Heart rate tracking for three of the Alaska bears showed a drop from 55 beats per minute on average before hibernation to 14 erratic ones per minute in winter.
对三头阿拉斯加的黑熊的心率追踪显示出它们在冬眠前的平均每分钟 55 下降低到了冬天里每分钟飘忽不定的 14 下。
- hibernation (n.) 1660s, "action of passing the winter" (of plants, insect eggs, etc.), from Latin hibernationem (nominative hibernatio) "the action of passing the winter," noun of action from past participle stem of hibernare "to winter, pass the winter, occupy winter quarters;" related to hiems "winter," from PIE root *gheim- "winter." Meaning "dormant condition of animals" is from 1789.
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