incubation of [noun]
用于生物孵化，也可比喻计划酝酿。
The incubation of chicken eggs takes 21 days.
鸡蛋的孵化需要21天。
孵化；孵育；培养
潜伏期；孵蛋以孵化幼鸟；通过任何过程保持温暖以发展内部生命。；疾病从其原因发展的过程或此类发展的时期。；反应较少的时期,随后是更快速的反应。；创造力的四个阶段之一(准备、孵化、启发和验证):通过有意识的工作在某个时间点刺激的思维元素的无意识重组,导致在稍后时间产生新颖的想法。
the act of keeping something, such as eggs or bacteria, at a suitable temperature so that it can develop
孵蛋以孵化幼鸟；通过任何过程保持温暖以发展内部生命。
Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
疾病从其原因发展的过程或此类发展的时期。
The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development.
反应较少的时期,随后是更快速的反应。
A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
创造力的四个阶段之一(准备、孵化、启发和验证):通过有意识的工作在某个时间点刺激的思维元素的无意识重组,导致在稍后时间产生新颖的想法。
One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point.
在寺庙或其他圣地睡觉以获得神谕梦或接受治疗。
Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams or to receive healing.
The eggs need a constant temperature for successful incubation.
这些蛋需要恒定的温度才能成功孵化。
用法提示：incubation 是名词，指恒温孵化禽蛋的过程。
After about three weeks of incubation, the baby birds broke through their shells.
经过大约三周的孵化，雏鸟破壳而出。
用法提示：incubation 用作名词，描述从孵蛋到出壳的整个孵化期。
She gave a short talk on the incubation of turtle eggs at the science fair.
她在科学展上做了一个关于海龟卵孵化的简短报告。
用法提示：incubation 为名词，此处表示对卵的恒温孵化。
用于生物孵化，也可比喻计划酝酿。
The incubation of chicken eggs takes 21 days.
鸡蛋的孵化需要21天。
医学用语，指感染到症状出现的时间。
The incubation period for COVID-19 is up to 14 days.
新冠肺炎的潜伏期长达14天。
描述正在进行的过程。
The eggs are under incubation in the hatchery.
这些蛋正在孵化场孵化。
最贴切的同义词，通常指鸟类伏在卵上保温的天然行为；人工孵化用 incubation 时，一般不说 brooding。
口语或养禽语境中可指母鸡抱窝，如 a sitting hen；单独使用作名词时易与其他意思（如会期、坐姿）混淆。
grammar · medium
易错句子The incubate period is about two weeks.
正确表达The incubation period is about two weeks.
错误地将动词形式 "incubate" 用作名词，应使用名词 "incubation" 来修饰 "period"。
grammar · medium
易错句子Put the eggs in the incubation.
正确表达Put the eggs in the incubator.
混淆了抽象名词 "incubation"（孵化过程）与具体名词 "incubator"（孵化器），前者表示过程，后者表示设备。
incubation指潜伏期，inoculation指接种疫苗或病原体
incubation指孵化的过程或状态，incubator指用于孵化的设备
潜伏期
The typical incubation period for the flu is one to four days.
流感的典型潜伏期为一至四天。
蛋类孵化
Egg incubation in this species lasts about 21 days.
这个物种的孵蛋期约为21天。
人工孵化
Artificial incubation helps farmers hatch chicks in large numbers.
人工孵化帮助农户大批量孵出小鸡。
孵化箱；培养箱
The samples were kept in an incubation chamber at a constant temperature.
样本被保存在恒温培养箱中。
孵化过程
The incubation process requires careful control of humidity and temperature.
孵化过程需要仔细控制湿度和温度。
in-（在…上）+ cub（躺）+ -ation（表行为/过程）；相关词：incubate（孵化；潜伏）、incubator（孵化器）、cubicle（小隔间）
孵育的目标是孵出幼体，因此常与incubation同现于鸟类或爬行动物场景。
孵育的对象通常是蛋或卵，二者在生物繁殖语境中紧密相关。
孵化过程中发育的是胚胎，医学上的疾病潜伏期也涉及病原体发育阶段。
孵育常需要控制温度，实验室培养中也会提及类似条件。
在医学语境中，incubation指疾病从感染到症状出现的潜伏期。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.