v.孵；(細(xì)菌等)培養(yǎng)；逐漸發(fā)展；醞釀，深思；(傳染病)潛伏

The female bird incubates the eggs for about sixteen days while the male brings food. 雌鳥孵蛋差不多十六天，在這期間，雄鳥帶回食物。

He incubated germs in a laboratory. 他在實驗室中培養(yǎng)細(xì)菌。

The BSE bug incubates for three years. 瘋牛病病毒的潛伏期為三年。